Parshat Behar: is the Torah speaking economics?
What is the Torah’s take on economics?
The laws of Shemittah and Yovel perhaps tell us. Every seven years was to be a “Shabbat of...
Ask Rabbi Apple
Q&A with Rabbi Apple
A DIVORCE PARTY?
Q. I know some people that are making a party to celebrate getting divorced. Do you approve?
A. I would...
Ask Rabbi Shochet about Charity, Corona and Choice
CHARITY OR DRUGS?
Dear Rabbi
On my way to work each morning I pass this panhandler who knows me already by sight because I drop a...
Ask Rabbi Shochet
BACK INTO THE RING
Dear Rabbi
I look forward to reading your Ask the Rabbi in the Jewish Weekly every week. Torah endorses dispute and differences...
Ask Rabbi Schochet on the Gov’t proposals for abolishing masks and social distancing
Masks On or Off? A Covid Reality Check
Dear Rabbi
With the government’s new proposals to abolish masks and social distancing, I wonder what your view...
The Torah Path to Finding Your Unique Purpose and Passion
Have you ever struggled to find your unique passion in life? Have you ever felt like you didn’t have a clear purpose? We are...
Israel and the Parsha – Vayeshev
Esav's Malls
Parshat Vayeishev launches the conclusion of Sefer Brieishit- the saga of Ya’akov, his family, and the internal strife which gashes any attempt at family unity. Having arrived in...
Breishit: Repairing Humpty Dumpty
Around twenty five years ago, on Shabbat Breishit, I attended a Friday night talk of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l prior to Ma’ariv prayers. These...
Stenecourt’s Purim party: pizza, magician and puppets
Stenecourt held a Purim party last week. There was a magician, pizza and chips, and an abbreviated children's megillah reading with puppets acting out...
Ask The Rabbi
Es Pas Nisht – What Does That Mean?
Dear Rabbi
I have often heard the expression, “es pas nisht” which I believe means “it’s not nice behaviour for a...
