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Chaim IngramThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
It should hit us like a thunderbolt! In the two great revolts of Bnei Yisrael against Moses’ and Aaron’s leadership, namely the golden-calf...
“How was life in the old country?” the sabra asked Yuri, a new immigrant to Israel from the old Soviet Union. “I couldn’t complain,” came...
Why is Moses called (Num 12:7) “the ne’eman (faithful one)”? And what is the difference between his visions and those of other prophets? Our...
Rabbi Ingram, shalom. President Trump’s proclamation endorsing Shabbat appears to have divided the Jewish community in the USA. How can there be...
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens. G-D has made everything beautiful in its time. (Kohelet 3:1. 3:11)....
Part 3: Rabbis and the Community Today – Plus ca change …? In his Introduction to the Book of Ezekiel in The Living Nach, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan...
G-D vs the Rabbis: Who’s right? Who wins? Sefer Devarim, perorated by Moses by Divine inspiration and comprising the final book of the Torah by...
When the nation of Israel is worthy, it rises higher than the stars of heaven – but when it falls, it resembles the sand which everyone tramples...
Hi Rabbi Ingram. You knew me back in the day when I was fit as a fiddle! Now I have severe arthritis and can’t manage the distance to my own...
Dear Rabbi Ingram. I spoke lashon ha-ra to a friend about my rabbi about two months ago. I don’t know what got into me as I like my rabbi and he...
They baked the dough that they took out of Egypt into unleavened cakes, for they could not be leavened, for they were thrust out of Egypt and could...
“Do not let the salt of G-D’s covenant be lacking …. with all your offerings, bring salt” (Lev. 2:13). Our present-day custom of sprinkling a...
We are living in historic times! Who among us can have failed last week to recognise the stark truth of Ramban’s famous saying ma’aseh avot siman...
One of those curious ‘coincidences’ of our calendar is that Purim, the festival where vesture plays such a prominent role, is usually enwrapped by...
Dear Rabbi. I constantly read and hear pronouncements from the so-called Jewish Council of Australia and I wonder: What is Jewish about them? ...