Purple Sheet

Winning the Jewish Lottery There is a verse in next week’s Torah reading that hearkens back to the plague of Darkness which... Read More

Your Personal Pharaoh In this week’s Torah portion we have the first seven of the ten plagues that were inflicted upon Pharaoh... Read More

Moshe – He’s A Boss Oh people, look around you The signs are everywhere You’ve left it for somebody, other than you... Read More

Dedicated in memory of Davina Hool who passed away this week in London. May her children continue to love and respect each... Read More

Smiling Through the Pain There is a short exchange in this week’s Torah portion between Jacob/Yaakov and Pharaoh. After Joseph reconciles with... Read More

Chanukah – The Underdog This week’s Torah portion continues the dramatic saga between Joseph and his brothers. We are treated to the... Read More

The Adjustment Bureau Penelope Lively is a British novelist whose stories revolve around “contingency” – the idea that an entire life can... Read More

The Fight Within This week’s parsha opens with a meeting between two brothers who have not seen each other for over twenty... Read More

Your Inner Billionaire One of my favourite comments by Rashi, the premier commentary on the Torah, appears in this week’s Torah portion.... Read More

Dedicated in memory of Rabbi Kalman Packouz My Grave, My Land, My Love   This week’s Torah portion opens with the passing of... Read More