Audio archive
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Thought for the Day: Purim 2021
Dare Mighty Things Yesterday it was reported that NASA had hidden a secret message on the Perseverance parachute. Few of the enthralled millions watching the epic landing on Mars will Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Chanukah 2020
Seven Jewish words for presents describe seven levels of Jewish giving. At this time of the year, presents are on many people’s minds. Anticipating the pleasure of both Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Succot 2020
Greatness is not achieved by following our own agenda, but by being motivated to act in the interests of society. Two hours and forty four minutes. That was the amount Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashana 2020
Re-evaluation – a New Year paradigm shift ‘Resilience’. That’s the word I hear most often to describe a stoic response to the Coronavirus. But, there’s a problem with resilience. The Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashana 2019
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Chief Rabbi spoke of the importance of behaving like mensch in these troubled times. “Toxic” – that was how Speaker John Bercow, yesterday described the Read more... -
Thought for the Day: “achievement cannot be measured by the splendour of our edifices alone… but by the number of generations who continue to embody our values”.
Ahead of Pesach the Chief Rabbi explains that the strong values we instill in our children far outlive even the greatest of physical structures. Our buildings say a lot about Read more... -
Thought for the Day: “this extraordinary technology must be harnessed to serve us, rather than the reverse”.
The Chief Rabbi speaks about ethical concerns relating to artificial intelligence on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. A desperate struggle for control between Artificial Intelligence and its creators, Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi on Don’t Tell Me The Score
What do ShabbatUK, sporting excellence & the origins of the rugby scoring system have in common? The Chief Rabbi explains in the latest episode of Don’t Tell Me The Read more... -
Thought for the Day: “Before I say a word, I am its master. After I say it, I am its slave”
Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, the Chief Rabbi warns of the corrosion of the quality of our public discourse. “Before I say a word, I am its master. After Read more... -
Thought for the Day: “Any study of Jewish history is a study of resilience.”
During the Festival of Chanukah, the Chief Rabbi contributed to Thought for the Day. There are few people with life stories as extraordinary as that of Rabbi Yisrael Spira, Read more...
