Our sources counsel us to ‘seek peace’ but the rabbis were not naive about its attainment
By Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum
In his daring new biography, Anthony Julius portrays a divided patriarch
By Simon Rocker
The Hebrew word for love is closely related to that for ‘giving’
By Rabbi Osher Chaim Levene
The scrolls are encased in a waterproof ark, which can be converted into a small bimah
By JC Reporter
We all have a Divinely bestowed sense of purpose in life if only we know where to look, writes Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson in his extract from his new book
By Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
In an extract from his new book, Rabbi Mordechai Ginsbury offers biblical precedents for facing life’s ups and downs
By Rabbi Mordechai Ginsbury
Why saying thank you is the theme of Seed’s Clean Speech campaign next month
By Rabbi Daniel Fine
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By Daniel Ben-David
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“Among the cities you shall give to the Levites, shall be six cities of refuge, which you shall provide [as places] to which a murderer can flee” Numbers 35:6
By Rebbetzin Shuli Liss