ShavuotShavuot’s call for Jewish prideThis week’s festival asks us to affirm who we are and our purpose as a peopleBy Rabbi Elchonon Feldman3 min read
ShavuotWhat to do on Shavuot (apart from eat cheesecake)There are growing opportunities to celebrate an often under-rated Yom Tov, which begins on Thursday nightBy Simon Rocker4 min read
TanachThe Church’s influence on the ChumashThe chapter divisions in the Tanach we now take for granted came from outside the Jewish traditionBy Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain3 min read
SederThe new Haggadah which takes us back to EgyptKnowing about ancient Egyptian culture can deepen our appreciation of the Seder storyBy Simon Rocker3 min read
Progressive JudaismWhy three is better than two in Jewish thinkingRabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah challenges the ‘tyranny’ of binary divisions on gender, Israel and other topics in a new bookBy Simon Rocker4 min read
October 7To sustain Jewish unity we need a Torah-based visionReacting to external threats will not provide us with a sense of collective purposeBy Benjamin Amram4 min read
Jewish thoughtWhy Judaism has only two core beliefsThe non-dogmatic basis of Jewish theology encourages freedom of thought, a new book arguesBy Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet3 min read
The gift of colourContinuing our series on counting our blessingsBy Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read||December 22, 2025 11:20
How to make a golem? Take a class at LimmudRabbi Shawna and Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik have developed their own creative way to explore Jewish traditionBy Simon Rocker4 min read||December 21, 2025 09:50
Why Rabbi Sacks was happy to be called a fundamentalistFor the late Chief Rabbi, certain core values were non-negotiableBy Rabbi Dr Samuel Lebens3 min read||November 12, 2025 11:34
Multi-tasking may not be so marvellousContinuing our series on the wisdom of counting our blessingsBy Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read||November 2, 2025 09:31
Torah translated into Ukrainian for first time despite printing press being hit by Russian strikes‘This is truly a huge step forward for all Ukrainian-speaking Jews,’ said Chief Rabbi Moshe AzmanBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||October 28, 2025 15:22
In the dance of Simchat Torah we can find our unity as a peopleOn this festival we must set aside our differences and join in the circle of celebration of the TorahBy Professor Melissa Raphael3 min read||October 12, 2025 11:10
Meet the ‘Zoo Rabbi’ on a mission to explain Judaism through wildlifeNatan Slifkin’s passion for the natural world – and its biblical depictions – has led to a unique careerBy Simon Rocker6 min read||October 9, 2025 15:20
New group aims to give Torah ethics a voice in communal debateThe Jewish Ethics Project has been launched by a group of Orthodox synagogue membersBy Simon Rocker1 min read||September 25, 2025 12:10
The lawnmower that did not restOur series on counting your blessings continuesBy Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read||September 1, 2025 17:00
