Messages from the Rabbi: Archives

Septemeber 2017, Parshat Ki-Tetze

Dear friends, This week’s Parsha, Parshat Ki-Tetze, is one of the most fascinating in its content. It contains a host of laws ranging from regulation of how we must treat…

August 2017, Parshat Shoftim

Dear Friends, Most of us don’t like receiving a parking ticket or any fine really. I’ve never come across a person who has been happy at the sight of one…

August 2017, Parshat Re’eh

Dear friends, Considering the fact that this week’s Parsha, Parshat Re’eh is one of the two primary sources in the Torah detailing the laws of Kosher food, it is a…

10 August 2017

Dear friends, We stand in interesting times indeed; both in terms of the Jewish calendar and as well in the unfolding saga of Orthodox Jewish life in Melbourne and abroad.…

July 2017, Parshat Devarim

Dear friends, This week’s Parsha, Parshat Devarim, marks the start of the fifth and final book of the Torah, also called the Book of Devarim. Devarim simply means words and…

July 2017, Parshat Matot-Massei

Dear friends, This week’s double-barrled portion, Parshat Matot-Massei, is the longest Torah parsha of the entire yearly cycle. When I was 14 and running a business, with my 13 year…

July 2017, Parshat Balak

Dear friends, This week's Parsha, Parshat Balak, is remarkable for a number of reasons. In it we read the famous verse of 'Ma Tovu,', the praise heaped upon the Jewish…

July 2017, Parshat Pinchas

Dear friends, This weeks Parsha, Parshat Pinchas, is actually a case study into exemplary leadership. While Moshe Rabbeinu is often lauded as being one of the greatest leaders of the…