People of copper, people of gold – Tetzaveh – by Rabbi Dr Raymond Apple
Parashat T’tzaveh focusses on the Sanctuary and its appurtenances.
The Sanctuary vessels were variegated and each had its own function. The Lubavitcher Rebbe used to...
War in Ukraine, moral complexity in Jerusalem
Life is complex and rarely one-dimensional. Our greatest mistakes occur when we oversimplify complex issues. If our personal lives are complex, history is even...
Ask The Rabbi
Is The Media Really Biased Against Jews?
Dear Rabbi
You have written here before about...
Meaning and Purpose Part 1
If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not...
Tehillim Psalm 32
This week’s Tehillim is lilui nishmat Zelda bat Shoshana
This week’s Psalm is one of the Tehillim that one says if they are looking for...
Quality time..life saver or smoke screen?
Rabbi Malcolm Herman
A few years ago there was a poignant video doing the rounds. A young boy of about seven years old, called his...
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RUBASHKIN REALITY CHECK
Dear Rabbi
I was absolutely amazed and disappointed and dismayed that you wrote a whole page in praise of S. Rubashkin in last week's Jewish...
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...
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...
Ki Tisa: Returning to the Big Stage
The circumstances were dire. Weeks after pledging allegiance to Hashem we debased ourselves, frolicking around a calf fashioned from gold. The crashing sounds at...
