Making a change
Hashem said to Avraham ‘Go for yourself, from yourland, from your birth place, and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you’ (Bereishis 12:1). Rashi says that the destination was not revealed immediately in order to…
Your only son, the one you love
At the end of this week’s Torah reading, we are confronted with what we are told is Avraham’s final test, the binding of Isaac. In what must be counted as one of the bible’s most harrowing commandments, God tells Avraham…
Shabbat UK Shalom!
A couple came in for counselling. The husband was a football ‘fanatic’. The wife spoke of how every night he would rush to the TV and ensure to watch the game. The therapist assured her it was actually quite the…
Movers and Shakers!
A great man once said, “If you are going through hell – keep going!” We were created to be movers; we are blessed with wonderful feet that never seem to be still. We are movers; we are shakers and we…
