Rabbi’s Blog

Dear Friends, This week we have a unique opportunity to experience two types of candle lighting, Shabbat and Chanukah. The Talmud (Shabbat 23b) teaches that if one can only afford […]

Dear Friends, Giving Chanukah gifts to children, contrary to the popular misconception that it originates from ‘other sources’ around this period, has a source in the writings of the great […]

Dear Friends, As a ‘Brit’ growing up in London, the famed wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill was often mentioned. In his first weeks as prime minister, he was faced […]

Dear Friends, The Tesla enthusiasts are closely following the strange-looking electric pickup truck, the Tesla Cybertruck, which was first unveiled as a prototype in late 2019 and is reported to […]

Dear Friends, Rabbenu Yonah, in his commentary on Pirkei Avot (5:3), writes that the tenth and final test of Avraham Avinu was finding a burial place for his wife, Sarah. […]

Dear Friends, While many know the Israeli Mossad, their motto may not be as well known. Originally it was based on a passuk in Mishlei (24:6): “בתחבולות תעשה לך מלחמה”   […]