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 Mishpatim: Dry Laws?!
This week’s Torah portion contains 53 mitzvot, a whole slew of tort laws and rules governing our financial exchanges. There passages are expressive perhaps...
Shavu’ot features
NOT COMMANDMENTS
Central to Shavu’ot is the Revelation on Mount Sinai, where God gave "Aseret HaDibrot" (Ex. 20:1-14).
We call them "The Ten Commandments" in English,...
Visiting gravesites of the righteous
Dear Rabbi
You recently suggested to someone visiting New York that they should go to the Ohel in Queens, the burial place of the Lubavthcer...
Naso, a brave new world
The drama of a nazir illustrates our delicate interface with the physical world which surrounds us. God crafted us as spiritual creatures- more angel...
Ask Rabbi Schochet
To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate – It’s Still Not A Question
Dear Rabbi
I read with interest - and indeed with some concern - your...
Ask The Rabbi – Can My Rabbi Change His Tune?
Can My Rabbi Change His Tune?
Dear Rabbi
I attend my synagogue each week and all the Rabbi ever talks about is either Israel or national...
Preserving National Identity
Parshat Ki Teitzei presents a seemingly harsh set of guidelines for inclusion within the Jewish people. Marriage is strictly limited to pedigreed Jews and,...
Tehilim – Psalm 17
In this week’s psalm, we start with a phrase that is tremendously essential for the Jewish people throughout life, “Hakeshivah rinati ha’azinah tefilati –...
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?...
