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...

Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Schochet

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...

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...

Sh’mini Atzeret & Simchat Torah features

IT ISN’T PURIM In popular thinking Simchat Torah is a sort of Purim, a day for carnival jollification. But the popular view is wrong. Simchat Torah...

New! Pirkei Avot column!

150 issues since we began, we have reached the conclusion of Tehillim. We are now...

LECH LECHA BY RABBI M TARAGIN

A popular hobby in Israel, and one which bridges many different societal sectors, is a hike through the land, otherwise known as a ‘tiyul’....

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...

Speak up and speak out for those who live in the shadow of Haman

By Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence As we get ready for Purim we are reminded of the villainy of Haman, who proclaimed that a certain people was...

Parashat Shelach Lecha

People are like trees. This is a message we can derive from this week’s Parasha of Shelach Lecha. Moshe was sending the 12 spies into...

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