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Shabbat HaGadol: How can one shabbat be ‘greater’ than all the others?
Transcript How can any one shabbat be greater than all the others? This coming shabbat will have the title ‘Shabbat HaGadol’ – The Great Sabbath. Many reasons are given as Read more... -
Tazria & Parshat HaChodesh: The Torah’s 30-day renewal programme
Transcript: It’s not always good for us to become creatures of habit. This shabbat we’ll be reading the special maftir for Parshat HaChodesh from the Book of Shemot (12:2). There Read more... -
Shemini: The most important ingredient for great leadership
Transcript A surprising ingredient for outstanding leadership – this is what we discover in Parshat Shemini. Aaron had been appointed as the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest of the nation. Read more... -
Tzav: The beauty of compromise
Transcript A recipe for disaster: that’s what happens when people always insist on getting their way. In Parshat Tzav, the Torah introduces us to the ‘korban olah’, the burnt offering, Read more... -
Evacuation from Ukraine
This is the unfolding story of the evacuation of the Tikva Chidren’s Home in Ukraine. Many have been unable to escape, others have become refugees. All are in urgent need Read more... -
Where do we find Adam in Vayikra?
Transcript: Where do we find Adam in the book of Vayikra? According to Rashi there is a reference to Adam right at the beginning of the book. At the commencement Read more... -
A late Purim teaches us an important lesson
Transcript: Why is Purim celebrated in the second month of Adar and not the first? In this Jewish leap year we are now commencing the second month of Adar and Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Purim 2022
“When we have opportunities to use any resources or influence we might have to make a positive impact, we are measured by the way that we react to those moments.” Read more... -
Vayakhel: What will you be doing on the day after?
Transcript: What will you be doing on the day after? Parshat Vayakhel commences (Shemot 35:1), “Vayakhel Moshe et kol adat Bnei Yisroel.” – “Moshe congregated the entire assembly of the Read more... -
Ki Tisa: When can we read the Torah in reverse?
Transcript: We don’t just learn from the content of the Torah. We also learn so much from the way in which it is presented. One fine example of this is Read more...