Shavuot 2024.
July 2, 2024
Most Christians joyfully celebrate Pentecost as the time of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the Church, but few realise that this special day
Most Christians joyfully celebrate Pentecost as the time of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the Church, but few realise that this special day
A PURIM REFLECTION Nachmanides, a leading Torah scholar of the Middle Ages (known as ‘Ramban,’ an acronym for Rabbi Moshe Ben Nachman) noted that any
INTRODUCTION Purim is a great time of celebration marking deliverance of the Jewish people from the hands of their enemies and is in many ways
Here is the potted version of Hanukah, the celebration of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people when Satan tried to destroy them as he has
YOM KIPPUR—DAY OF ATONEMENT by Raphael ben Levi (Extract from the book, “Romance of the Hebrew Calendar” “There is not a single bird more persecuted
Let’s begin by going to the Scriptures to see what it tells us about this feast: “Adonai said to Moshe,“Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘In
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot Ex.33:12–34:26; Ezek. 38:18–39:16; Rev. 21:1–22:21 “Behold, I make a covenant: before all your people I will do marvels, such as have
INTRODUCTION Purim is a great time of celebration marking deliverance of the Jewish people from the hands of their enemies and is in many ways
Parasha Chukat (Regulation,Commands) Num.19-22:1 Judg.11:1-33 By Raphael ben Levi This week’s Torah portion is taken from Num.19-22 read in all synagogues throughout the world that
This week’s parasha takes us full circle to the end of Moses’ life, but what was it like at the beginning as a humble shepherd
As we prepare to celebrate Sukkot next Shabbat I would like to briefly share a taster regarding a Sukkot tradition known as the waving of
I recently heard one American make the comment that, “Being Jewish is a political liability for the Democrats” who most Jews vote for. Yet the