Yesterday I sat my final rabbinical exam in the laws of Jewish mourning, Aveilut. So it felt apt to find something in this week's...

Mirror mirror on the wall... in our parasha, Vayakhel, Moshe attempts to refuse the gift of mirrors to the Mishkan on the basis that...

Much can be said about Pharaoh's heart hardening and being heartened and the implications for free will... but today, I'm interested in...

Parashat Toldot Divar Torah by Miriam Lorie - 24th November 2022 Our parasha is named Toldot, and begins with the words וְאֵלֶּה...

This week, Miriam Lorie is joined by her colleague Sarah Beth Neville @sarah_beth_nev this week to discuss the parasha Toldot. Isaac...

This week Miriam is joined by her friend Sarah-Beth Neville. Isaac digging wells isn't the most obvious place to go in this week's...

#bringthemhome #shabbatshalom #parasha #Vayera #miraclesdohappen

The midrash says that God created multiple worlds before settling on our one. Click here to watch Miriam's 60 second video sermon. But...

In this week's 60 second video Miriam suggests you listen to this song, which puts these gorgeous Torah words to music. There have been...

It's Ellul! It's 2 weeks until Rosh Hashanah! It's my bat mitzvah sedra Ki Tavo! Bring on the ceremonies, symbols and metaphorical...

Ok so everyone is keen to point out why Korach is such a baddie in this week's parasha and don't get me wrong, I don't disagree. But...

It's in this week's parasha where a black hole of death takes place, unmentioned, eerily skipped. But I think there's a hint as to mass...

Content warning - suicide The Torah does not shy away from this heavy subject, nor does it minimise it or surround it with shame. On the...

Sending blessings - in contents as well as wishes - from the Lake District... #shabbatshalom #parasha #nasso #dvartorah

We're ALL counted so we ALL count! Err not quite. At least in this limited human world. Gratitude to the scholar and meditation leader...

he Torah is a deep dark book. And I'm not making up the connection with the garden of Eden because one line in Bechukotai says that if we...

What is the essence of Shabbat? How can we keep the spirit of Shabbat beyond the letter of the laws? And how does this effect this...

Imagine living in a world where your hidden actions were displayed for all to see. No thank you! But the more veiled world we live in...

It has been a difficult week for many of us. If anyone has been affected by recent awful events with what happened to the Dee family, and...

Leavened and unleaved bread in this week's Torah portion, on Pesach, and in within US! Indebted in these ideas to my teacher Rav Alex...