Coronavirus
March 9, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Want to know more about Purim?
March 2, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Is Judaism anti-art?
February 17, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Does God answer prayer?
February 10, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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How much are you worth?
February 4, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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January 28, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. How did the Bat-Mitzvah ceremony originate? Ask the rabbi. Read more
A Jewish guide to death and bereavement
January 20, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
For Judaism, life is the supreme value, the great privilege, the precious opportunity…writes Rabbu Raymond Apple. Read more
Is it OK to throw a divorce party?
January 14, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Does Judaism approve of autopsies?
January 6, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Does God have a name?
December 31, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Do you want to read a Chanukah story?
December 23, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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The Unknown Chanukah Megillah
December 16, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Chanukah and Purim are often compared. But the differences are substantial. Read more
Thousands of sermons
December 15, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Modern rabbis live in two cultures at once and bridge them by means of sermons, in my case thousands of them. Read more
Q. Does Jewish law allow a malpractice action against a doctor?
December 9, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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December 2, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. Why are candles lit on the eve of Shabbat? Read more
Is God Jewish?
November 25, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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What came first? The chicken or the egg?
November 19, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Planning a visit to Uluru?
November 11, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Can a Jew visit an aboriginal sacred site? …ask the rabbi. Read more
What does Judaism say about consumer rights
November 4, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Transplanting animal’s organs into humans? Ask the rabbi
October 28, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Do you believe in heaven and hell?
October 24, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Is Simchat Torah similar to Purim? Ask the rabbi
October 16, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
In popular thinking Simchat Torah is a sort of Purim, a day for carnival jollification. But the popular view is wrong. Read more
Sukkah pointers
October 10, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Want some Sukkah pointers?…ask the rabbi. Read more
Ask the rabbi: Yom Kippur
October 3, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple writes from Jerusalem. Read more
The rabbi writes on Rosh Hashanah…
September 23, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple served for 32 years as the chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious congregation. He is now retired and lives in Jerusalem and has pointers for Rosh Hashanah. Read more
A Rosh HaShanah prelude
September 16, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple writes about Rosh Hashanah…. Read more
How to treat a convert to Judaism
September 9, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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What happens when a good deal ends up a bad deal?
September 2, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Going to a Shivah house…what do I do? What do I say? – ask the rabbi
August 26, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple asks this question and others… Read more
Jeffrey Epstein: the status of suicide in Judaism
August 19, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
World attention has focused this week on the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein and his deeds or misdeeds are not the subject of this article, but his apparent suicide is. Read more
