Aug 1, 20235 minParshat Eikav: We are more than just the memory of 'dead Jews'.Dara Horn in her bestselling book “People Love Dead Jews” regales the reader with countless stories about the lives of dead Jews or...
Jul 27, 20237 minTisha B’ Av: How we respond to tragedy and build resilience What do we do when our reality is shaken to its very core? When the ground under our feet is destabilised to such a degree that we feel...
Jul 12, 20235 min Parshat Matot-Masei: The Long Road to Freedomלעילוי נשמת מאיר זאב בן מנחם מנדל הכהן In Memory of my maternal grandfather Ze’ev Racker on his 31st Yarzheit It seems an odd way to...
Jul 6, 20234 minParshat Pinchas: On conflict resolution, the problem of polarisation and 17 B’Tamuz Today we live in a world riddled by conflict on the global, national and communal level. The most pressing question for contemporary...
Jun 29, 20234 minParshat Chukat/Balak: Growth through wordsLast week and this weeks parsha share many parallel themes. As a book whose theme is the growth of the nation it is natural that...