UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

Toldot:

What can be learnt from Eisav’s favourite outfit?

What is your most favourite outfit of clothing? For what special occasion did you wear it?

Parshat Tazria: The happiest month?

From the month of Nisan, we are taught that it is not just during times of sorrow that we should empathise with others, it is also when they are happy.

Shmini: What are the two middle words of the Torah?

In pre-computer times, the scribes knew how many words and how many letters there were in the entire Torah.

Tzav: Here is a riddle for you:

What it says on the tin should be what you find within it.

Do you know the minor festivals this weekend?

Did you know that this Friday and Shabbat there are some minor festivals on the Jewish calendar?