Rabbi Dr Samuel Lebens

Time to reclaim the centrality of Jewish philosophy

Jewish thought needs to have a voice in university philosophy departments

The transformative power of Yom Kippur

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

The connection between women and Rosh Chodesh

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

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