HaMizrachi Weekly
February 9, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at February 9, 2018
As a child at North West London Jewish Day School, I always remember the audible sigh when we would open up our Chumashim at Parshat Mishpatim. […]
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February 2, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at February 2, 2018
Today is Groundhog Day. For those unaware of this ‘important’ day, Groundhog Day is a popular tradition mainly celebrated in the United States and Canada on […]
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January 31, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at January 31, 2018
So, I went to see the latest Disney Pixar offering this week with my younger son. It is called ‘Coco’ and it is phenomenal. I have […]
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January 22, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at January 22, 2018
I was listening this week to a discussion on Radio 5 Live about football. Now, I enjoy the game (as much as is possible now as […]
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January 15, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at January 15, 2018
It’s my son Yoni’s birthday today, he turned 13. We were in shul this morning, he put on his tefillin, but he didn’t yet have an […]
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January 5, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at January 5, 2018
It was just a passing comment but it had a profound effect on my life and is now the driving force of what we are trying […]
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December 29, 2017
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at December 29, 2017
I did something I have never done before yesterday. I went to a movie by myself. Now I was not meant to – my son couldn’t […]
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December 22, 2017
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at December 22, 2017
This is my first Machshavot for three weeks. Two weeks ago, it was the Shwekey concerts that got in the way. Last week I was in […]
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November 6, 2017
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at November 6, 2017
Yesterday, I got my PhD. Let me explain how this happened. The 2nd of November 2017 was a historic day; it was the 100th anniversary of […]
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October 23, 2017
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at October 23, 2017
Since Shabbat Chol Hamoed (yes, that is 13 days ago) I have had flu. Not man flu (as many of my friends asked) but the real […]
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September 11, 2017
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at September 11, 2017
September has arrived, heralding in a new school year and the oncoming Yamim Noraim. It is also good to be back writing for Machshavot after my […]
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July 21, 2017
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at July 21, 2017
Today my piece will be a little different. It is not simply a stand-alone article but also an introduction to two powerful statements that have been […]
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