SidrahThe pursuit of justice: this week’s sidrah, Shoftim“Justice, justice shall you pursue, so that you may live and inherit the Land that the Lord your God is giving you” Deuteronomy 16:20By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
SidrahChosen people, this week’s parashah: Re’ehSegulah from all the peoples” Deuteronomy 14:2By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read
SidrahLoving the stranger: this week’s parashah, Ekev“You too must love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” Deuteronomy 10:19By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahSaying no: this week’s parashah, Va’etchanan“I pleaded with God” Deuteronomy 3:23By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read
SidrahThe Temple of Love: this week’s parashah, Devarim“Learn to do good. Seek justice; aid the wronged. Uphold the rights of the orphan; defend the cause of the widow” Isaiah 1:17By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
SidrahA story of journeys: this week’s sidrah, Mattot-Massei“Moses recorded their departures for their journeys by the word of God; and these were their journeys from their departures” Numbers 33:2By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
SidrahKorah’s descendants: this week’s parashah, Pinchas“The descendants of Korah did not die” Numbers 26:11By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read
SidrahThe challenge of new leaders: this week’s parashah Chukkat-Balak“Miriam died there and was buried there. And the community was without water, and they assembled against Moses and Aaron” Numbers 20:1–2By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahDefusing conflict: this week’s parashah, Korach“Listen, please” Numbers 16:18By Rabbi Alex Israel2 min read
SidrahWomen and tallit: this week’s sidrah, Shelach Lecha“Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner” Numbers 15:38By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
SidrahCarrying the ark forward: this week’s parashah, Beha’alotecha“And it came to pass, when the Ark set forward, that Moses said, ‘Rise up, Lord, and let Your enemies be scattered; and let those who abhor You flee before You’” Numbers 10:35By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
SidrahThe mysterious voice: this week’s parashah, Naso“The Voice addressing him” Numbers 7:89By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read
ShavuotConnecting with Jerusalem: the parashah for Second Day Yom TovThree times a year – on the Feast of Unleavened Bread, on the Feast of Weeks, and on the Feast of Booths – all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place that God will choose Deuteronomy 16:16)By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahBecoming an adult: this week’s parashah, Bemidbar"From 20 years” Numbers 1:3By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read
sidrahCultivating self-restraint: this week’s parashah, Behar-Bechukkotai‘That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you: you shall not sow, neither shall you reap the aftergrowth or harvest the untrimmed vines’ Leviticus 25:11By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
SidrahWhat counts: this week’s sidrah, Emor“And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the Omer of the wave offering; seven complete Sabbaths shall there be” Leviticus 23:15By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
SidrahUnjust laws: this week’s parashah, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim”You shall not make an avel out of law” (Leviticus 19:15 and 19:35)By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read
SidrahHarmful speech: this week’s parashah, Tazria-Metzora“When a person has on their skin a swelling, a rash, or a discoloration, and it develops into a scaly affection on their skin, it shall be reported to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests” Leviticus (13:2)By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahReacting to tragedy: this week’s parashah, Shemini“And Aaron was silent” Leviticus 10:3By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read
SidrahSeeing God in the world: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed“Then I will take My hand away and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen” Exodus 33: 23By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
SidrahThe everlasting flame: this week’s parashah, Tzav“A constant fire shall burn upon the altar; it shall not go out” Leviticus 6:6By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
SidrahGood intentions: this week’s parashah, Vayikra“He shall bring it… for acceptance in his behalf before Adonai” Leviticus 1:3By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read
SidrahShabbat guidance: this week’s parashah, Vayakhel-Pekudei“Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord” Exodus 35:2By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
