Explaining Orthodoxy’s many Responses to Coronavirus
Jewish communal attitudes and behaviours toward COVID-related restrictions have varied sig...
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Explaining Orthodoxy’s many Responses to Coronavirus
Explaining Orthodoxy’s many Responses to Coronavirus
Dieting and Judaism: not a slimming mix
Eat less, exercise more. That’s how my sister-in-law, the doctor, describes dieting, at ...
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Congregant: Rabbi, I have a big problem. It’s Kol Nidrei and the <insert-team-name&g...
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Western Wall on Friday night
As always, it’s a pleasure to be here in Israel, even if only for a few days. The very ...
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The Chanukah Tree
The Menorah is one of the most enduring Jewish symbols we have – instantly recognizable,...
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How Frum is Frum enough?
Many posts and comments on these pages have had a go at some of the Orthodox Jewish instit...
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Footy Crunch Time, Shul Crunch Time
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook: “The sounds of the Shofar can only...
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Gossip Danger
“I won’t let my child ever walk home alone again from school”, I heard a mother say,...
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And you shall relate to your son
והגדת לבנך – שמות יג”ח And you shall relate to your son...
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The Minyan Factory
I’m visiting Israel very briefly, and again find myself enamoured with the “minyan fa...
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The Social Network – My Friend has a Friend
In the weekly portion of the same name (Numbers/Bamidbar 22), Balak, the king of Moab, c...
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