Kehillat NashiraNov 22, 20232 minDivrei TorahBemidbar - Mattot & MassaiThe ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus' paradox, is a thought experiment that raises the question of whether an object (like a ship)...
Kehillat NashiraNov 22, 20232 minDivrei TorahBereishit - Lech LechaTowards the end of this week’s parasha, almost forgotten between God’s epic “lech lecha” call to Avram, and the chilling “brit bein...
Kehillat NashiraNov 22, 20234 minDivrei TorahBemidbar - KorachIf I say the word “duckhouse” the adult Brits in the room know instantly what I’m talking about! We’ve had some quite entertaining...
Kehillat NashiraNov 22, 20232 minDivrei TorahShmot - Ki TisaKi Tisa: The God of second chances I once had a colleague who used to say “I believe in the God of second chances”. If ever there was a...
Kehillat NashiraNov 22, 20232 minDivrei TorahDevarim - Ki TavoThis parasha was one of the first Jewish texts to come into my life - in the form of my bat mitzvah sedra. In my 1998 (indeed!) dvar...
Kehillat NashiraNov 22, 20238 minDivrei TorahVayikra - KedoshimI was 17 when my best friend told me he was gay. At the time it was a shock - I’d never (at least as far as I knew at the time) known a...