Shabbat and fast times for the week
“For your servant guaranteed for the lad, to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him to you, I will have sinned to my father for all time’.” Genesis 44:32)
Leading rabbis have seen religious significance in the symbol of the Jewish state
“When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognised them, but he acted like a stranger toward them” Genesis 42:7
Shabbat times for the week
An Orthodox and a Progressive rabbi tackle issues in modern Jewish life
It was 50 years ago that Lubavitch organised its first public candle-lighting, writes Rabbi Gideon Sylvester
We must reclaim the ethical vision at the heart of Zionism
Parashah of the week: Vayeshev
Shabbat times from December 20 to December 27
The rabbi who helped to crack Israel’s Orthodox glass ceiling
The Jewish Learning Collaborative pairs up people to study – and now it is going international
Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother; let what you have remain yours” Genesis 33:9
Relations between us and the most unkosher of beasts is the subject of a captivating new history
“And Jacob made a vow, saying: ‘If God remains with me, protecting me on this journey that I am making, and giving me bread to eat and clothing to wear, and I return in peace to my father’s house… then, the Lord shall be my God’” Genesis 28:20-21
Chag Hasigd, which is celebrated this week, is deeply rooted in the Bible, writes Simon Rocker
A standard feature of mainstream Orthodox synagogues is being consigned to history as the demand grows for greater inclusion of women
“Early next morning Abraham took some bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He placed them over her shoulder, together with the child, and sent her away” Genesis 21:14
Does an intermarrying rabbi stretch the limits of believability?
“I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal strap of what is yours” (Genesis 14:23)
“The waters swelled and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark drifted upon the waters” Genesis 7:18
‘A time to weep, a time to laugh’ – we can’t forget what happened a year ago but here’s how we can celebrate the festival
“It is only about fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden that God said: ‘You shall not eat of it or touch it, lest you die’” Genesis 2:3
Yom Tov and Shabbat times for the week
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