Judaism

Women 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 15:38

Carrying 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 10:35

The mysterious voice: this week’s parashah, Naso

“The Voice addressing him” Numbers 7:89

Connecting with Jerusalem: the parashah for Second Day Yom Tov

Three 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)

Becoming an adult: this week’s parashah, Bemidbar

"From 20 years” Numbers 1:3

Cultivating 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 25:11

Countering the entitlement complex

Continuing our series on counting our blessings

Shabbat times from June 5 to June 12

Shabbat times for the week

Can my husband be buried in Arsenal colours?

Shabbat times from May 29 to June 5

Shavuot’s call for Jewish pride

This week’s festival asks us to affirm who we are and our purpose as a people

Shabbat and Shavuot times from May 21 to May 29

Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the coming week

What to do on Shavuot (apart from eat cheesecake)

There are growing opportunities to celebrate an often under-rated Yom Tov, which begins on Thursday night

Shabbat and Shavuot times from May 15 to May 22

Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the week ahead