Parasha

Every coincidence issues a call to us. We learn this from a fascinating mitzvah in Parshat Ki Teitzei. “Ki yikareh katzipor l’fanecha”, if by chance you come across a bird’s nest and you want to take the eggs or the young, then “shaleach t’shalach et ha’eim”, you must surely send […]

For as long as a single hostage, alive or dead, remains in Gaza, the Jewish people will be incomplete. We learn this from the Parsha of Shoftim in which Hashem tells us “Tamim tihiyeh im Hashem elokecha”- you the Jewish people must be tamim, which translates as whole, complete, perfect […]

Parshat Re’eh commences “re’eh anochi noten lifnechem hayom bracha uklala” – “you (in the singular), must see that I’m placing before ‘you’ (in the plural), on this day, a blessing and a curse.” So, who is Hashem addressing? Is it me, or is it all of us? Fascinatingly, the commencement […]

D’var Torah for Eikev Who has an easier time, a singer or a Rabbi? I’ve noticed that when singers perform, the audience wants to hear the melodies and the songs that they’re familiar with. In fact, if a renowned singer were to miss out from a performance one of their […]

Why all the repetition? Time and again the Torah presents to us the same commandments and if not for this repetition, the Torah would be far shorter. A fine example of this is what we read in the first paragraph of the Shema which we will be reading for Parshat […]

In the midst of our sorrow there is every reason to be hopeful. This is one of the key messages of the fast of Tisha B’av which will take place this coming Sunday. On Tisha B’av we recall great tragedies of the past but we don’t only focus on what […]

The saddest period of our calendar is charged with much hope and promise for the Jewish people. This coming Shabbat we will be reading the first chapter of Jeremiah. That’s because we’ve just entered into the three weeks, a dark period on our calendar between the fasts of Shiva Asar […]

D’var Torah for Parshat Nasso Our understanding of one tiny word will provide us with the key to giving a good blessing. In Parashat Nasso, Hashem presents us with the words of the priestly blessing, so well known: “Yevarechecha Hashem Veyishmerecha,” – “may the Lord bless you and keep you,” […]

D’var Torah for Parshat Bamidbar Why are deserts so important within Jewish tradition? So important, in fact, that the Torah was given to us in a desert — something we remember every year on the festival of Shavuot, which we’ll be celebrating in just a few days’ time. This Shabbat, […]