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Chief Rabbi’s Pesach Message 5785
Pesach has always been a festival of paradoxes. At one and the same time, the festival calls upon us to remember the suffering of our ancestors while slaves in Egypt, Read more... -
Shabbat Erev Pesach Guide 5785
Why is This Year Different? A Practical Guide To The Laws That Apply When Erev Pesach Occurs On Shabbat This year, Erev Pesach coincides with Shabbat, presenting a particular set Read more... -
Marking the Yahrzeit of October 7
Marking the Yahrzeit of October 7 As Jewish communities prepare to mark the first Yahrzeit, on Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, of the victims of the October 7th terror attacks in Israel, Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Prayer For Israel
OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, ROCK AND REDEEMER OF ISRAEL. We come before You in prayer and supplication, stunned and heartbroken by the merciless atrocities carried out against our beloved State Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Rosh Hashanah Message 5785
During this most painful year, in addition to the trauma of the terrorist atrocities, the capture of hostages and the tragic war, we have been subjected to a constant barrage Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s readings for your Seder table 5784
For most of us, our mixed emotions as we enter into Pesach, will make this year unlike any other in living memory. There are a variety of creative ways in Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Pesach Message 5784
Among the most dramatic moments in all of Jewish history is the point at which the Children of Israel found themselves caught between their Egyptian pursuers and the deep blue Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi Declares a ‘Shabbat for Israel’ on the 9th March
The Chief Rabbi is inviting Jewish communities across the UK to designate the Shabbat which falls on 8-9th March 2024 (Shabbat Parshat Vayakhel) as a ‘Shabbat for Israel’, by welcoming Read more... -
Vayeishev: To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot!
Transcript To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot! That is the surprising view of the Or HaChaim Hakadosh. If that’s the case, what does being ‘shomer mitzvot’ 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...
