Thought For The Week

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Vayechi – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

Vayechi is the last Parasha of Bereishit. Winston Churchill used the phrase “the end of the beginning but not the beginning of the end”...

Vayigash – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

The Joseph story fills the last 4 chapters of Bereishit. This week, Vayigash, is the longest of them all. In the Torah scroll there are...

Miketz – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

How do we maintain our Jewish identity in a strange land? That has been a question that resonates throughout our history. There are times...

Vayeshev – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

On Sunday we celebrate Chanukah recording the battle to save Jewish identity from being lost within Hellenistic culture around 200BCE. We...

Vayishlach – A thought for the week by Michael Lewis

Uncertainty, regret for our actions and inactions and reflection are all features of our lives. All those themes are touched upon in the...

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...

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