Judaism

Parashah of the week: Terumah

“And the priest Jehoiada took a chest and bored a hole in its lid… and the priestly guards of the threshold deposited there all the money that was brought into the House of God” 2 Kings 12:10

Parashah of the week: Mishpatim

“Do not subvert the rights of the needy in their disputes” Exodus 23:6

Parashah of the week: Yitro

“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them, and God rested on the seventh day; therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it” Exodus 20:11

Parashah of the week: Beshallach

“Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to Hashem” Exodus 15:1

Parashah of the week: Bo

“Moses said, ‘Thus says the Eternal One: Toward midnight I will go forth among the Egyptians…’” Exodus 11:4

Parashah of the week: Va’era

“Yet Pharaoh hardened his heart and he did not heed them, as Hashem had said” Exodus 7:13

The pursuit of peace is a central value in our faith

Our sources counsel us to ‘seek peace’ but the rabbis were not naive about its attainment

Shabbat times from February 28 to March 7

Shabbat times for the week

Abraham as you may never have known him before

In his daring new biography, Anthony Julius portrays a divided patriarch

How far is Israel a Jewish state?

The predominance of Zionism continues to pose challenges for Judaism, Oxford’s professor of Israel studies argues in his new book

Shabbat times from February 21 to 28

Shabbat times for the week

Head of Gateshead Yeshiva tells Strictly Orthodox community to leave the UK if the Schools Bill passes

Did Jacob cry when he saw Joseph again?

Rabbi Gideon Sylvester offers a biblical perspective as hostages are reunited with their loved ones

What is the Jewish view of love?

The Hebrew word for love is closely related to that for ‘giving’