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Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashana 2022
“Awe is the combination of vastness and accommodation… forcing us to re-evaluate the way that we think about ourselves and the world around us.” “Awe inspiring”. This comment Read more... -
Is Rosh Hashanah on the wrong day?
Transcript: Do we celebrate Rosh Hashanah on the right day? In our davening on the New Year we proclaim, “HaYom harat olam!” – “This is the day on which Hashem Read more... -
Ki Tavo: The Legacy of HM The Queen
Transcript: Our souls live forever. There is a hint to this at the commencement of Parshat Ki Tavo. There the Torah gives us the mitzvah of bikkurim – of Read more... -
A Tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
On behalf of the Jewish communities of the Commonwealth, I convey our most profound condolences on the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. The Queen embodied the most noble values Read more... -
Ki Teitsei: Respect the property of others – even their schmattes!
Transcript: Simla or salma? Both words are used for the term garment in the Torah. In Parshat Ki Teitsei, where the Torah tells us that we have a responsibility to Read more... -
Shoftim: The King of Israel kept his Torah in a surprising place!
Transcript: If you were blessed to have a Sefer Torah, which room in your house would you keep it in? In Parshat Shoftim (Devarim 17:18), the Torah gives us a Read more... -
Elul: I am for my Beloved
Transcript “I am for my Beloved and my Beloved is for me.” These beautiful words, authored by King Solomon in Shir HaShirim 6:3, in the orginal Hebrew, “Ani ledodi vedodi Read more... -
Eikev: How not to confuse your children
Transcript: Do we sometimes unfairly confuse our children? It is possible, for example, that at school, a child is given direction and inspiration but that child comes home to find Read more... -
Va’etchanan: My answer to this question might surprise you!
Transcript: My answer to this question might surprise you. Who is the greatest role model of all time? In Parshat Va’etchanan Moshe declares to the people “V’atem had’veikim baHashem elokeichem Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Tisha B’Av 2022
“The absence of something makes us appreciate it more.” “Good Morning.” That’s the way all Thoughts For The Day commence. A polite greeting of these same two words, which Read more...
