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Rabbi Dr Harris Bor

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Parashah of the week: Nitzavim

“I will greatly rejoice (sos asis) in God… like a bridegroom adorned like a priest, like a bride bedecked in her finery” (Isaiah 61:10)

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The covenant between God and Israel is compared to a marriage (photo: Getty Images)

Parashah of the week: Ekev

Parashah of the week: Ekev

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Balaam, statue by Tommaso della Porta, 16th century Italy (photo: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons

Parashah of the week: Balak

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The Orthodox thinkers who pushed the boundaries of tradition

The Orthodox thinkers who pushed the boundaries of tradition

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Parashah of the week: Naso

“Speak to Aaron and his sons: ‘Thus (Ko) shall you bless the people of Israel.’ Say to them…” Numbers 6:23

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June 5, 2025 09:00

The priestly blessing in Jerusalem (Photo: Getty Images)

Parashah of the week: Tazria-Metzora

“Then they said to one another, ‘We are not doing right. This is a day of good news, and we are keeping silent! … Come, let us go and inform the king’s palace” 2 Kings 7:9

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May 1, 2025 09:43

Lepers outside the camp (A Dictionary of the Bible, Philip Schaff, 1887/Wikimedia Commons)

Parashah of the week: Pekudei

“The stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, corresponding to their names; engraved like seals, each with its name, for the twelve tribes” Exodus 39:14

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March 27, 2025 10:35

The High Priest's Breastplate (image: The Temple Institute, Jerusalem)

Parashah of the week: Mishpatim

“Do not subvert the rights of the needy in their disputes” Exodus 23:6

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February 21, 2025 10:12

Royal Courts of Justice (Rafa Esteve/Wikimedia Commons)

Parashah of the week: Shemot

“When she opened it, she saw that it was a child, a boy crying. She took pity on it and said, ‘This must be a Hebrew child’” Exodus 2:6

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January 16, 2025 10:59

The finding of Moses by Pharaoh's daughter, Lodewijk Toeput, late 16th/early 17th century (Wikimedia Commons)

Parashah of the week: Vayishlach

Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother; let what you have remain yours” Genesis 33:9

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December 11, 2024 11:00

The glass half empty - or half full (Image: Getty)

Parashah of the week: Lech Lecha

“I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal strap of what is yours” (Genesis 14:23)

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November 7, 2024 15:04

Abraham rescuing Lot, print 1613 (Wikimedia Commons)

A wise, inclusive but sometimes over-protective approach to Torah

Listening for God in Torah & Creation, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Hatchette, £30

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February 2, 2024 15:12

A wise, inclusive but sometimes over-protective approach to Torah

Negotiating the moral maze

Review: Pathways to their Hearts – Torah Perspectives on the Individual, Rabbi Nachum L. Rabinovitch, Maggid, £22.95

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December 27, 2023 12:06

Negotiating the moral maze

The renaissance of halachah in modern Israel

State of Halakha — Israel’s History  in Jewish Law, Aviad Tabory, Maggid, £22.99

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September 12, 2023 13:33

The renaissance of halachah in modern Israel

Even if robots can write sermons, we'll still need rabbis

How do we respond religiously to advances in artificial intelligence?

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January 29, 2023 13:22

Even if robots can write sermons, we'll still need rabbis