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Rabbi Dr Andrea Zanardo, PhD
Rabbi Dr Andrea Zanardo, PhD

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Mar 12

“Do not boil the kid in its mother’s milk”

Like in every Jewish text, in the Torah, there is narrative — a plot- and normative: rules and norms. Narrative: you can read the Torah to find a plot. This week’s portion, Ki Tissah, has much to offer. The episode of the Golden Calf: while Moses is on the top…

Judaism

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Judaism

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Mar 4

On Parashat Zakhor, and sanctimoniousness.

Today, Shabbat Zachor, we have read an extra bit of Torah besides the regular weekly Torah portion. Parashat Zachor, Deuteronomy 25:17–19. It is the famous -or infamous- commandment to erase Amalek, the tribe of our enemies so that not even their memory remains. …

Purim

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On Parashat Zakhor, and sanctimoniousness.
On Parashat Zakhor, and sanctimoniousness.
Purim

7 min read


Feb 25

Good news from Israel

I have good news. Good news from Israel. But first, let me share with you a story. When Menachem Begin visited the States for the first time as Prime Minister in 1977, he spent one night in a hotel in New York. Unsurprisingly, a group of protesters hassled him under…

Israel

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Good news from Israel
Good news from Israel
Israel

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Feb 4

On Parashat Beshallach

A Holocaust survivor dies and goes to heaven. Because he had been such a saintly and pious Jew, they bring him in front of God. The survivor is terribly nervous -as you can imagine, a religious person literally in front of God. So he tries to break the ice with…

Torahportions

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On Parashat Beshallach
On Parashat Beshallach
Torahportions

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Jan 30

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023 Like every year, we meet again, in this place, around the Memorial, on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Twenty years have passed since the institution of the recurrence. The purpose was, and I am quoting from the HMT website, to “bear witness for those who endured genocide, and honour the survivors and…

Holocaust Remembrance Day

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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2023
Holocaust Remembrance Day

5 min read


Jan 28

Two different Remembers

We Jews, me and you, belong to the best Book Club in the world. There are other clubs and associations out there, all great and good. But our Book Club is the real thing. As you know, because you’re here, our Book Club meets every Saturday morning. During our meetings…

Parashat Hashavua

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Two different Remembers
Two different Remembers
Parashat Hashavua

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Dec 31, 2022

She did it again

And.. she did it again. Whoopi Goldberg, the non-Jewisn actress who changed her family name at the beginning of her career -many years ago- into a Jewish-sounding one. She never said why, but we often hear that a Jewish family name helps you find a job in the movie industry…

Torahportions

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She did it again
She did it again
Torahportions

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Dec 24, 2022

A Chanukah debate.

We do not sing the entire Ma’oz tzur in this synagogue. Like many other Jews, we sing only the first stanza. But Ma’oz tzur is considerably longer; it has five stanzas. Let us have a look at the last one. p. 378 in our Prayerbook. When the Greeks were gathered…

Chanukah

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Chanukah

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Dec 17, 2022

Chanukah, and the other holyday

So everything is ready for Chanukah. Before Chanukah begins, I would like you to consider another holiday. I know more than one month has passed, so perhaps you’ve forgotten. Let me help you; the last holiday we celebrated was Sukkot. …

Chanukah

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Chanukah, and the other holyday
Chanukah, and the other holyday
Chanukah

6 min read


Nov 26, 2022

עלי. The power of a word.

You should learn Hebrew. In a moment, I will tell you the reason why. Before that, let me remind you where we are in the Torah reading cycle. Warning. It is, I have to say, one of the most distressing moments of the Biblical narrative. Isaac is on his deathbed…

Torahportions

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עלי. The power of a word.
עלי. The power of a word.
Torahportions

6 min read

Rabbi Dr Andrea Zanardo, PhD

Rabbi Dr Andrea Zanardo, PhD

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