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About the Author
Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt
Shaul Rosenblatt grew up in Liverpool. He studied for his smicha at Aish Hatorah in Jerusalem where he met his first wife Elana a"h who passed away in 2001 after a long struggle with cancer. They had four children together and Shaul has a further four with his second wife Chana, who he married in 2003. Shaul is the author of Finding Light in the Darkness, published by Targum Press, about facing life challenges with strength and faith. Shaul founded Aish UK in 1993 and Tikun UK in 2006. Tikun is based in London and focuses on teaching personal wellbeing and meaningful Judaism. Tikun.co.uk. Shaul enjoys almost everything in life.
Rav Noah’s Gifts
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattHardly a day passes that I don’t crave his wise advice and loving care.
London Burning
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattWhat does it take to realize that the world is my responsibility?
Leap of Faith?
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattWhy did the Jews at Sinai accept the Torah before understanding everything in it?
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Here and Now
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's portion, God tells Moses to ascend Mount Nevo where he is to die "in the middle of the day." The Sages explain that the ...
The Choice of LIfe
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattAs a native of Liverpool, I sometimes like to quote the Beatles. Do you remember their song, "Dear Prudence," from the White Album? I am ...
For Goodness Sake
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's portion, as the Jewish people are getting ready to enter the Land of Israel, God commands them to stand on two hills, with six tribes ...
Human Life
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's portion, we are commanded to help someone load and unload their animal if they are having difficulty. What if you find two people who ...
Jewish Environmentalism
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's portion, specific instructions are given to the Jewish army as to how to fight a war. Among them is one that you won't find in any ...
Feats of Amazement
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattA man turns up in London claiming to be a prophet. He does some groovy stuff: levitates, revives the dead, heals the sick, turns lead into gold. ...
Loving Father
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattA famous Jewish phrase appears in this week's portion, "As a father chastises his son, so God chastises us" (Deut. 8:5). The idea of God ...
The Joy of Now
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn the Shema, we say, "You shall love God with all your heart, with all your life and with all your possessions." This is a commandment to ...
All in the Timing
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe Sages tell us that Moses did not rebuke the Jewish people until right before he died. They cite other examples of people who only gave rebuke ...
Right On
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattAmazingly, in this week's parsha, Moses records an incident in which he is proven wrong by five young girls. It's hard to imagine how Moses can ...
Peace Talks
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's Torah portion, Moses' brother Aaron dies. The Torah tells us that the Jewish people mourned more for Aaron than they did for Moses. ...
Great Choices
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattKorach is a classic example of a person with great potential, who made wrong decisions. The Sages tell us that Korach was a wise man. He was chosen ...
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Yom Kippur: A Day of Reconciliation
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattStop the blaming and start taking responsibility for your relationships.
Self Projections
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattAfter returning from scouting the Land of Israel, the spies reported that there were giants living in the land. They said, "We saw ourselves as ...
Why Complain?
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's parsha, the Jewish people complain about the manna, the bread that fell from heaven every day in the desert. It's quite extraordinary ...
Personal Peace
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThis week's parsha contains the Priestly blessing that we say in synagogue. It ends with a prayer that God should give us peace. This blessing is ...
Attaining Wisdom
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe fourth book of the Torah is known in English as "Numbers," yet the true translation of Bamidbar is "in the desert." The ...
The Right Choice
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThis week's portion speaks of the good that will befall the Jewish people if they live up to being a light to the nations, and then talks about what ...
The Jewish Example
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's portion, we find the commandment to sanctify God's name - Kiddush Hashem. In essence, this entails living in such a way that others ...
The Power of Love
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattPerhaps the most famous commandment in the Torah appears in this week's portion: "Love your neighbor as yourself." When you think about ...
The Good World
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThis week's portion talks of the consequences of negative speech about others, known as lashon hara. In Jewish tradition, the person most harmed by ...
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Rosh Hashanah Dreaming
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattGod is offering another year of life. What are we going to do with it?
Pavlovians No More
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's parsha, Aaron's sons, Nadav and Avihu, committed a lethal mistake. The exact nature of the transgression is the subject of much ...
The Power of Imperfection
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn the times of the Holy Temple, the chatat was an offering brought when a person inadvertently transgressed. There was a special prohibition ...
Shaken From the Dream
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattOne of the offerings mentioned in this week's portion is the chatat, which is brought when a person inadvertently commits a transgression worthy of ...
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Wisdom of the Heart
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn the last few Torah portions, we find Moses requesting those who are "wise of heart" to help build the Tabernacle. In our society, ...
I Was Wrong
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattMoses first instructs Betzalel to build the vessels of the Tabernacle, and then to build the Tabernacle itself. Betzalel, a much younger man ...
Quick 'n Easy
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe story of the Golden Calf is one of the most incredibly honest stories told by any religion. The Jewish people experience the seminal moment in ...
The Independent Flame
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattWhen lighting the menorah in the Tabernacle, Aaron the High Priest is commanded to "raise the flame" of each of the seven lights. Rashi, ...
In the Synagogue
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe command to build the tabernacle (the precursor to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem) is given in a slightly strange way: "Make for me a ...
The Moral Challenge
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattI'm going to mention a few of the Torah's civil laws from this week's portion, and I want to issue a challenge: Can you name any other society that ...
Knowledge vs. Faith
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe first of the Ten Commandments is, "I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt..." The Sages ask: What exactly is ...
Slow and Steady
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe miracle of the splitting of the Red Sea must have been something very special. Walls of water towering hundreds of feet high on either side. And ...
The Big Minute
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattWhen God informs Moses of the tenth and final plague, he tells him that it will happen at "approximately" midnight. Rashi, the great ...
Your Busy Life
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe Sages tell us that Pharaoh is an archetype of the yetzer hara - the "evil inclination." In Hebrew, Pharaoh's name is a composite of ...
Showing You Care
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's parsha, Moses is saved by Pharaoh's daughter, Batya. She risks her life to bring a Jewish boy, who is condemned to death, into her ...
Repairing the World
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThe Messianic Era: world peace, brotherhood of man. It's lovely rhetoric; but surely, after a 20th century in which 'humanity' murdered more people ...
Critical Love
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's Torah portion, Joseph goes through a whole song and dance with his brothers in order to give them rebuke. Giving rebuke is actually ...
Staring Reality in the Face
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattDuring the entire time that the brothers met with Joseph in Egypt, they were completely unable to recognize him for who he was. It's quite ...
Caring in the Dungeon
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattPoor old Joseph - sold into slavery by his brothers for no apparent reason other than he told them of his dreams; the target of seduction by the ...
The Idol Within
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's Torah portion, Jacob says to his household, "Cast away the false god that is within you..." On this, the Sages ask: Which ...
The Morality Business
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's Torah portion, Jacob arrives in Haran and meets some shepherds. He notices that they are sitting around chatting and immediately ...
Beyond Mediocrity
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's Torah portion, we see that while Esau is a man of violent nature, Jacob is very much his opposite. The Sages tell us that even in the ...
A Good Cry
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattIn this week's Torah portion, when Abraham heard that his wife had passed away, he came to eulogize her and cry for her. First and foremost, Sarah's ...
The Pleasure of Giving
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattYou are traveling in the desert with two friends. It's a boiling hot day. You see some tents in the distance, seemingly a Bedouin camp. Suddenly, ...
Inner Truth
by Rabbi Shaul RosenblattThis week's Torah portion introduces us to Abraham, the first Jew. Until now, the Torah's messages have been universal messages, relevant for all of ...
