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Chayei Sarah: In this world, we’re all just passing through
Transcript: In this world, we’re all only passing through. The commencement of Parshat Chayei Sara provides the sad details of the burial arrangements for Sara carried out by Avraham. Presenting Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Yom Kippur 2021
“People of faith who turn heavenwards in reverence for God must also be able to look each other in the eye with compassion and care.” I was inspired this week Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashana 2021
“A real connection with one’s forebears can provide a stabilising sense of belonging to a much larger whole.” This evening, at dinner tables around the world, apples will be Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Tisha B’Av 2021
“If we cannot look back on our past with honesty and humility, we are destined to repeat our worst mistakes.” It is said that Napoleon Bonaparte, when passing a small Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Shavuot 2021
“The most profound challenges can only be overcome when we act selflessly together.” Would we call the summit of a mountain ‘the climb’ or the World Cup Final the qualifying Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Pesach 2021
Growth through adversity: The Paradox of Pesach A second consecutive Passover in lockdown will commence tomorrow evening. Passover is a festival which usually brings several generations of even the Read more... -
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... -
D’var Torah: Tazria Metzora
Where in the Torah do you find an example of purposeful isolation? Where in the Torah do you find an example of purposeful isolation? It is in Parshat Tazriah which Read more...
