SidrahParashah of the week: Mattot-Massei“Among the cities you shall give to the Levites, shall be six cities of refuge, which you shall provide [as places] to which a murderer can flee” Numbers 35:6By Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read
TorahWe should aim to be more like Moses than MichelangeloThe great artist’s and biblical hero’s approach to mortality show a revealing contrastBy Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum3 min read
WomenOur grandmothers would be amazed to see what’s happening in shulThe feminine imagery associated with Shavuot underlines the importance of women’s role in educationBy Ma'ayan Shoshana Landau4 min read
WarIs there a Jewish way to fight a war?A new book explores what the rabbis have to say about military ethicsBy Simon Rocker4 min read
Jewish thoughtMy belief in questionsChallenges to our faith can yield new insights which help to strengthen it, says the author of a new bookBy Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum3 min read
TorahParashah of the week: Terumah“You will make planks for the Tabernacle” Exodus 26:15By Rabbi Daniel Silverstein1 min read
Jewish thoughtThe grinning cat, the spiritual tinkerer and the legacy of Rabbi Louis JacobsLouis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary Jewish Theology, Miri Freud-Kandel, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, £29.95By Simon Rocker2 min read
A wise, inclusive but sometimes over-protective approach to TorahListening for God in Torah & Creation, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Hatchette, £30By Rabbi Dr Harris Bor1 min read||February 2, 2024 15:12
Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekendLooking after the ‘stranger’ lies at the heart of the TorahBy Simon Rocker4 min read||February 1, 2024 15:13
The Orthodox rabbi who talks bedroom TorahRabbi Scott Kahn, who is speaking at Limmud, co-hosts a podcast on sex and relationshipsBy Simon Rocker3 min read||December 18, 2023 13:51
Abraham the activist, who challenged GodWhat made Abraham stand out? Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg profiles the patriarch in an extract from his new bookBy Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg3 min read||November 3, 2023 10:18
What the rabbis teach about the ethics of warWe should do our utmost to minimise harm to civilians in GazaBy Rabbi Dr Samuel Lebens4 min read||October 27, 2023 11:47
The renaissance of halachah in modern IsraelState of Halakha — Israel’s History in Jewish Law, Aviad Tabory, Maggid, £22.99By Rabbi Dr Harris Bor1 min read||September 12, 2023 14:33
Danish PM says desecration of Jewish holy books 'shouldn't happen' amid planned burningsMette Frederiksen spoke out after several burnings of holy books in recent months inciting global outrageBy Richard Percival 1 min read||August 4, 2023 13:20
Sweden vows to prevent desecration of Jewish holy books after planned public burningsJustice minister Gunnar Strömmer has pledged to examine legal and legislative possibilities to ban the desecration of holy books in the countryBy Richard Percival 2 min read||July 31, 2023 16:21
Jewish charities supporting Torah studies investigated over use of signed blank chequesThe charities help scholars to devote time to study of the Talmud and rabbinic commentariesBy Simon Rocker1 min read||July 28, 2023 12:56
