Tsav – Shabbat HaGadol 5775: Bridges to Life Tragedy lies behind the surface of this week’s parasha. As Aharon and his sons are inducted into the priesthood, the parasha culminates

Vayikra 5775: Inside Out The book of Vayikra, that we begin this week, is not at the top of the ‘easy-reading list’. Most of its content deals with rituals that

“Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe While we review the manufacture of the Mishkan this week, we also read of a nation that contributed wholeheartedly,

“My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being…” — John Coltrane We are barely a fortnight out of our Egyptian bondage

The Happiness of the Month of Adar – 5775 There is a famous Talmudic maxim – ‘mi’shenicnas adar marbim b’simcha’ – when the month of Adar commences we increase our

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” — Dr Seuss Memory seems to be central and is of crucial importance in our

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. — Albert Einstein The reading gets technical this week as we delve into the architecture

In our discussions on the Book of Shemot thus far, we have examined the various elements of freedom that are expressed through its stories and commandments. Here, in Perashat Mishpatim,

“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”  — Albert Einstein Perashat Yitro is the parasha that tells of the giving

Four centuries had passed since Abraham had made a covenant with G-d and had been promised that, although his offspring were destined to become slaves in a strange land, they