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Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum

Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum

Latest from Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum

Wresting with the words of belief

Ve'chol Ma'aminim, 'We all believe', is a key prayer of the High Holy Days. But how can we still sing it when doubt crosses our thoughts?

4 min read

RREK49 Front view of Jewish male wearing Kippah praying reading Bi-lingual Hebrew French mahzor prayer book from 1920 used on the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Jonathan Sacks: a rabbi for our time

Jonathan Sacks: a rabbi for our time

2 min read

Why Abraham is being put on trial

Why Abraham is being put on trial

3 min read

Is God responsible for coronavirus?

Is God responsible for coronavirus?

3 min read

Tefillah tips: a way to pray in lockdown

You don't have to be a seasoned davener to find a source of strength in prayer

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May 11, 2020 10:50

Tefillah tips: a way to pray in lockdown

Rosh Hashanah is not about 'you'

The shofar is a call to take us out of ourselves

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September 27, 2019 16:45

Rosh Hashanah is not about 'you'

We need leaders who can talk Jewishly

A new course aims to equip leaders with the ability to talk Torah

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August 20, 2019 09:26

We need leaders who can talk Jewishly

What Maimonides would have made of the moon landing

The historic expedition finally put paid to the idea that the earth was at the centre of the universe

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July 19, 2019 15:52

What Maimonides would have made of the moon landing

Chad Gadya: a history lesson in ten verses

Why the kid and why the cat? The symbolism of the Haggadah's final sing-song

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April 12, 2019 14:12

Chad Gadya: a history lesson in ten verses

There's more to challah than making bread

The sages linked challah-making to the Divine act of Creation

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March 1, 2019 12:14

There's more to challah than making bread

The clash over olive oil

Olive oil was essential both to ancient Israel and Greece

3 min read

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November 29, 2018 16:40

The clash over olive oil

Jonah for the grown-ups

Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum tells the story of Jonah and why the Ninevites took him seriously

3 min read

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August 23, 2018 16:04

Jonah for the grown-ups

Why plastic cups should not be kosher for kiddush

Disposed plastic is harming sea life - we should change our habits

3 min read

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July 16, 2018 11:40

Why plastic cups should not be kosher for kiddush

Pesach: a primal tale of good v evil

What lies behind the names of Moses and Pharaoh?

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March 29, 2018 11:06

Pesach: a primal tale of good v evil

Maureen Kendler, a tribute

Rabbi Raphael Zarum, dean of the London School for Jewish Studies, remembers a towering figure in British Jewish life

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February 23, 2018 14:38

Maureen Kendler, a tribute

Did the ark have room for whales?

The rabbis wondered how the majestic sea-creatures survived the Flood

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October 20, 2017 16:11

Did the ark have room for whales?

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