Welcome to the book of Bemidbar, the story of the first wanderings in the desert of our wandering people. It’s a dark book with an...

Behar presents us with the Torah’s radical vision for society, which isn’t capitalism or socialism, but is a utopian vision of its own:...

I don’t know about your household, but there’s a certain time in the year which is “too soon” to talk about the Chagim. The Torah has no...

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...

This week's parasha is called "how I met your daugher" (also Chayei Sarah). We all know that honesty is the best policy. But what about...

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Miriam is joined this week by her 'Pause for thought' friend, Remona. The Rambam said that Islam and Christianity pave the path towards...

While the distressing news continues, Maharat students have been fortunate to come together in New York. It's always so great to be with...

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

This week 60 seconds is on the paradoxes of Sukkot with Cameos from Waffle the cat and schach leaves already blown down before Sukkot has...

Haazinu is a song. The song part of Moshe's swansong before he leaves the world. As we approach Yom Kippur, which R.Alan Lew describes as...

This week Miriam Lorie is joing by Rabbi Oliver Joseph in his beautiful sukkah to talk Torah. This weekend we read "Vezot haBracha", the...

Are you in the camp of people who love the big themes of Rosh Hashanah? Or in the "this is all too heavy, where can I hide?" camp? Our...

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...

The Jewish week of love, book of love and parasha of love. I've always wondered what the shema means when it asks us to "love God with...

This week Miriam Lorie is joined by her friend, Rabbi Joe Wolfson. Rabbi Joe Wolfson brings a beautiful Ramban on what it means to fo...

The good kind of slippery slope? That's what this one is about. I can't tell you how many people I meet who say "I've checked out of...