Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur

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The mysterious voice: this week’s parashah, Naso

“The Voice addressing him” Numbers 7:89

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Ark of the Covenant: from Henry Davenport Northrop's Ark of the Covenant (Wikimedia Commons)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir opens champagne in the Knesset to celebrate the passage of the death penalty bill on March 30, 2026 (Flash90)

Unjust laws: this week’s parashah, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

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A sacrifice taking place in the Tabernacle (Wellcome Library/Wikimedia Commons)

Good intentions: this week’s parashah, Vayikra

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Moses and the Israelites in the wilderness (The Bible and Its Story/Wikimedia Commons)

The blood of the covenant: this week’s parashah, Mishpatim

2 min read

The ambiguous identity of Moses: this week’s parashah, Shemot

“When Moses grew up he went out to his people and witnessed their burdens. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people” Exodus 2:11

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January 8, 2026 11:09

Moses slays the Egyptian taskmaster by James Tissot, late 19th century (Wikimedia Commons)

Divided camps – this week’s parashah: Vayishlach

“Jacob was greatly frightened; in his anxiety, he divided the people with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps” Genesis 32:8

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December 4, 2025 12:09

Jacob's encounter with Esau, Simon de Vos, 1641 (Wikimedia Commons)

Parashah of the week: Lech Lecha

“Look around from where you are, to the north and the south, to the east and the west, for all the land that you see I am giving to you and your descendants forever” Genesis 13:14-15

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October 30, 2025 11:23

Abraham's journey from Ur to Canaan by József Moinár, 1850 (Wikimedia Commons)

Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur

Latest from Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur

The mysterious voice: this week’s parashah, Naso

Unjust laws: this week’s parashah, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

Good intentions: this week’s parashah, Vayikra

The blood of the covenant: this week’s parashah, Mishpatim

More from Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur

The ambiguous identity of Moses: this week’s parashah, Shemot

Divided camps – this week’s parashah: Vayishlach

Parashah of the week: Lech Lecha