Shemot archive
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Mishpatim: Do your pets know when it is Shabbat?
Transcript: Do your pets know when it is shabbat? I find it fascinating how often over the years people have actually said to me that they genuinely believe that in Read more... -
Yitro: The best entry points to greater Jewish engagement
Transcript: What is the best entry point through which more people can engage better with their Judaism? Parshat Yitro commences with the words, “Vayishma Yitro,” – “Yitro heard.” (Shemot 18:1). Read more... -
Beshalach: How to integrate and not assimilate
Transcript: He is probably the most outstanding Biblical role model for our times. This is my view of Joseph. But why am I referring to him at a time when Read more... -
Bo: The slave to the compass has freedom of the seas
Transcript: Were we liberated from one form of servitude, only to enter another? In Parshat Bo, the Torah describes how Hashem commanded Moshe to appear before Pharaoh, King of Egypt. Read more... -
Va’era: Never tolerate the intolerable!
Transcript: We should never tolerate an intolerable situation. In Parshat Va’era (Shemot 6:6) Hashem promises the suffering Israelites in Egypt, “Vehotseiti etchem mitachet sivlot Mitzrayim,” – “I will deliver you Read more... -
Shemot: What is the antidote to polarisation?
Transcript: What’s the antidote to polarisation? In Parshat Shemot, the Torah provides us with a detail which simply does not make sense. Vayakam melech chadash al Mitzraim asher lo yodah Read more... -
Parshat HaChodesh: Rosh Hashana is at the commencement of the seventh month of the year!
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat HaChodesh. Transcript: Yes, it is true. Rosh Hashanah takes place at the commencement of the seventh month of the year. This anomaly is Read more... -
Ki Tisa and Zoom: There’s nothing quite like the real thing
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat Ki Tisa. Transcript: Thank God for Zoom, but it’s nothing quite like the real thing. An appreciation of the power of experiencing the Read more... -
Purim: The gentle power of a loving family
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Purim 2021 Transcript: The Megillah is a tale of two families. It is clear from the Biblical text that Haman didn’t act in a Read more... -
Terumah: If you turn away from the needs of another person, you’re turning away from the will of Hashem
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat Terumah. Transcript: If you turn away from the needs of another person, you’re turning away from the will of God. This is an Read more...
