News for Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis Re’eh: What we have always had is new every day!How we should relate to the mitzvot on every day of our lives - how lucky we are! Va'etchanan: Climate Change and Moshe RabbeinuA very current message about climate change can be derived from the actions of Moshe Rabbeinu.Can one ever graduate from Jewish education?In the book of Dvarim, Moshe reminds the Israelites that they stayed at Mount Sinai for a long time and left it enriched with Torah. Matot-Massei: Pack this in your bags – it doesn’t weigh anythingWhen travelling, the most important thing to take with us doesn’t weight anything at all. Pinchas and the best invitation everIn this parasha, an invitation arrives from Hashem Himself in order to enable us to have a life changing experience. Be sure to RSVP.Balak: From where can the Jewish people derive comfort and consolation?Once we recognise where we have gone wrong, we can begin to put our national house in order to guarantee a bright and successful future.Something extraordinary happened in our living room!A Flame Lily inspires this week's D'var Torah about why it's so good to connect.Sometimes blind people see moreDoes a blind person say the daily morning blessing:thanking G-d "“Who opens the eyes of the blind.”?Beha’alotcha: Exacerbating Jewish suffering?When struck by one of your own, the consequences are more severe. That surely is a major lesson of Jewish history.Nasso: Sixty armed warriors surrounded King Solomon’s bed every night!King Solomon's kingdom saw forty years of peace, but who, or what, were his mightiest warriors?Count each day to make each day count!“Teach us to number our days in order that we should become wise hearted,” said the Psalmist, a message fitting for the period of the Omer.Shemini: The surprising value of self-doubtIf you think that you’re not good enough, perhaps that’s the very reason why you’re the best person for the job.Vayikra: Adding salt to bread helps us to improve our charactersThe effect of salt on food differs inherently from that of yeast, sugar or honey.Ki Tissa and Zoom: There's nothing like the real thingWhen one misses something, one comes to appreciate it all the more.Beshalach: Why should our children and grandchildren carry out mitzvot?The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat BeshalachA lesson about nitpickingThe Chief Rabbi’s weekly insight for Parshat Bo: Moses knew that some people always find what is wrong instead of appreciating the good.Va’eira: The impact of Covid-19 on our senior citizensThe Chief Rabbis’ insight for Parshat Va’eira in light of Psalm 71: "Do not cast us aside when we are old and our strength has failed.".Shemot: What does our name mean to others?The Chief Rabbi’s weekly insight for Parshat Shemot.Our Covid-19 journey – how should we respond to its uncertainty?The Chief Rabbi’s weekly insight for Parshat Vayechi.A Fast on a Friday? Asarah B’Tevet this yearTreating the root cause, not the symptoms.The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Asarah b’Tevet and Parshat Vayigash.By sharing, we receive more than we giveHow Pharaoh knoew that Joseph was someone who’s word he could rely on.Hanukkah and Vayeshev: We can always climb higher!The way in which we light the Hanukkah candles teaches us how to achieve our full potential.Vayishlach: The hidden challenge facing the Jewish peopleWhat are the three greatest challenges facing the Jewish people?Make the journey count as much as the destinationIt’s important to prepare for where we’re going and in doing so, derive meaning from the journey.Jacob and the PandemicWhy are our voices today more powerful than ever before?Chayei Sara: Is the title misleading?A tribute to Rabbi Lord Sacks z”l.The greatest leadersThe greatest leaders, just like great parents and teachers are all defined by one thing.What is the saddest verse in the Torah?A D׳var Torah on the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin.Strong foundationsD’var Torah for Parshat Noach. Don't just look at the height of the building you are constructing, look down at its foundations.Words Create Worlds – the power of speech and the danger of cancel cultureSpeech can create a world and speech can destroy a world.What do Abraham and an etrog have in common?The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Sukkot: Abraham the Patriarch symbolizes the fruit that never falls off the tree. Yom Kippur Sermon: We will get through this togetherWe will be praying from the depths of our hearts and at the same time, God is calling upon us to do the most we can.Our Covid-19 responsibility this Rosh HashannahCases of Covid-19 are on the rise, primarily due to irresponsibility, the responsibility that we have towards ourselves and others. Opinion.What is the significance of every single letter of the Torah?The UK Chief Rabbi brings the explanation of the Lubavitcher Rebbe for the mitzva of writing just one letter of a Sefer Torah.Why are stones so important in our tradition?The Hebrew word "even" means "stone" but it also is a composite of the words for father and son.Parents should never be jealous of their children.Only one fruit's blessing goes up a step on the ladder when it is made into juice. What does that have to do with marriage?What lesson can we learn from the sacrificial right in the parsha for our corona times?A verse that tells us what to do, if, for some technical or practical reason, like distancing, those who are needy can’t get to our homes.A change in the order provides a major lesson for all time!The first paragraph of the Shema is in the singular. The second paragraph is in the plural, The order of the mitzvot is switched. Why?How can we successfully pass on our Judaism through to the generations to come?After the Torah tells us to educate our children in the Shema prayer, it does not tell us how - or does it?What is the greatest blessing ever given to the Jewish people?if you look at our numbers throughout the ages you will be unable to count us. That is a message to remember on Tisha B'Av.Which legendary person’s Yartzeit will be commemorated on Wednesday this week?Tthe first day of the fifth month, is Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, which will be on Wednesday of this week and is mentioned in Parashat Mas'ei.Some of the greatest blessings are wrapped up in a cursePlease God, answer all of our prayers - for the good.Shlach lecha (Diaspora): When did an entire nation suffer from low self-esteem?The great medieval commentator Ibn Ezra says that the entire nation of Israel carried with them through the wilderness a slave mentality.What does the Torah say about good parenting?The Torah's thoughts on childrearing are all to be found in the name of this week's (Diaspora) Torah reading. How to enhance your Shavuot during the coronavirus pandemicRabbi Lord Sacks and Chief Rabbi Mirviis present: A life of vertical & horizontal responsibility: Shavuot during the Coronavirus PandemicWill people be proud to be connected to you?We have an opportunity now to set an example, to show how despite difficulty, we are acting responsibly, for ourselves and our societies. UK Chief Rabbi’s ‘Lecha Dodi’ school sing-a-long goes viralVideo of primary schools nationwide singing with the Chief Rabbi ahead of Shabbat UK is an internet hit. May dined with Chief Rabbi on eve of becoming PMNew British PM Theresa May took the time to keep 'longstanding arrangement' to dine with Chief Rabbi on night before taking office. New British Chief Rabbi will Attend 'Limmud'Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has announced he will attend the cross-communal learning event amid concerns of leading judges. |
