Rabbi’s Articles
TAL is very lucky to have new articles each week written not only by their well known and respected Rabbi Tawil, but also by guest Rabbis.
Rabbi Tawil
Each week Rabbi Tawil writes an article welcoming in Shabbat and giving us his thoughts and insights on the weekly Parasha. Rabbi Tawil’s articles incorporate an amazing understanding of the weekly Torah content as well as its meaning and how it relates to our everyday lives.
In addition to Rabbi Tawil’s articles, TAL is honoured to have a guest Rabbi write for them each week in their Parasha Sheet. Their article is also published live on the TAL website, and provides a further thought provoking insight to the weekly Torah portion.
The articles written by different Rabbis each week are a wonderful way to build knowledge and insight from the Torah and gain values and inspiration to guide us all in our everyday lives.
Oops I did it again…
Rabbi Daniel Nissen
Sometimes when we sin we tell ourselves “I am never going to do this again” It might take a few ...
Who’s Judging?
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Just over a hundred years ago an Italian salesman was sent to far islands to assess the market there for ...
Rosh Hashana Insights
Rabbi Raphy Garson
A few years ago I saw a beautiful analogy by R’ Sheller of New York. He tells the story of ...
Life Happens
Rabbi Joseph Dweck
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” — John Lennon, “Beautiful Boy” Moshe’s days are ...
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF RABBI – ROSH HASHANAH 5777
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
“בראש השנה יכתבון וביום צום כיפור יחתמון” – ‘On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed and on Yom Kippur it is ...
Miracles – what’s the point?
Eli Gabay
The Rambam states that Moshe performed greater miracles than any other prophet. Nevertheless, it is not because of miracles that ...
Are you thirsty?
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Cognitive dissonance is a kind of armour that we build up to ward off information that we don’t want to ...
Ki Tavo – Vampire Logic
Rabbi Mashiach Kelaty
We’ve all heard of vampires. Those mythical creatures that prey on hapless humans and drink their blood.The evil incarnate Dracula ...
Ki Tavo – Catch Up!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Ki Tavo is always read just before Rosh Hashanah and it gives us good preparation for the days of Judgment ...
The Effects of Our Actions
Rabbi David Garson
The first three topics discussed consecutively in the parasha are: “Eshet YefatToar,” “IshaSenuah” and “Ben Sorer Umoreh.” “Eshet YefatToar,” concerns ...
Two Wives!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Are you married? No? What you waiting for join the club. Yes – for how long? Has it been a ...
Talk to Me
Rabbi Shimshon Silkin
Picture the scene: You’re standing in a supermarket checkout line behind a toddler clinging on to his mother’s hand. Most ...
Are you wise?!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
A Jew was riding on a train travelling through Russia. Seated next to him was a soldier of the Czar ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Dov Labi
MimaamakimKeraticha Hashem. “Out of the depths I cry to you, Hashem” …. Psalm 130:1 There is a story about a father and son ...
Blessings One Thousands Times!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Attending big events can be exceptional. It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, you want to make sure ...
Lesson In Love
Rabbi Alan Garber
After several attempts by the Midianites to attack and destroy the Jewish people, Hashem instructs Moshe near the beginning of ...
Many Thoughts!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
You’re late for a very important business meeting. The Chazan finishes the Amida – and you wait for the potential ...
Top Leader!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
The daughters of Tselofchad were very righteous and wise. The Midrash (Otzar Midrashim p474) lists them among the 23 most ...
Blind Determination
Rabbi Benjamin Stone
It is widely known that the key to the Israeli victory in the 1967 (“6-day”) war was its decision to ...
How Beautiful Are Your Tents Yakov!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
The military general was under pressure he needed to attack soon. When would be the best time to attack? It ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Avraham Citron
“REPENT! The end is drawing near!” So says the preacher in Stamford Hill. We laugh her off (and rightfully so) ...
Devotion to Torah
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
No, it’s not your imagination. You really have been spending more time at the office since the recession hit back ...
‘The Jewish Guide to Survival’
Rabbi Danny Kada
On my most recent family walk in the Lake District, we came across the statue of a Border Collie dog ...
Capturing the blessing in this world!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
From a young age we are taught that this world offers reward and punishment. Eat well, listen to your parents, ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Menachem Junik
Whilst looking at all the Mitzvot in the Torah, the observance of Shemita is one of the most difficult ones ...
Humble With Power
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
As business boomed for tailors in a busy street in London, four tailors decided to open up one after each ...
The Choice is Ours
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
The story is told about a man that didn’t believe in free will. After 120 years he went up to ...
Jewish Identity
Sam Millunchick
Thinking about the Holocaust this week, around Yom HaShoa, I was struck by the very nature of the destruction the ...
Veahavta Le ReachaKamocha a deeper meaning!
Rabbi Amos Azizoff
One of favourite Torah lessons is found in this week’s Parasha, Kedoshim. In one of the most important and extremely popular ...
Lessons from Terminal Five
Rabbi Benjamin Stone
Airport encounters can be strange. The gentleman sitting opposite me informed me that although he had emigrated to Haifa many ...
Leaving a true legacy!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Since the day Adam Harishon was created and then moved on to the higher worlds, a theory about life has ...
FREEDOM IN CHAINS
Rabbi Mashiach Kelaty
I don’t know about you, but I love Pesach. It’s a time for family, stories, soft matzah (for us Sephardim) ...
