Rabbi Dr Samuel Lebens

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Torah

Why Rabbi Sacks was happy to be called a fundamentalist

For the late Chief Rabbi, certain core values were non-negotiable

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Rabbi Sacks helping to complete the writing of a Torah scroll

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli-Gaza border, October 20, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** צבא עזה רחבות ברזל חרבות ברזל כוחות שטח כינוס

What the rabbis teach about the ethics of war

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Close up image depicting a rear view of two Jewish men sitting together inside a synagogue. They have their heads bowed in prayer and they are wearing the traditional Jewish skull cap - otherwise known as a kippah or yarmulke - on their heads. Horizontal color image with copy space.

A leap of faith that Yom Kippur asks us to make

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Man walking on ground full of math formulas . Education and problem solving concept . This is a 3d render illustration .

How monotheism prompted the quest for scientific discovery

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Making space for God in the succah

If God is everywhere, how can HIs Presence be linked to one place?

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September 19, 2021 12:42

A Jewish family sitting in a Sukkah during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Moshav Yashresh, on October 2, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90

Time to reclaim the centrality of Jewish philosophy

Jewish thought needs to have a voice in university philosophy departments

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July 29, 2021 16:34

3D Illustration Atomic structure. Atom is the smallest level of matter that forms chemical elements. Glowing energy balls. Nuclear reaction. Concept nanotechnology. Neutrons and protons - nucleus

The transformative power of Yom Kippur

Past events can take on a whole new perspective in the purifying process of Yom Kippur

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October 7, 2019 12:42

Why Tu Bishvat falls in midwinter

The inner spiritual message that lies within the New Year for Trees

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January 17, 2019 16:00

The connection between women and Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh symbolises God's relationship with Creation

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December 7, 2018 10:02

The connection between women and Rosh Chodesh

Shabbat Chol Hamo'ed Succot

“And He said: ‘You cannot see My face, for man cannot see Me and live’” Exodus 33:20

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September 27, 2018 11:35

Devarim

“Also the Lord was angry with me, because of you, saying: ‘You too shall not go there’” Deuteronomy 1:37

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July 20, 2018 09:59

Korach

“Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men” Numbers 16:1

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June 14, 2018 11:20

Behar-Bechukkotai

“And I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land” Leviticus 26:42

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May 11, 2018 12:33

'Three times in the year, every one of your men shall be seen before the Lord, your God, in the place that He will choose: on the Festival of Matzot and on the Festival of Shavuot and on the Festival of Succot, and he shall not be seen before the Lord empty-handed' Deuteronomy 16:16

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April 5, 2018 11:53