Torah reading: P’kudei
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
This Shabbat brings us to the end of the book of Sh’mot.
Its final sidrot are full of minute architectural detail....
SHABBAT UK SPECIAL
Why Shabbat Candles?
Dear Rabbi,
I was attending a pre-Shabbat UK talk last week. I was amazed how many women don’t light the Shabbat candles. And...
Torah reading: Vayakhel
HOW TO MAKE AMENDS
The tabernacle needed to be built, and the people came forward eagerly to participate in the work.
Cloths and coverings were needed,...
Torah from Israel : Human Creativity and Religion
The epic project of constructing a mishkan was an unprecedented feat of human engineering and creativity. Instead of delivering a ready-made, heavenly prepared structure, G-d chose to empower humans...
Torah from Israel – Ki Tisa: Emulsifying Shabbos
The mitzvah of Shabbat is so seminal that it surfaces in five different parshiyot in Sefer Shemot. Among these ‘appearances” is the discussion of Shabbat in one of the opening...
Ask The Rabbi – Are We Born Into Sin?
Are We Born Into Sin?
Dear Rabbi,
I quote your answer in reply to Robin who asked this question first: "Judaism forcefully rejects this and believes that...
Ask the Rabbi – DOES GOD CARE HOW WE WORSHIP HIM?
DOES GOD CARE HOW WE WORSHIP HIM?
Q. Whether in a synagogue, church or mosque, does God really care how people worship Him?
A. Our prayer...
Ask The Rabbi – 04/02/19
Dear Rabbi
It was such a breath of fresh air when the Jewish Weekly started and although you had some glitches in consistently producing a weekly publication, I...
Torah reading: Mishpatim
LAWFUL & AWE-FUL
In the remarkable array of laws in this parashah, the odd man out deals with the food we eat (Ex. 22:30).
In this...
Ask The Rabbi – ETHICS IN BUSINESS
ETHICS IN BUSINESS
Q. How can some people be unethical in business even though they keep kosher homes?
A. I honestly don’t know.
What you...
