Divrei Torah Archive
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D’var Torah: Parashat Tazria
The new month of Nissan brings with it cause for great joy, says the Chief Rabbi. A full transcript of his D’var Torah appears below. This Shabbat, in addition to Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Shemini
The Chief Rabbi identifies the great significance of both the two words and the single letter that spell out the Torah’s halfway mark in this week’s parasha of Shemini. If Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Tzav
Parashat Tzav provides a window onto one of the most intriguing sacrificial customs in the Temple – the practice of presenting both the Olah (Burnt) and the Chatat (Sin) offerings Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayikra
In this week’s sedra we bear witness to Moshe Rabbeinu’s great humility as he received the words of the Torah from God, yet we know that in his capacity as Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Pekudei
In a parasha devoted almost entirely to providing a balance sheet for the construction of the Mishkan, we witness Moshe’s full observance of the halachic concept of Marit Ayin מראית Read more... -
D’var Torah: Vayakhel-Shekalim
In his D’var Torah for this week the Chief Rabbi considers the messages imparted by two different palindromes – ‘V’natnu’ (‘They shall give’) appears in the special portion of ‘Shekalim’ Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Ki Tisa
Full transcript of the Chief Rabbi’s Dvar Torah for Ki Tisa: “In this week’s parasha of Ki Tisa, we are provided with details of the sin of the Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Tetzaveh
Whereas some Rabbonim have identified the ‘Shema Yisrael’ or ‘V’ahavta l’reacha kamocha’ as the most important passages in the Torah, Rabbi Shimon Ben Pazi pointed instead towards a passage in Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Mishpatim
In his D’var Torah for Mishpatim, the Chief Rabbi ponders the naming of the Shulchan Aruch, identifying the symbolic link between a laid table and Jewish Law to point to Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Yitro
In Parashat Yitro, we learn that Moshe went out to greet his father-in-law, to be subsequently told that ‘the man’ enquired after the well-being of the other. The Chief Rabbi Read more...
