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Rabbi Naftali Schiff

Rabbi Naftali Schiff

A police cordon was in place around a building, formerly used by the Jewish community, on Saturday.
April 20, 2026, 11:05 am
Our future must be based on inspiration, not fear
The former office of Jewish Futures was targeted by arsonists on Friday night. Its Chief Executive says Jewish continuity requires security, but also education creating belonging
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Rabbi Schiff together with some of the GIFT team: Rabbi Avrohom Zeidman, Michelle Barnett and Rabbi Sandor Milun
February 28, 2024, 8:08 pm
OPINION: GIFT’s 20th birthday reminds us there’s always good among all this bad
GIFT is set to celebrate 20 years of immense charitable activity across the communal spectrum of British Jewry, Israel and beyond.
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Adi Efrat in north London on 10 November 2023. Pic: Michelle Rosenberg
November 22, 2023, 5:05 pm
OPINION: Our Jewish future depends on knowing the present
'Our generation must ensure the evil of 7th October 2023 shall be passed on as historical fact, not dumped to the pile of fake news', writes Rabbi Naftali Schiff
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Leslie Kleinman during an Aish on Campus trip to Auschwitz in 2019 (Photo by Jake Blunenow)
July 9, 2021, 2:56 pm
Leslie Kleinman: The sole survivor who spread love, not hate
Rabbi Naftali Schiff pays tribute to Holocaust educator Leslie Kleinman, the only one of 68 family members to survive Auschwitz, who died aged 92 this week
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Boris Johnson and James Dyson
May 7, 2021, 2:21 pm
Torah For Today: Boris Johnson and Sir James Dyson
 Rabbi Naftali Schiff takes a topical issue and delves into Jewish texts for an Orthodox response
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
April 8, 2021, 3:26 pm
Torah For Today: Resilience
Rabbi Naftali Schiff takes a topical issue and offers an Orthodox Jewish response
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Lady Jacobovitz - known affectionately as 'Lady J'
March 23, 2021, 5:03 pm
OPINION: The call and cohesion of Royalty, inspired by Lady J
Rabbi Naftali Schiff reflects on Passover lessons of duty and obligation that can be taken from the Queen of Anglo Jewry
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
March 11, 2021, 8:47 pm
Sedra of the week: Vayakhel-Pikudei
 Rabbi Naftali Schiff looks ahead to this week's portion of the Torah
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
December 24, 2020, 11:43 am
Torah For Today: this week… Hugging and holding hands
 Rabbi Naftali Schiff takes a topic from Jewish texts and looks at an Orthodox response. Here, he focuses on social interaction in times of Corona
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Rabbi Schiff with Rabbi Lord Sacks at the AISH 20 Anniversary Dinner (Credit: John Rifkin)
November 11, 2020, 4:01 pm
Tribute: Our response to tragedy must be to build bigger, better and stronger
Rabbi Naftali Schiff reflects on the death of the former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, focusing on his lessons of taking responsibility for leadership and overcoming turmoil
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
May 27, 2020, 5:11 pm
Torah For Today! This week: Losing taste and smell
As anosmia is added to the list of Covid-19 symptoms, Rabbi Naftali Schiff looks at how the Torah discusses taste and smell
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
May 14, 2020, 3:55 pm
Sedra of the week: Behar-Bechukkotai 
Rabbi Naftali Schiff looks ahead to this week's portion of the Torah
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
A person wearing a face mask in front of an underground sign in London.
March 27, 2020, 12:46 pm
Torah For Today! This week: Panic buying 
Rabbi Schiff takes a topical issue and looks at an Orthodox Jewish response. Here, he reflects on the impact of stockpiling
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
March 6, 2020, 8:25 am
Sedra of the Week: Tetzaveh
Rabbi Naftali Schiff looks ahead to this week's portion of the Torah
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
December 5, 2019, 11:25 am
Sedra of the week: Veyetze
Rabbi Naftali Schiff looks ahead to this week's portion of the Torah
By Rabbi Naftali Schiff
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