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D’var Torah: Parashat Vayikra
In this week’s sedra we bear witness to Moshe Rabbeinu’s great humility as he received the words of the Torah from God, yet we know that in his capacity as Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Pekudei
In a parasha devoted almost entirely to providing a balance sheet for the construction of the Mishkan, we witness Moshe’s full observance of the halachic concept of Marit Ayin מראית Read more... -
D’var Torah: Vayakhel-Shekalim
In his D’var Torah for this week the Chief Rabbi considers the messages imparted by two different palindromes – ‘V’natnu’ (‘They shall give’) appears in the special portion of ‘Shekalim’ Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Ki Tisa
Full transcript of the Chief Rabbi’s Dvar Torah for Ki Tisa: “In this week’s parasha of Ki Tisa, we are provided with details of the sin of the Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Tetzaveh
Whereas some Rabbonim have identified the ‘Shema Yisrael’ or ‘V’ahavta l’reacha kamocha’ as the most important passages in the Torah, Rabbi Shimon Ben Pazi pointed instead towards a passage in Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi launches the Ma’ayan Programme
The Chief Rabbi has launched a unique new course for Jewish women that aims to harness their talent by offering a high level qualification in Taharat Hamishpacha (the laws of Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Mishpatim
In his D’var Torah for Mishpatim, the Chief Rabbi ponders the naming of the Shulchan Aruch, identifying the symbolic link between a laid table and Jewish Law to point to Read more... -
Holocaust Memorial Day 2016
The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day 2016, which is held each year on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, was ‘Don’t Stand By’, a sentiment that informed the Chief Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Yitro
In Parashat Yitro, we learn that Moshe went out to greet his father-in-law, to be subsequently told that ‘the man’ enquired after the well-being of the other. The Chief Rabbi Read more... -
Holocaust Memorial Day: ‘No Ifs No Buts’ transcript
Read the unedited version of the Chief Rabbi’s speech from the national Holocaust Memorial Day Event in which he laments the apathy that is often tragedy’s must reliable collaborator. Watch Read more...
