Benedict Roth is an informal educator who studied Hebrew at Oxford and Talmud at the Pardes Institute.
In the words of the late Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, ‘When all else fails, read the instructions’.
Gathering in shul may be allowed, but the responsible position is to stay home, argues Benedict Roth
The tension between narrower and more universal interpretation of the Torah is highlighted by a well-known verse in this week's sidrah
Rabbinic reaction to the concluding events of Pesach expose a tension between particularism and universalism
While some may argue the 'new is forbidden', rabbis have always been creative in their application of Torah
Why it is fitting that International Women's Day falls close to Purim
A new book takes a fresh look at rabbinic sources on women's prayer
The Greater Israel movement that has driven Jewish settlements overlooks a key message of the sabbatical year
The legacy of ancient debates over whether women should study Torah remains with us today
The rabbis made a surprising link between the children of Israel and their Amalekite arch-enemies, the ancestors of Haman
The Talmud offers a disturbing explanation for the tragedy of Tishah b’Av
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