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.
7th Day of Pesah: Institutional Innovations
Rabbi Joseph Dweck
The last day of Pesah ends with a yom which introduces a concept that isn’t expressed in the opening days ...
Passover Tells Us: Teach Your Children Well
Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
As one nation after another in Africa and the Middle East engages in a fight for freedom, Passover, which begins ...
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) ...
7th Day of Pesah: Institutional Innovations
Rabbi Joseph Dweck
The last day of Pesah ends with a yom which introduces a concept that isn’t expressed in the opening days ...
Passover Tells Us: Teach Your Children Well
Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
As one nation after another in Africa and the Middle East engages in a fight for freedom, Passover, which begins ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Raphy Garson
“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” – Henry Thomas Buckle Recently the Daily Mail ...
Metzora 5776
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
This week’s Torah portion, Metsora, discusses the laws of various forms of Tumah [spiritual defilement] that result from certain discolorations ...
Reflecting the Light – A lesson from the Moon.
Rabbi Alan Garber
This Shabbat is the fourth and final of the four special Shabbatot which help us prepare for the festivals of ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Meyer Amar
Senior Kodesh Teacher at Hasmonean High School Mazal tov are the words we usually hear when we hear the joyful ...
SELF IMPROVEMENT – Don’t Blame Me!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Do you remember the Iraqi information minister giving a news brief on April 7, 2003? He claimed that there were ...
It’s KOSHER!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
We live in a privileged generation. Whereas our grandparents found it hard to keep a kosher home, we are spoilt for choice ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Assaf Portal
מה למדו ולימדו בני פפוניה ב״ה השבוע נחוג את חג הפורים ,ומייד בסיומו נתכונן לחג הפסח הקרב ובא. מאפיות המצות ...
No Hallel on Purim?!?!
Chazzan Yaakov Tamir
It is a well known fact that we do not say Hallel on Purim, and as such, RavYosefKaro confirms this ...
Simchat Purim!!!
Rabbi SimchaKirschenbaum
Purim is a time when we celebrate and rejoice because Haman was destroyed, and the Jewish people were able to ...
The End of the Beginning
Rabbi Mordechai Cohen
The Pasuk says “AcharHadevarimHa’ele” – after these things. After Achashverosh was saved by Mordechai from Bigtan and Teresh (the two who plotted ...
What’s the Big Deal?
Rabbi Shmuel Kimche
Everyone is going nuts about Purim!!! What’s the big deal?? Is Purim the only time The Jewish People were threatened ...
The Art of Giving!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
Judaism is full of blessings. We are commanded to recite one hundred blessings a day. Yet, there is no blessing ...
Simcha and Soson – the double joy of Purim
Guest Writer
In the beautiful Purim song we joyously sing “LayehudimhoysohOiroh, VeSimchaVeSoson…” What is the double expression of Simcha and Soson? In ...
Absorbing the Kedusha
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
It is the custom of Am Yisrael, that when someone is called to the Torah, their name is first called ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Amrom Nemeth
The first time I personally met Dayan Lopian, was just over four years ago when I gave him a lift ...
Believe in Yourself
Rabbi David Garson
Rabbi Ami said, “Come and see how great people of faith are, if one trusts in a weasel & pit, ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
In 2015 Johnny Strange lived up to his last name – entering the record books for pulling a huge aeroplane ...
What’s in a Count?
Rabbi Dov Levy
The Parasha begins by instructing us only to count the Jewish people by way of their donations, since direct counting ...
Your True Self!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
After the Golden Calf debacle, Moshe sought to open a path for the Jewish people to attain G d’s forgiveness ...
WHAT LIES IN HOW WE DRESS?
Rabbi Dov Levene
Parshas Tezave talks about the components of the building of the Mishkan. Parshas Tezave moves on and discusses the special ...
What are you wearing today?
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
A recent article featuring celebrities without make up went viral. Many of their ‘real’ faces were not recognised by followers ...
TechiyatHametim and TU BISHVAT
Rabbi MordechaiNissim
This week is TU BISHVAT the new year of trees. What lesson can we learn from a tree? Every Jew ...
It’s time for a reality check!
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
In the year 5776 what kind of a world are we living in? Given historical trends, would you say the ...
Wake up and Sing
Rabbi Mino Labi
This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Shira, the Shabbat of Song. This Shabbat gets its name from the fact that this ...
Parasha Insights
Rabbi Jonathan Tawil
How is your schedule looking next week? Shouldn’t really talk about it on Shabbat, but I am asking as this ...
