by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Corruption is an evocative word. Its original usage in Latin was something spoiled or ruined, mainly comestibles...

Genesis 47:28 -50:26 - Favoritism by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen As we come to the end of the Book of Bereishit ( Genesis) we can look back and...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I only became aware of the controversy surrounding the New Year when I was in Israel as a young man and discovered...

Genesis 44:18-47:27 - Tues Jan 3rd Fast of Tevet Negotiations by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Is there a set formula for negotiations? We see two...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen If we were to go back two thousand one hundred and ninety years ago, to the time of Antiochus IV and the Maccabee...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen As children at Chanukah time, as we lit the candles we would sing “ Maoz Tzur Yeshuati, the cat’s in the cupboard...

Genesis 32.4-36.43 - Frenemies by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The dramatic encounter between Jacob and Esau has come to be regarded as a model for...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The month of Kislev that we have just entered is when we celebrate Chanukah and the rebellion against Greek...

Genesis 28:10-32:3 - Dreams and Fears by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Jacob flees his parent’s home because he fears that Esau will kill him for...