Waiting and Praying for Rain: Ekev 5786
When will it finally rain? The weather for the past month in the UK has been gorgeous–sunny and dry, but this is too much of a good thing. Hosepipe bans have been imposed to conserve water, lawns and...
View ArticleStuttering Sacred Speech: Devarim 5786
Learning to speak is one of the most mysterious, impactful and, for some, challenging of human capacities. To witness a toddler produce their first recognisable words often seems like a miracle....
View ArticleShelach Lekha 5786: The Power of Predictive Processing
We frequently find that two people can observe the same set of facts and yet arrive at opposite conclusions. Our interpretive instincts are shaped by both personal experience and neurobiology. Facts...
View ArticleFollow the Cloud: Beha’alotekha 5786
(Farewell Drashah to Minyan Ma’at, June 6, 2026) חמישה מי יודע? Who knows five? חמישה חומשי תורה, “Five are the books of Torah.” We all know this, and so do our kids. But could there be seven, like the...
View ArticleThe People’s Party: Purim for All. Shabbat Ki Tissa/Zakhor 5786
It delights me when reading halakhic texts that are frankly dry to discover a glimpse of the dramas of daily life in centuries past. One such glimpse is on view in the discussion of the special Shabbat...
View ArticleThree Readings of the Third Commandment: Yitro 5786
The third commandment seems simple enough: לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת־שֵׁם־ה׳ אֱלֹקיךָ לַשָּׁוְא, כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה ה׳ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא׃ Translated literally it means, “Do not take up the...
View ArticleOh, Brother! Jewish Quest Podcast on VaYehi
This conversation with Simon Eder of the Jewish Quest explores the mysterious character of Joseph, a man who keeps his own counsel, and the Torah’s message of fraternal reconciliation in the closing...
View ArticleShabbat Hanukkah–Mikketz 5786
מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר־חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת לְדָוִֽד׃ “A Song for the Dedication of the House, for David.” This verse serves as the superscription to Psalm 30, a psalm which features prominently in our liturgy,...
View ArticleResurrecting Resurrection: Vayeilekh/Shuvah 5786
The Torah itself is the mechanism of reviving the dead. When we teach their Torah, then we experience their presence. Moses is in the room with us today, and so too are all of our teachers who have...
View ArticleChukat 5785: The Torah of Mortals and Machines
Might an obscure ancient ritual that has not been practiced in millennia have relevance for contemporary technology such as artificial intelligence? Let’s consider a curious turn of phrase in Parashat...
View ArticleWaiting and Praying for Rain: Ekev 5786
When will it finally rain? The weather for the past month in the UK has been gorgeous–sunny and dry, but this is too much of a good thing. Hosepipe bans have been imposed to conserve water, lawns and...
View ArticleStuttering Sacred Speech: Devarim 5786
Learning to speak is one of the most mysterious, impactful and, for some, challenging of human capacities. To witness a toddler produce their first recognisable words often seems like a miracle....
View ArticleShelach Lekha 5786: The Power of Predictive Processing
We frequently find that two people can observe the same set of facts and yet arrive at opposite conclusions. Our interpretive instincts are shaped by both personal experience and neurobiology. Facts...
View ArticleFollow the Cloud: Beha’alotekha 5786
(Farewell Drashah to Minyan Ma’at, June 6, 2026) חמישה מי יודע? Who knows five? חמישה חומשי תורה, “Five are the books of Torah.” We all know this, and so do our kids. But could there be seven, like the...
View ArticleThe People’s Party: Purim for All. Shabbat Ki Tissa/Zakhor 5786
It delights me when reading halakhic texts that are frankly dry to discover a glimpse of the dramas of daily life in centuries past. One such glimpse is on view in the discussion of the special Shabbat...
View ArticleThree Readings of the Third Commandment: Yitro 5786
The third commandment seems simple enough: לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת־שֵׁם־ה׳ אֱלֹקיךָ לַשָּׁוְא, כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה ה׳ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא׃ Translated literally it means, “Do not take up the...
View ArticleOh, Brother! Jewish Quest Podcast on VaYehi
This conversation with Simon Eder of the Jewish Quest explores the mysterious character of Joseph, a man who keeps his own counsel, and the Torah’s message of fraternal reconciliation in the closing...
View ArticleShabbat Hanukkah–Mikketz 5786
מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר־חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת לְדָוִֽד׃ “A Song for the Dedication of the House, for David.” This verse serves as the superscription to Psalm 30, a psalm which features prominently in our liturgy,...
View ArticleResurrecting Resurrection: Vayeilekh/Shuvah 5786
The Torah itself is the mechanism of reviving the dead. When we teach their Torah, then we experience their presence. Moses is in the room with us today, and so too are all of our teachers who have...
View ArticleChukat 5785: The Torah of Mortals and Machines
Might an obscure ancient ritual that has not been practiced in millennia have relevance for contemporary technology such as artificial intelligence? Let’s consider a curious turn of phrase in Parashat...
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