A Doctor's Torah Thoughts

During the years in which we lived and worked in Singapore, it was the Rabbi's

practice to invite members of the congregation to say a few words during the

meal at the end of the Sabbath. The Synagogue in Singapore is Sephardic, so

having an Ashkenazi visitor such as myself who was willing to take part in the

custom was quite a novelty for the congregation.

I am no Torah expert, but the combination of my British Commonwealth

accent, enjoyment of story telling and tendency to lateral thinking, nudged me

into becoming the regular speaker at the 'third meal' on Saturday afternoons.

I have tried in this little book, to recapture some of the talks I gave during my

happy years with the community in Singapore.