We gather next month to engage in (and endure - start weaning yourselves from the coffee now…) the holiness of Yom Kippur, the most...

Teshuvah? - I will get to it… When all my dusts settle. There are many dusts, each of them a zillion particles whirling beyond my...

What does the Almighty expect from us? One way or another, each of us asks this question at least once in a lifetime. We keep searching...

The “modeh ani” prayer said every morning on waking gives thanks for the return of the soul to the body, built on the Talmudic idea that...

What do you need to do to be ready for Kabbalat shabbat? Can one just race through the week, rush into the house and then either turn on...

One of the things that I like so much about Judaism is our ritual pragmatism. If we don’t use the moments allotted us to milk every bit...

Levi Yitzchak of Rosakov (1740–1809), best known as Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, one of the most famous disciples of the Maggid of...

The main theme of the days of awe is that of judgement, with one of the most powerful images being that used by R. Yochanan to prompt us...

I am Gods and God is mine… A Reflection for the Yamim Noraim What does it mean to “have faith?” We use this expression in a variety of...

Elul Meditation Programme Week 2: Relationships with others and/or the Other Every love which depends on a thing – when the thing...