Videos archive
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D’var Torah: Parashat Devarim
As we prepare to mark Tisha b’Av, the Chief Rabbi uses a riddle to make sense of the cycle of Fast days that fall across the Jewish Year and hopes Read more... -
D’var Torah: Matot-Masei
In this week’s parashiot, we learn that not all of the Twelve Tribes of Israel were situated within the Holy Land’s borders, with one even split across two lands. Practicality, Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Pinchas
In his D’var Torah for The Three Weeks, the Chief Rabbi explores how we can grieve genuinely for tragedies that occurred millenia ago. We are currently in the three weeks Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Balak
Why would anyone name a parasha after a man bent on destroying the Jewish people? The Chief Rabbi explains in his D’var Torah, for which the full transcript appears below. Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Chukat
Why was there greater grief for the passing of Aaron than there was for the passing of Moses? The Chief Rabbi explains. In this week’s Parasha of Chukat, we read Read more... -
VIDEO: Chief Rabbi addresses Oxford Union debating society
Watch the Chief Rabbi cover issues such as antisemitism and freedom of religion in a talk he gave to the prestigious Oxford Union debating society. Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Korach
In his D’var Torah for this week, the Chief Rabbi explains how a miracle involving almonds can be read as a symbolic guide for overcoming difference and achieving peace in Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Shelach Lecha
There is an intriguing connection between the opening and closing passages of this week’s parasha, which the Chief Rabbi explains in his D’var Torah. Jewish men are not obliged to Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Beha’alotcha
In his D’var Torah for this week, the Chief Rabbi expounds on the remarkable relevance of the number 70 to Jewish life. The full transcript appears below. There is a Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Naso
Upon the dedication of a new altar in the Temple, why do the Nesiim make identical, rather than individual offerings to Hashem? An interesting lesson emerges from the Torah’s longest Read more...
