Accountability is a Jewish value The Yalkut Shmoni is a commentary on the Hebrew Bible, written probably in Germany in the 11th Century,...

VAYAKHEL You should really learn Hebrew. Translations can be so misleading... Take, for example, the title of this week's Torah portion,...

In Mishlei, the Book of Proverbs, we find a line that is often quoted: Tzedakah tatzil mimavet, which means "Charity saves from death."...

I remember a conversation with my teacher, Rabbi David Goldberg z"l, during my first year of Rabbinical College. For those who don't...

Z"L HY"D In these years, I have officiated several funerals and preached several times that, to honour those who are not with us anymore,...

JUSTICE WE DEMAND JUSTICE WE DEMAND There is a passage from the Book of Proverbs that is often included in Jewish funerals' liturgy: ...

See you on Wednesday I was - of course! - horrified by Donald Trump's press conference. He almost did not mention the hostages and...

Sermon for Yitro This weeks’ reading is titled Yitro – Jethro, named after Moses' father-in-law, an outsider but a supporter and advisor...

Mishpatim This part of the Book of Exodus is often called the “Covenant Code” ( Sefer ha-B’rit ). This follows straight on from the Ten...

WAITING Tsachi Yakhar We think of you; we have been thinking of you since that horrible October 7, when the terrorists of Hamas shot your...

"May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh" The Book of Genesis, which we conclude reading today, tells the story of a family. In...

We are Far Right. You are Far Right. I am Far Right.   And why are we Far Right? We are here because we pray for the liberation of the...

Yehudah and Joseph This week's Torah reading begins in the middle of the action - so let me recap what happened before.   Joseph has...

JUDAH WILL LIVE FOREVER It is one of the most famous Chanukah photos and is familiar to us all.  It's an old photo; it is black and...

Vayehsev This week’s Torah portion takes us into the “Joseph novella,” which will continue throughout the rest of Genesis. Perhaps, one...