December 12, 2013
2:34 pm
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Topic: Judaism
December 12, 2013
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Ask The Rabbi – 12/12/2013
Dear Rabbi, My grandfather is a Holocaust survivor. He’s quite elderly and recently I was shocked to discover that he has requested to be cremated after his passing. How can I best convince him to reconsider this decision? Lori Dear Lori, I’m going to be straight with you, Lori. In all my experience, when […]
December 5, 2013
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Sedra – Vayigash
With Rabbi Zvi Solomons. EVERYONE KNOWS that ancient Israel was divided after the death of King Solomon into two kingdoms, the northern calling itself Israel and the southern calling itself Judah. The southern kingdom was ruled over by Kings from the tribe of Judah, the northern by descendants of Joseph, mainly from Ephraim. In a […]
December 5, 2013
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Torah for Today – 05/12/13
What does the Torah say about… affairs at work? With Rabbi Brian Rubenstein. At first glance, this is an easy one. Of course it is inappropriate to mix the personal with the professional to such an extent that it leads to an affair at work. Until recently, I worked in a FTSE 100 bank […]
December 5, 2013
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Ask The Rabbi – 05/12/13
Dear Rabbi, My son was born in the second Adar of a Jewish leap year. We booked his barmitzvah two years ago. This year is again a Jewish leap year so my son’s barmitzvah should be in the second Adar, as it was the year he was born. However, our shul has booked it during […]
November 28, 2013
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Torah for Today – 28/11/2013
What does the Torah say about… energy prices? IN THE UK, energy to private homes and businesses is provided by the ‘Big Six’ companies. Regularly, there is news of price hikes and conversation about how the elderly and impoverished will suffer through the winter. What does the Torah say about this? Jewish law has a […]
November 28, 2013
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Sedra – Mikeitz
With Rabbi Ariel ABEL. THIS WEEK’S reading begins with the dénouement in a story of dreams. Joseph is ungraciously forgotten by Pharaoh’s butler, an ex-convict for negligent service to his master. Now, he is remembered owing to Pharaoh’s necromancers, whose inability to carry out their function force the king to consider releasing a prisoner of […]
November 28, 2013
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Ask The Rabbi – 28/11/2013
Dear Rabbi, All my life I used candles for Chanukah. This year I am married and my husband insists we use oil. It’s messy and I want to know if it really makes any difference. A light is a light after all. Sandra Dear Sandra, You see! That’s what happens when you don’t cover […]
November 21, 2013
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Torah For Today – 21/11/2013
What does the Torah sat about sham marriages? With Rabbi Zvi Solomons. IN EVERY Jewish marriage, as a verification, a certificate is required from the Chief Rabbi’s office. The history of this is informative. With the mass immigration from eastern Europe in the late 19th Century, women became vulnerable to unscrupulous men. A woman would […]
November 21, 2013
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Sedra – Vayeishev
With Rabbi Yisroel Newman. JOSEPH, ON instruction of his father, visits his brothers who are shepherding Jacob’s flock in the city of Shechem (Nablus). The brothers, who despise Joseph, see him approaching from afar. They realise that, with no-one to see them, they can kill Joseph and concoct a tale that will be impossible to […]
November 21, 2013
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Ask The Rabbi – 21/11/2013
Dear Rabbi, The Limmud controversy doesn’t seem to be going away. There is a split among leading Orthodox rabbis as to whether it is right or wrong to attend this annual event. How can there be such diverse opinion on the matter within the same ranks? Raphi Dear Raphi, As the Limmud saga […]
November 14, 2013
3:43 pm
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Sedra – Vayishlach
With Rabbi Alex Chapper. How do you deal with disappointment? Do you allow it to crush you and lose hope of ever being successful or do you bounce back and try even harder in the future? The question is a significant one, because how you answer it is probably a better indicator of your character than […]
November 14, 2013
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Torah for Today – 14/11/2013
What does the Torah say about… Mitzvah Day? With Rabbi Avrohom Zeidman. There are two types of people in the world: takers and givers. A taker is one who is ultimately focused on himself. A giver is one who is focused on the other. These two types of people view the world through two opposing paradigms. […]
November 13, 2013
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Ask The Rabbi – 13/11/2013
Dear Rabbi, You once wrote that it’s important to rise to challenges. I face daily challenges and try to rise to them. But sometimes trying and failing leaves me feeling worse than before trying. It is emotionally exhausting and sometimes life is too overwhelming. Phyllis Dear Phyllis If you’ve ever watch a skilled surfer […]
November 7, 2013
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Torah for Today – 07/11/2013
What does the Torah say about… Organ Donation? With Rabbi Ariel Abel. MAY WE donate organs according to halacha? In antiquity our ancestors were embalmed – the Egyptian custom was followed in the case of Jacob and Joseph. Their organs, including the brain, were disposed of to preserve a corpse for a lengthy period of […]
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