Messages from the Rabbi: Archives

July 2018, Parshat Devarim

Dear Friends, This week’s Parsha is Parshat Devarim where we begin reading the last book of the Torah. While previous books discuss laws, stories or lessons, the book of Devarim…

July 2018, Parshat Matot Massei

Dear Friends, This week’s Parsha is the double portion of Matot and Maasei. Within the readings, the Torah recounts the entire journey of the people of Israel in the desert,…

July 2018, Parshat Pinchas

Dear Friends, This week’s Parsha is Parshat Pinchas. The Torah names the Parsha in honour of Pinchas due to his principled actions of leadership which is recounted in the previous…

June 2018, Parshat Balak

Dear friends, This week I, along with many others no doubt, watched the monumental visit of Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, on his first visit to Israel. This visit…

June 2018, Parshat Chukat

Dear friends, Along with many Melbournians I was struck by the terrible crime that rocked our city in the past week with the rape and murder of Eurydice Dixon, a…

June 2018, Message from Rabbi Grunstein, Parshat Korach

Mundane that Became Holy: Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein Looking around the shule at the ARK Center this Shabbat morning, I stood, as I did more than a few times in the…

June 2018, Parshat Shlach

Dear friends, This week’s Parsha is Parshat Shlach. As the book of Bamidbar progresses we see that the desert experience seems to grow in drama week on week. From the…

June 2018, Parshat Behalotcha

Dear friends, At the end of this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Behalotcha, we are given some insight into the workings of the house of Amram and Yocheved. While their three…

May 2018, Message from Rabbi Shneur on Shavuot in Israel

Dear friends, The last few weeks I’ve had the phenomenal experience of living and travelling the Negev with Lisa and our boys. There is so much to tell but most…

May 2018, Parshat Bamidbar

Dear friends, This week we begin reading the Book of Bamidbar and start with reading Parshat Bamidbar. I always laugh at the English name of the Book of Bamidbar, “Numbers”…