Society's need seeks true answers, spiritual depth, but instead people seek alternatives: material ‎indulgence, shallow ideologies, and

* What does it mean to look someone in the face? * Why might one be restricted from seeing the face of another? * Can we see God?

“Do not covet” says to me: You have what you need. Don’t look around at others. Be satisfied with what you have.

Which is your favourite tune that is sung in prayer? Can you think of a moment when a tune evoked particularly powerful emotions?

Spirituality may not be confined to Shabbat; it must extend to each and every day of the week

Our economic environment can shut out people who get into debt or who fall out of the system. How can we re-balance our society?

Because we are only human - like Jacob - we always have a choice to live up to our values or to fall short. We may never become complacent.

"A fool wants only to eat, to drink and to indulge their pleasures in the here and now; not to live with a concern for the future."

Can religious figures be open to criticism? What happens when the Bible narrates their sins?

We can at times generate a positive religious energy where we delight in thickening our Jewish world, as we add mitzva to mitzva, building o