About our obligations to the Covenant.
Thoughts on Parashat Bamidbar
Menachem Mirski
This Sabbath we begin the Book of Numbers, in Hebrew Bamidbar (In the Desert). At the beginning of Parashat Bamidbar God asks Moses to conduct …
This is a day whose significance cannot be ignored, even if it is a day which has many facets. Officially, on 8th. May 1945, the Third Reich capitulated
Purifying the Realm of Order
Thoughts on Parashat Acharei Mot
Menachem Mirski
Human beings dominated the world initially not by their physical power but by the power of intellect. The physical dominion came long after, with the …
Although the novelty of being homebound has worn off, the restrictions and the effects remain. In Israel on Yom HaZikaron many bereaved families feel bereaved yet again that they cannot attend the cemeteries or memorials …
Pesach, the festival of freedom, has just ended. The concept of freedom is inextricably linked to the concept of choice. Life brings choices before us, maybe not all the time, but it does, at least …
The Torah portion of this week is entirely devoted to the structure of Mishkan. Mishkan comes from the Hebrew root meaning shachan which means “to dwell”; the tabernacle was considered to be the earthly dwelling …
In this week’s Torah portion we find the story of Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro, who after having heard about everything that God has done for Moses and the Israelites by bringing them out of Egypt decides …
''Fog in Channel. Continent Cut Off!'' This was one of the most famous headlines in British newspaper history, some say dating from the 1930's, and it is, by many accounts, at least to some extent …
VAYECHI
Rabbi Dr. Walter Rothschild
This week's sidra forms the end of the Book of Bereshit, Genesis, and winds up the period of the Patriarchs which commenced with Abraham's ''call'' at the beginning of Chapter 12. In …
