Drash on Parashat Vayera Rabbi Orna Triguboff Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia This week’s Torah reading reminds us of two key principles in Judaism that can help us enjoy a meaningful life: welcoming strangers and taking resp…

Drash on Parashat Chayei Sarah Rabbi Richard G Lampert Rabbi Emeritus, North Shore Temple Emanuel Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Ah, B’reishit/Genesis! It’s so good to get back to you after all these months! Why? Because it, unlike any other…

Drash on Parashat Lech Lecha Rabbi Jeffrey B Kamins Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, NSW, Australia Lech lecha – go, go for yourself, go into your self – the Hebrew can be understood in so many ways, but as we read this parasha and what unfolds from i…

Drash on Parashat Noach Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, NSW, Australia At the end of this week’s parasha we have a story which is nine verses long yet it looms large in the minds of those who are familiar with the stories of the …

Drash on Parashat Bereshit Rabbi Gersh Lazarow The King David School and Etz Chayim Progressive Synagogue, Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia When I was 11 years old, I wanted nothing more than a set of Derwent coloured pencils. You know the ones: they cam…

“Reasons to Celebrate” Drash on Parashat Ha’azinu Rabbi Paul Jacobson Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia No matter the season, no matter the year, someone always laments the structure of the Jewish calendar. Undo…