Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum

The clash over olive oil

Olive oil was essential both to ancient Israel and Greece

Jonah for the grown-ups

Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum tells the story of Jonah and why the Ninevites took him seriously

Why plastic cups should not be kosher for kiddush

Disposed plastic is harming sea life - we should change our habits

Pesach: a primal tale of good v evil

What lies behind the names of Moses and Pharaoh?

Maureen Kendler, a tribute

Rabbi Raphael Zarum, dean of the London School for Jewish Studies, remembers a towering figure in British Jewish life

Did the ark have room for whales?

The rabbis wondered how the majestic sea-creatures survived the Flood

What the hero of Star Wars has in common with Moses

Take a deep breath for Rosh Hashanah

Is breaking Shabbat worse than stealing?

The need to break out of our inner Egypt

For the rabbis, the story of the Exodus also had a personal dimension

Why it's not smart to have a Shabbat phone

A new app which offers the prospect of texting on Shabbat misses the point

Even in desperate times we never gave up hope

Behind the Three Weeks of Mourning for the Temple lies a story of spiritual resilience