Rabbi Michael Pollak

Let’s hear for it our school Maccabees

Education lies at the heart of our survival as a people, as Chanukah reminds us

Are you a Chanukah insider or outsider?

Rabbis have debated whether to share the light with the outside world or simply among Jews

What should you say in a shortened High Holy Day service?

Many shul services will be abridged and many of us will be praying at home this year - so which prayers are essential?

Plato's comeback: philosophy enjoys a classroom revival

The subject has become a more popular A-level choice in Jewish schools

In a scientific world, what room for miracles?

We'll be looking to science rather than miracles to combat coronavirus - so where does that leave the Pesach story?

New Maimonidean insights into the Torah

Judaism Reclaimed: Philosophy and Theology in the Torah, Shmuel Phillips, Mosaica, £19.99

How Christianity influenced the celebration of Chanukah

Why did it take so long for the rabbis to start talking about Chanucah? Here's a fresh explanation

Tishah b'Av, our day of anger management

Traditionally the Temple was said to have been destroyed because of senseless hatred. But is there sensible hatred?

The rabbinic battle over Israel's bonfire night

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims will gather in the northern Israeli town of Mount Meron at the weekend for Lag Ba'Omer

Israel's legal battle over tragic divorce case

Ethical direction for A-level religion

Students can gain from a broader philosophical course for the new exam