Two Minutes of Torah: Bo - Taking Responsibility

I'm sure I'm not the only one who struggles with Ikea furniture. It's not that the instructions are not clear, it's more a c...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Va'era - Asking for help

Remember the Titans is one of the great sports movies. It tells the story of a football team in a Virginia High School which was forced to o...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Shemot - Righteous Gentiles in Egypt

At the beginning of 2011, while protests were happening in Egypt against the regime of Hosni Mubarak, a joke did the rounds, which claimed t...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayechi - Taking the good with the bad

I can't remember the first time when I heard the blessing which is given to children, but I know that throughout my youth I was confused...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayigash - Gotta find my purpose

In the musical Avenue Q, the story begins with Princeton, a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. He is unsure what h...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Mikketz - A fair swap

When I was at school I remember that the collecting of football (soccer) stickers was very popular amongst us boys. We would buy packets of ...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayeishev - Open your eyes

I often wonder if the way that I see colors is the same way that other people view them. Recently I was flying to Israel, on a journey which...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayishlach - Not prayer alone

There is a joke about a man who was in financial difficulty who went to a church to pray that he would win the lottery. A week went by, and ...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Toldot - A life true to myself

According to Bronnie Ware, an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks ...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Chayeh Sarah - Out of sight, Out of mind

As a child I used to see my Israeli grandparents twice a year; during the winter we would visit Israel and in the summer they would visit us...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayera - Abraham and Hurricane Sandy

This week one of the top stories around the world has been the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast of Am...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Lech Lecha - What are we afraid of?

My wife enjoys watching horror movies, and as we get closer to Halloween, it feels like there is always one on the TV for her to watch. I do...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Noach - The Tallest Building in the World

Whenever I drive into New York City, I am always struck by the view of the buildings and skyscrapers. It is a picture which I first encounte...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Bereishit - What's in a Naming?

I imagine that there are many responsibilities which go with being a parent. Alongside the general responsibility of caring for the child, a...

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Two Minutes of Torah (Special): Sukkot - I'll blow your house in

Many of you will know the story of the three little pigs, each one of whom built a home; one out of straw, one out of wood and one out of br...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Haazinu - Holding his Head High

On the television show The Apprentice the important moment in each episode comes at the end as Donald Trump tells one of the contestants: “Y...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayeilech - What's your motto?

Rodgers and Hammerstein are famous for giving the world some of our most celebrated musicals. They have a special place in my heart because ...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Nitzavim - Whose Torah is it Anyway?

As a Rabbi I have got used to handling Torah scrolls. We read from them on Shabbat, we practice from them during the week, we roll them into...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Ki Tavo - Making Good Choices

Spending time with young children I have learnt about the concept of ‘good choices’ and ‘bad choices’. From a very young age children learn ...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Ki Tetzeh - The Right to Privacy

Last year the British media was rocked by the phone hacking scandal, when it was discovered that journalists had been listening to people...

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