Divrei Torah Archive
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Va’etchanan: Climate Change and Moshe Rabbeinu
Transcript: Moshe seems to have done something which was totally unnecessary. In Parshat Va’etchanan we are told (Devarim 4:41), “Az yavdil moshe shalosh arim.” Just before he was to pass Read more... -
Devarim: Can one ever graduate from Jewish education?
Transcript: Can one ever graduate from Jewish education? In Parshat Devarim, Moshe brings the words of Hashem to the Israelite nation, then at Chorev, which is Mount Sinai. Hashem said Read more... -
Matot-Massei: Pack this in your bags – it doesn’t weigh anything
Transcript When travelling, the most important thing to take with us doesn’t weight anything at all. Now that at long last many of us can think about travelling once again, Read more... -
Pinchas: The best invitation ever
Transcript It’s one of the best invitations you’ll ever get. Parshat Pinchas includes within it details of our major festivals, and the Torah calls them by the term ‘mikra kodesh’ Read more... -
Balak: From where can the Jewish people derive comfort and consolation?
Transcript We’re just about to commence the three weeks, which will take us from the 17th of Tammuz through to Tisha b’Av. It’s a sad time of the year when Read more... -
Chukat: What’s the most irresponsible personal undertaking I have ever heard of?
Transcript: What’s the most irresponsible personal undertaking I have ever heard of? It is probably Yiftach’s vow. The haftarah for Parshat Chukat (Judges 11:1) tells us how Yiftach, the leader Read more... -
Korach: Something extraordinary happened in our living room!
Transcript: Something extraordinary happened in my living room. My wife Valerie has always wanted to grow Flame Lilies. This is because the Flame Lily is the national flower of Zimbabwe Read more... -
Shelach Lecha: Sometimes, blind people see more
Transcript Blind people can sometimes see more than everyone else. At the beginning of Parshat Shelach Lecha (Bamidbar 13:18) an instruction is given to the spies who were about to Read more... -
Beha’alotecha: Exacerbating Jewish suffering?
Transcript What can make Jewish suffering even worse for us? In Parshat Beha’alotecha, the Torah tells us about a tragic episode relating to ‘vehasafsuf asher bekirbo’ – the mixed multitude Read more... -
Nasso: Sixty armed warriors surrounded King Solomon’s bed every night!
Transcript: King Solomon had sixty armed warriors surrounding his bed every night to protect him. How do we know this? In the Song of Songs 3:7, we are told, “Hinei Read more...
