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Nov 26, 20201 min read

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks – In memoriam

For the articles I wrote upon the passing of my teacher Rabbi Sacks please see the links below: Only tears: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l |...

Mar 8, 20201 min read

The possibilities at the edge of chaos: Purim and the present panic

For the link to the full article click here:https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-possibilities-at-the-edge-of-chaos-purim-and-the-present-...

Mar 3, 20201 min read

Hanukkah: The battle for our soul

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-the-battle-for-our-soul/

Dec 10, 20191 min read

The Akedah: A sacrifice of conscience?

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-akedah-the-sacrifice-of-conscience/

Dec 4, 20191 min read

Fleeing or Going: Yaakov’s Journey and Corbyn

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/fleeing-or-going-yaakovs-journey-and-corbyn/

Nov 12, 20193 min read

Reflections on the ‘Masav’ in light of Rivka Imeinu

There are days when you can’t help but see synchronicity. At Matan this morning we continued learning about the life of Yitzchak and...

Apr 14, 20191 min read

Pesach as an Antidote to the Decay of Liberal Society

pesach 5779 DM pesach as antitode to decay of liberal society Listen to the shiur here:

Feb 20, 20192 min read

On the Shattering of the Tablets and the Rebuilding of Self

For a printable PDF please click here: parshat Ki Tissa broken tablets 5779 We all live between the first and the second tablets We all...

Jan 16, 20195 min read

Parshat Beshalach, On Holistic Healing and Release from the Bondage of Dogmatic Religion

For a printable PDF please click here:parshat beshalach 5779 As humans we are inclined towards binary methods of seeing the world....

Nov 22, 20184 min read

The Last Kaddish

THE LAST KADDISH This shabbat I will say the last kaddish for my father ז”ל. I will stand as I have now hundreds of times and repeat the...

Nov 8, 20183 min read

Parshat Toldot: ‘הנני Hinneni’ – On Identity Development in an Instant World

I share a short thought from a very long blog with slight reluctance. We live in a world where memes and twitters are about the length...

Oct 18, 20182 min read

Lecha Lecha – Altneuland (Herzl’s ‘Old New land’) – A musing on Avraham’s journey

Lecha Lecha – Altneuland (Herzl’s ‘Old New land’) – A musing on Avraham’s journey These words by T.S .Elliot in Little Gidding echo the...

Sep 6, 201820 min read

Sheryl Sandberg’s Option B and Teshuva as the Philosophy of Resilience

For a printable PDF please click here:T Option B and Teshuva FINAL ולרפואתו של מינדל ליבא בת פידע פרל In Loving Memory of Johnny...

Aug 12, 20182 min read

A Thought for Rosh Chodesh Ellul 5778

It always bothered me that the whole of Ellul and the entire yom kippur davening was about penitence, shame, guilt and contrition. Still...

Jun 21, 201811 min read

PARSHAT CHUKAT: THE SOUND OF SILENCE

For a printable PDF version please click here: parshat chukat – The sound of Silence This article is in memory of אלכסנדר בן אלעזר and in...

Feb 26, 201817 min read

Hearing God in a Postmodern World: Purim as a celebration of community and textual interpretation

For a printable PDF click here:Purim – on Hearing God in a Postmodern world ליעילוי נשמת אלכסנדר בן אלעזר – In loving memory of אבי מורי...

Feb 9, 20187 min read

A Hesped for my Dear Father Z “L

My Father Jonnny (אלכסנדר בן אלעזר) was niftar suddenly on the 3rd January 17th Tevet aged 65. His loss has created an enormous void for...

Dec 1, 20176 min read

PARSHAT VAYISHLACH – A MESSAGE FOR THE POSTMODERN AGE?

For a printable PDF version click here: parshat vayishlach 5778 edited We are privileged to live in unprecedented times. Never before in...

Oct 17, 201710 min read

From Genesis to Hollywood: The sons of God and the abuse of power Parshat Noach

For a printable PDF version please click here:Tanya Parshat Noach 5778 updated Weinstein, Hollywood and the Sons of God Why does God send...

Oct 17, 20178 min read

Between Divine command and ethical compassion: Understanding two difficult texts on Rosh Hashana

As a religious Jew living in Israel there are constantly questions that arise that should beg reflection and introspection. When we see...