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We will get through this together! The Chief Rabbi’s Yom Kippur Sermon
We will get through this together! The Chief Rabbi’s Yom Kippur sermon. Read more... -
D’var Torah: Rosh Hashana
Our Covid-19 responsibility this Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana is an anniversary. But of what? According to our tradition it was on this day that God created Adam. It was Read more... -
D’var Torah: Tisha B’av
What is the greatest blessing ever given to the Jewish people? In Parshat Devarim, there is a Bracha by Moshe Rabenu which I believe would certainly qualify to be on Read more... -
D’var Torah – Shavuot
Why is it important to enjoy the meal at a wedding? The Gemara in Berachot 6b tells us, “כׇּל הַנֶּהֱנֶה מִסְּעוּדַת חָתָן…זוֹכֶה לַתּוֹרָה” – “whoever enjoys the meal at a Read more... -
D’var Torah: Tetzaveh & Purim
Why is the name of Hashem spelt Yud Yud in our siddurim? The Sefer Nachalat Chamisha suggests that the origin is in Parashat Tetzaveh. There we find Hashem telling us Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Shabbat Chanukah
I’ve got a riddle for you: Which date in the Hebrew calendar is sometimes a festival and sometimes an ordinary day? Yes! There is one date on which sometimes we Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Yom Kippur
What is more important? Our lives or the performance of mitzvot? The answer, according to our sages, comes in the Torah reading from the afternoon of Yom Hakippurim. It comes Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Tisha B’Av
A message for those who attack us… Why are the enemies of the Jewish people compared to bees? On Shabbat when we read parashat Devarim it will be erev Tisha Read more... -
D’var Torah: Pesach
As we approach the festival of Pesach, we teach our children to never stop asking questions. How short can a Pesach Seder be? This can actually be a particularly relevant Read more... -
D’var Torah: Pesach
The Chief Rabbi explains why Yizkor is more about life than about death There is more to ‘Yizkor’ than meets the eye. On the last day of Pesach we’ll be Read more...
