Tehillim Psalm 18

This week’s Tehillim is in memory of Hayeled Yaakov Moshe ben HaRav Avraham I have to say what a pleasure it is to write this...

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All my fault? Dear Rabbi, We have a daughter who has taken up drugs and gotten in with a wrong crowd. More like a rich brat...

Rabbi Moshe Targin on Purim – We are not living through a lottery?

Each name of a Jewish holiday is iconic. The name Pesach evokes the transformative sacrifice which launched our national liberation. The name Chanukah captures...

Parshat Vayikra: What does Esther have to do with Korbanot?

Is there any connection between Purim and Parshat Vayikra? Animal offerings are one of the central topics of Sefer Vayikra: “When a person from among...

Ask Rabbi Shochet on Dreams, the song of the Eishet Chayil and the role...

Better Advice Next Time! Dear Rabbi I read your response to Moss in last week’s Jewish Weekly. I am saddened and surprised at your advice. As...

Tehillim Psalm 13

In today’s world, where evil seem to prosper in every country, the righteous could well be forgiven for thinking that our exile is a...

Elon Musk and freedom of speech

Dear Rabbi I wonder what you think about Elon Musk taking over Twitter. As a Jew, the idea of him opening up “freedom of speech”...

Chief Rabbi Dvar Torah: Behar – Bechukotai

More than one million names of Shoah victims are not known to us. I find this to be so heart-breaking. Entire families were wiped...

Ask The Rabbi – Is The Rabbi Moving On?

Is The Rabbi Moving On? Dear Rabbi There’s quite a wide rumour going around that you are being considered for a position on the London Beth...

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