Rabbis’ and Cantor’s Thoughts and Writings

Rabbi Mark Goldsmith writes about his encounter with Mohamed Darashwe, a leader of Israel's Arab citizens who argues persausively that the secret to Israel's prosperity and peace lies in engagement, encouragement and education and not in containment.

Britain celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II this weekend. Rabbi Mark Goldsmith asks whether every one of us is entitled to wear a crown!

As we reach the third month of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Rabbi Mark Goldsmith faces a quandary. What should he have said to a Russian diplomat at the Israeli Embassy's Yom Ha'Atzma'ut celebration?

Some of our Torah portions make for tough reading as our Jewish ethics have developed over the millennia. Rabbi Mark Goldsmith asks what do we do with these texts? Read them, study them, discard them?

A recent Institute of Jewish Policy Research survey shows how Seder is holding up as a Jewish observance - but what quality of Seder? Rabbi Mark's sermon asks how much we put in to preparing our Sederim.