Recent Writings
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Parashat B’midbar – Lift up the head
Read more →: Parashat B’midbar – Lift up the headComing Sunday (5 June/28 Iyyar) we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, one of several Jewish holidays com-memorating events of war in the modern State of Israel. This one recalls Israel’s…
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True Interfaith Support
Read more →: True Interfaith SupportI’d like to share with you an open letter to Rabbi Goldstein I received from Dr Nontando Hadebe, supporting us in our efforts to achive real equality for…
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The fight for equality continues….
Read more →: The fight for equality continues….Yesterday I received this letter from Gilad Stern and wanted to share it with you all.Warm Regards Rabbi Julia Margolis Hello friends, Gilad here; I wanted to say some…
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Parashat B’chukotai: Once upon a time there was a king
Read more →: Parashat B’chukotai: Once upon a time there was a kingOnce upon a time there was a king who had a wonderful and very large palace. The palace was decorated so beautifully that it took people’s breath away…
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Parashat Behar: Back to the top
Read more →: Parashat Behar: Back to the topAfter several chapters about purity and the sacrificial system, our Torah portion “Behar”, feels necessary to refer back once again to the time of the revelation of the…
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Parashat Emor: The real essence of the Torah
Read more →: Parashat Emor: The real essence of the TorahA teacher asks his student, “What is the essence of the Shabbat?” She responds, “The essence of Shabbat is that it is a sign of God’s creation of…
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Open letter to the Orthodox Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein
Read more →: Open letter to the Orthodox Chief Rabbi Warren GoldsteinDear Chief Rabbi,We have over the years met and spoken on several occasions, I have also had the opportunity of hearing you speak at various community events. It is…
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You shall be holy, for I, the Eternal your God, am holy
Read more →: You shall be holy, for I, the Eternal your God, am holyThe word kadosh is usually translated as “holy,” as in the Holy Land, the Holy of Holies, the Holy Ark, and the High Holy Days. Three times a…
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We should all hope that this week’s Yom HaShoah ceremony is the last one where women are banned from singing.
Read more →: We should all hope that this week’s Yom HaShoah ceremony is the last one where women are banned from singing.This week my colleague Rabbi Saar Shaked wrote his thoughts about the issue of banning women singing and I wanted to share it with you:“We should all hope…
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Pesach is our festival to thank God for the many miracles in our lives
Read more →: Pesach is our festival to thank God for the many miracles in our livesEach year we sing Dayeinu as part of our Seder, showing our gratitude to God for all the wonders performed to our ancestors as they went free from…
