Jewish Torquemadas
by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Of all the Roman emperors, I would say that Constantine more than any other, was responsible indirectly for the two...
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Jul 7, 20234 min read
Fast of Tammuz
by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen We have just had the Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz. It commemorates the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the moment...
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Jul 6, 20234 min read
Shabbat Pinchas
Numbers 25:10-30:1 - Succession by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Pinchas was the grandson of Aharon, the zealot who took the law into his own hands....
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Jun 29, 20235 min read
Blasphemy and Brian
by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen In 1997 “The Life of Brian”, by Monty Python comedians, was a tremendous hit in Britain, and a scandal. The cast...
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Jun 29, 20233 min read
Shabbat Chukat Balak
Numbers 19-25:9 - Faith or Magic by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week we have two very different weekly readings of the Torah combined into...
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Jun 23, 20235 min read
Charter Schools and Isidore of Seville
by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I have always been a fan of Charter Schools (naturally there are poor ones too). And I was always shocked that...
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Jun 22, 20233 min read
Shabbat Korach
Numbers 16-19 - Quakes, Fires, and Almonds The earth opened up, fire from heaven, and sticks sprouted almond blossoms and nuts. What does...
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Jun 16, 20236 min read
Talmud on a Desert Island
by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen One of the longest-running radio program series on the BBC is Desert Island Discs. It began in the year of my...
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Jun 15, 20233 min read
Shabbat Lech Lecha
Numbers 13-16 - All About Spirit by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week’s Torah reading is dominated by the story of the 12 men sent by Moses to...
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