Rabbi Dr Samuel Lebens
What the rabbis teach about the ethics of war
We should do our utmost to minimise harm to civilians in Gaza
A leap of faith that Yom Kippur asks us to make
Some suggestions on how to override our doubts on the holiest day of the year
How monotheism prompted the quest for scientific discovery
An extract from the new book, A Guide for the Jewish Undecided, on why Orthodox Jews have reason to believe
Making space for God in the succah
If God is everywhere, how can HIs Presence be linked to one place?
Time to reclaim the centrality of Jewish philosophy
Jewish thought needs to have a voice in university philosophy departments
Yom Kippur can change the way we view our past
Past events can take on a whole new perspective in the purifying process of Yom Kippur
Why Tu Bishvat falls in midwinter
The inner spiritual message that lies within the New Year for Trees
Women are linked with the New Moon - but why?
Rosh Chodesh symbolises God's relationship with Creation
Shabbat Chol Hamo'ed Succot
“And He said: ‘You cannot see My face, for man cannot see Me and live’” Exodus 33:20
Ki Tetzei
Devarim
“Also the Lord was angry with me, because of you, saying: ‘You too shall not go there’” Deuteronomy 1:37
Korach
“Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men” Numbers 16:1
Behar-Bechukkotai
“And I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land” Leviticus 26:42
Eighth Day Pesach
'Three times in the year, every one of your men shall be seen before the Lord, your God, in the place that He will choose: on the Festival of Matzot and on the Festival of Shavuot and on the Festival of Succot, and he shall not be seen before the Lord empty-handed' Deuteronomy 16:16
Parashat Hashavuah: Ki Tissa
Beshallach
“And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back… and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided” Exodus 14:21
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