Ask the Rabbi – SPACE TRAVEL
SPACE TRAVEL
Q. Is space travel halachically permissible?
A. It would seem from the T’nach that space is a prohibited realm: the heavens are "the heavens...
Pesach: guardians of the galaxy
As the seder winds down the tension builds. Who has stolen the afikoman, and what price will it take to release this crucial hostage,...
Chief Rabbi’s Dvar Torah: Emor
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi explains how the Omer can act as our own personal treasure hunt.
Continuity and accuracy are...
Tisha B’av: A Revolution of Consciousness
Rabbi Moshe Taragin
With every passing year, our mourning for the lost Temple becomes more difficult. The disastrous fall of Yerushalayim and the derailment of...
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...
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...
Yitro: Trust Me. Trust is a Good Thing.
The crossing of the sea and the delivery of the Torah are each monumental events in Jewish history. As we crossed a swirling ocean...
Ask the Rabbi – Jewish view on Abortion
Dear Rabbi
What is the Jewish view on abortion? My sister is pregnant and was recently informed that her baby will be severely disabled with...
OzTorah: vengeance – K’doshim
THE EXTRA PHRASE
The Torah constantly tells us who is speaking (generally God) and who is being addressed (often Moses, often the people of Israel).
We...
Jewish Care’s Purim Zumbathon is back
Hundreds of children from seven primary schools are dancing their way through Purim whilst raising funds for Jewish Care to support older people in...
