Rabbi I have a problemCan my husband be buried in Arsenal colours?By Rabbi Alex Chapper and Rabbi Jonathan Romain3 min read
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
CalendarShabbat and Shavuot times from May 21 to May 29Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the coming weekBy The JC1 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
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
CalendarShabbat and Shavuot times from May 15 to May 22Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the week aheadBy The JC1 min read
Life after deathEternal dreams: the elusive idea of life after deathJewish doctrine is flexible about what happens when we take our leave of this worldBy Simon Eder3 min read
ZionismGrappling with ‘the challenge of our time’ – the relationship between Judaism and IsraelThe co-editor of a new collection of essays from the Progressive movement explains what motivated it4 min read
PrayerFirst Humanistic siddur published in UKMartin Di Hasan Maggio’s edition of Shabbat prayers offers spirituality without supernaturalismBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Immanuel CollegeWhat is the communal duty to support Immanuel children?The rabbis laid down a collective responsbility to provide for educationBy Simon Rocker3 min read
