Rosh HashanahOn Rosh Hashanah I lost my fatherA rabbi reflects on his greatest regret – and greatest giftBy Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson5 min read
High Holy DaysThe spiritual power of walkingWhy it’s good to be on foot at this time of yearBy Simon Eder4 min read
High Holy DaysLet’s make this a year of awe, not of fearRosh Hashanah calls on us to move from a sense of shared fate to a sense of shared destiny,By Rabbi Elchonon Feldman6 min read
CalendarShabbat and Yom Tov times from September 11 to September 18Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah times for the weekBy The JC1 min read
SidrahThe world is a circle: the parashah for Rosh Hashanah“Do not stretch out your hand” Genesis 22:12By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur2 min read
SidrahAccessible Torah: this week’s parashah, Nitzavim-Vayelech"For this commandment that I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away… It is not in heaven… nor is it beyond the sea… Rather, the matter is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to do it" Deuteronomy 30:11–14By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahNegative messaging: this week’s sidrah, Ki Tavo“Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law” Deuteronomy 27:26By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read
SidrahThe forgotten sheaf: this week’s parashah, Ki TetzeiWhen you reap the harvest in your field and overlook a sheaf in the field, do not turn back to get it; it shall go to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow—in order that the Eternal your God may bless you in all your undertakings. Deuteronomy 24:19By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
TorahThe new Torah commentary that highlights links with the Qur’anRick Sopher, co-author of Illuminating Scriptural Connections, hopes it can nurture better Muslim-Jewish understandingBy Simon Rocker4 min read
GratitudeAppreciating the gift of sightConcluding our series on counting our blessingsBy Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read
By Jonathan HarounoffCould America ever have a Chief Rabbi?When antisemitism spikes, who speaks for US Jews – before Congress, government and the wider country? Britain shows the value of having a single, visible communal voice when times get tough4 min read
Jewish valuesCan we still be a chosen people in the 21st century?Rabbi Professor Samuel Lebens believes so, as his new book on the subject explainsBy Simon Rocker4 min read
Jewish valuesThe hidden saints who keep the world from collapsingIn the run-up to the High Holy Days, the legend of the Lamedvavniks offers an example to aspire toBy Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain3 min read
GratitudeThe hardest work is to train our mindsContinuing our series on counting our blessingsBy Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read
