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It was on this day one year ago that I first suggested to you a new reading of the story of the prophet Jonah. I proposed that maybe we...

The traditional reading from the Torah for Shachrit of Yom Kippur is from Leviticus chapter 16. It discusses the way to make atonement, a...

Yom Kippur has engulfed Israel. A twenty five hours’ fast is ahead of us. Some of it we shall be spending in our synagogue, some of it at...

We are just about the end. Moses admits, “I am a hundred and twenty years old today; I am no longer able to come and go” and therefore it...

The Torah provides a realistic view of the world. A view that claims that the blessings and the curses come hand-in-hand. “So it shall be...

This week’s reading portion of the Torah includes, in Deuteronomy chapter 28, blessings and curses even though there does not seem to be...

The memory of being slaves must be well engrained in the DNA of the Jewish people. It is a memory that is the basis of our moral conduct...

There is no doubt that the issue of judgement and its implementation is paramount to the biblical story. For us it may seem at times...

"That which I have commanded you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it.” What can be clearer than this?...

Two statements lead the portion of the Torah we read this week. The first statement is: “Then it shall come about, because you listen to...