Ask the Rabbi: being nice to terrorists
BEING NICE TO TERRORISTS
Q. It says in Pir’kei Avot that we should judge each person favourably ("dan l’chaf z’chut"). Does this apply to terrorists?...
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Jewish history under construction
Redemption comes in many varieties. Sometimes it is a rapid swell and sometimes a gentle flow. Sometimes history is overhauled in a heartbeat and...
Yom Hashoah: interviews with three Jewish martyrs
On a wintry October day in 1941 The Jews of the Kovno ghetto were assembled at an Umshlagplatz (gathering place), about to be deported...
Jewish youngsters urged to ‘pass on the torch of memory’
After two years, March of the Living UK - an annual trip giving young people from the UK access to experiential Holocaust education in...
Parshat Metzorah: speech, propaganda, and Seder night
This week's Torah portion describes the procedures that must be taken to cleanse the gossiper inflicted with tzoraat. He is sprinkled with the blood of...
Expensive Afikoment presents
Dear Rabbi
Is it appropriate to give expensive presents to children or stealing the Afikomen? When I was growing up it was always some sweets...
Pesach: guardians of the galaxy
As the seder winds down the tension builds. Who has stolen the afikoman, and what price will it take to release this crucial hostage,...
Ta’am’s ten plagues immersive Seder
Discussion about the ten plagues is one of the most important parts of the Seder and the story of the Exodus. And what better...
Deepening our perception of challenges
In our last article, we discussed how the purpose of a challenge, as the Ramban explains, is to push us to actualize our latent...
Women & “respect for the community” – Ask the Rabbi
Q. Why does the Talmud say that women are not called to the Torah because of "k’vod hatzibbur" – "respect for the community"?
A. Theoretically...
