On staying at home
“Experience which is passed on from mouth to mouth is the source from which all storytellers have drawn. And among those who have written...
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rabbinathan
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
On racism
“On this subject, I do not wish to think, to speak, or to write with moderation. I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not...
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rabbinathan
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
On Shavuot
This week sees the end of the counting of the Omer and the celebration of the festival of Shavuot. All at once we celebrate the new...
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rabbinathan
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
On El Ghriba
Lag Baomer is one of those Jewish traditions that I’d be very interested to know whether anyone of you celebrated it in your youth, or...
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rabbinathan
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
On Mother's Day
One of the life lessons that my dear, late mother drummed into me, was that “you can do nothing with mothers”. That is to say, mothers...
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rabbinathan
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
On being British and Israeli at Yom Hashoah
This week we commemorated Yom Hashoah, and many of us experienced a very moving zoom ceremony in conjunction with the Israeli Embassy,...
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rabbinathan
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
On Eighth Day Pesach
Seventh Day Pesach is perhaps the most overlooked “chag” in the Jewish calendar. The Torah is clear: the first day of Pesach is a holiday...
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rabbinathan
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
On matzah and tuna
Passover is synonymous with gefilte fish but it’s a lesser seen fish at the seder that I think helps illuminate our understanding of the...
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rabbinathan
- Mar 14, 2020
- 3 min
Don't be lazy, get up and go to shul!
Cuando el Rey Nimrod al campo salía miraba en el cielo y en la estrellería vido una luz santa en la judería que había de nacer Abraham...
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rabbinathan
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
On being a good husband or just an average rabbi?
A few days ago Shelly travelled by herself to Jerusalem. A silver lining from our year in hospital is that we have a half-full box of...
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rabbinathan
- Mar 5, 2020
- 5 min
On the Israeli elections
This week saw the latest round of elections is Israel, as citizens here voted for who should be elected to the 23rd Knesset, as members...
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rabbinathan
- Mar 4, 2020
- 4 min
On visiting my birthplace
Not too long ago, I visited my birthplace of Coventry, for the first time in twenty five years. For those of you who don’t know, Coventry...
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rabbinathan
- Feb 25, 2020
- 4 min
On facing up to Purim
Mi She Nichnas Adar - Marbin Basimcha Whenever Adar arrives, the fun begins It feels a little odd advocating fun and games when I am not...
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rabbinathan
- Feb 19, 2020
- 4 min
On why I am a Reform rabbi
It was a conversation with Raul Gottlieb, President of the Union of Reform Judaism in Latin America, that helped me understand that there...
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rabbinathan
- Feb 13, 2020
- 3 min
On being struck by lightning
I was struck by lightning this week. There was a flash and a loud bang, and the plane I was on lurched to one side. I briefly wondered...
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rabbinathan
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
On yearning for home
“My homeland, a poor and fair land The Queen has no home, the King has no crown And there are seven days of spring-time a year All the...
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rabbinathan
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
On borrowing
I recently shipped my things from Singapore to Israel. From Haifa Port the Customs officer called Shelly, my wife, in order to understand...
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rabbinathan
- Jan 16, 2020
- 4 min
On Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is hardly my favourite topic but unfortunately it has been much discussed this past year, more than at any time I can...
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rabbinathan
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min
On Jewish politicians
Joseph is a heroic figure sans pareil throughout the Hebrew Bible. Ex humili potens, as a patriarch he combines both the statesmanship of...
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rabbinathan
- Dec 5, 2019
- 3 min
Deal or no deal?
Deal or no deal? No, not another Brexit dvar torah (but fear not, I’m planning to comment on the British elections next week) but rather...
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