Shabbat Yitro
February 13, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Father-in-Law Read more
Shabbat Beshalach
February 7, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
What is a miracle? Read more
Samson Is Israel
January 31, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Shimshon ( Samson) is the great Jewish hero. The symbol of Jewish defiance and overcoming odds, throughout the ages. Read more
Shabbat Bo
January 30, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Negotiations Read more
Shabbat Vaeyra
January 23, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Why Wait? Read more
British Mandate a Mistake?
January 19, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
The ignorant (or brainwashed) , useful idiots who call for the destruction of a Jewish homeland, claim that the Mandate that granted Jews a homeland was not only a mistake but an original sin. Read more
Yeshivas: A place where you sit!
January 10, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
What is a Yeshivah? A place where you sit, literally. Of course, you can do many things when you sit. From meditation to wasting time! Read more
Shabbat Vayechi
January 9, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Migration and Assimilation
January 3, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
There are very different reasons why Jews have always migrated, and many have assimilated. Read more
Shabbat Vayigash
January 2, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Politics
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Orgies
December 27, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Since we are in the midst of party season, I am reminded of the strange history of Jewish parties that went wrong. Read more
Shabbat Mikeytz: Dreams
December 26, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Dreams play a very important part in the biblical narrative. Read more
A history of Chanukah
December 22, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
We like to think that Chanukah was the great victory of Judah, the son of Mattityahu the Priest ( who initiated the resistance ) against the mighty Syrian or Seleucid Greeks over two thousand years ago. Read more
Shabbat Vayeyshev
December 19, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Tamar the Righteous Woman Read more
The Wind and the Sun
December 15, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
A few weeks ago, The Economist ran an article referring to Sir Isaiah Berlin. Read more
Shabbat Vayishlach
December 12, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Shabbat Vayeytzey
December 5, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Do as You Would Be Done By Read more
The Savanarola Moment
November 29, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
People are asking why now are we experiencing such a tsunami of hatred? Read more
Shabbat Toldot
November 28, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
November 22, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
While the world’s attention has been focused on the American election, a far less publicized but still significant election for the Chief Rabbinate took place in Israel. Read more
Shabbat Chayey Sarah
November 21, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Pay attention to the words! Read more
Shabbat Vayeyra
November 15, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Avraham Challenges God Read more
Trump
November 10, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
וללב מלכים אין חקר
“There is no way to plumb the depths of the hearts of kings.”
Proverbs 25:3
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Shabbat Leych Lecha
November 7, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Challenges Read more
Assassinations
October 23, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Yes, of course, I was delighted to hear that Sinwar met the violent end that he deserved. Read more
The Festival of Succot
October 16, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Yom Kippur Eve
October 11, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Hope or Trust? Read more
Should God Atone too?
September 27, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
We are approaching a period of atonement. And sometimes, I wonder who should be atoning. Read more
Shabbat Nitzavim & Vayeylech
September 26, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
SECRETS Read more
Daniel Deronda: George Eliot and the Jews.
September 20, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
In 1290, Jews were expelled from England. In 1656, Cromwell failed to persuade Parliament to welcome Jews back officially. Read more