Thought For The Week

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Vayetzei – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

The Sedra this week, Vayetzei, (commonly translated as “he went out”) is the second Sedra covering the life of Jacob which will be...

Toldot – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

The Parashah this week opens with life, listing the תּֽוֹלְדֹ֥ת, (“Toledot”), the “generations”, of Isaac and includes a threat of death....

Chayei Sarah – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

The Sedra this week, Chayei Sarah, “The life of Sarah”, begins with her death. It continues with the five words: וַיָּבֹא֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם...

Vayera – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

Vayera is the second Parasha of three covering the life of Abraham. We begin on the plain of Mamre just after Abraham has circumcised...

Lech Lecha – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

Why do we move on? The Sedra Lech Lecha asks Abram to “go forth” but almost all of us have, either through our own decisions or sometimes...

Noach – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

As children most of us were introduced to the themes of this week’s Sedra and we grew up with the stories of the flood, the rainbow, and...

Bereishit – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

This opening Sedra of the Torah, Bereishit, ("in the beginning"), has been subject to wide analysis not just in the Jewish world but...

Chol Ha’moed Sukkot – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

We are now part way through Sukkot also known as Chag HaAsif (the Festival of Ingathering). Sukkot is also called “The Chag” stressing...

Ha'azinu – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

Today’s reading, Ha’azinu, is one of two sections of the Torah described as a song. The first was Shira Ha Yam at the Red Sea: a song of...

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