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We should aim to be more like Moses than Michelangelo
The great artist’s and biblical hero’s approach to mortality show a revealing contrast
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Our grandmothers would be amazed to see what’s happening in shul
The feminine imagery associated with Shavuot underlines the importance of women’s role in education
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Is there a Jewish way to fight a war?
A new book explores what the rabbis have to say about military ethics
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My belief in questions
Challenges to our faith can yield new insights which help to strengthen it, says the author of a new book
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Parashah of the week: Terumah
“You will make planks for the Tabernacle” Exodus 26:15
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The grinning cat, the spiritual tinkerer and the legacy of Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Louis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary Jewish Theology, Miri Freud-Kandel, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, £29.95
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A wise, inclusive but sometimes over-protective approach to Torah
Listening for God in Torah & Creation, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Hatchette, £30
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Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend
Looking after the ‘stranger’ lies at the heart of the Torah
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The Orthodox rabbi who talks bedroom Torah
Rabbi Scott Kahn, who is speaking at Limmud, co-hosts a podcast on sex and relationships
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Abraham the activist, who challenged God
What made Abraham stand out? Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg profiles the patriarch in an extract from his new book
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What the rabbis teach about the ethics of war
We should do our utmost to minimise harm to civilians in Gaza
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The renaissance of halachah in modern Israel
State of Halakha — Israel’s History in Jewish Law, Aviad Tabory, Maggid, £22.99
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Danish PM says desecration of Jewish holy books 'shouldn't happen' amid planned burnings
Mette Frederiksen spoke out after several burnings of holy books in recent months inciting global outrage
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Sweden vows to prevent desecration of Jewish holy books after planned public burnings
Justice minister Gunnar Strömmer has pledged to examine legal and legislative possibilities to ban the desecration of holy books in the country
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Jewish charities supporting Torah studies investigated over use of signed blank cheques
The charities help scholars to devote time to study of the Talmud and rabbinic commentaries
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Sweden under fire as police greenlight another Jewish holy book burning protest
Israeli representatives and a senior rabbi has condemned the decision
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