Terumah – Where is G-d found? When I was working in The Great Synagogue, Sydney, I was asked to set up and run a Shabbat morning children’s service.  The first one was held on Sedra Terumah.  I wanted to explain what the Aron HaKodesh – the Holy Ark looked like.  There were two particularly lively […]

It’s all about the will power!   Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It’s the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation – do what’s right and good for us in the long run, not what we want to do right now. It’s central, in fact, to civilisation. The disciplined and dutiful Victorians, […]

The Lessons We Can Learn From an Ox   “And if an ox were to gore three times…” (Shemos 21:29)   Our Parasha informs us of the laws related to an ox that causes damages to others and differentiates between two types of cases:   1)            The ox that causes damages by happenstance 2)            The […]

Where do I find a Rabbi?   Without a teacher, we don’t learn. If we don’t learn, we don’t grow. Teachers inspire us. They help us become our best selves. They mirror to us our potential. In fact, they show us what we can – or do – know. We go through school and have […]