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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...

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 : Perek Aleph

  This week’s Tehillim, is in memory of “Hayeled Yaakov Moshe Ben Harav Avraham” פרק א א אַֽשְֽׁרֵי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּֽעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד...

Ask The Rabbi – Help! My Daughter Owns Chametz!

Help! My Daughter Owns Chametz! Dear Rabbi My daughter runs the in-store bakery at our big local supermarket. Every morning she cycles in at 7AM so...

Shavuot: Corona Diary #30 Torah Lands on Earth, But Emerges from Heaven

It all began on this day, atop a mountain of fire and smoke. For 2500 years, humanity failed to grasp a "One G-d" responsible...

Yom Ha’atzmaut Article by Rabbi Moshe Taragin

In life, before we move forward, we must take inventory. It is true in the business world just as it is true in many...

The Backward River

By Rabbi Moshe Taragin The primary Hebrew word for inheritance is “yerusha. However, the Torah supplies an additional term for inheritance– the word “nachalah”- and...

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Dear Rabbi I have read that Sholom Rubashkin is coming to town to “inspire” the community. How does it...

Parashat Vayigash

In this week’s D’var Torah the Chief Rabbi asks how we can maximise the opportunity of every day. How many days old are you? This sounds...

Ask The Rabbi

A Catholic in Limbo Dear Rabbi I am a 41-year old South African, married with 7 children under age 16; we come from an intensely devout...

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