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Dayan who was a Hasmonean old boy and is now helping rabbis to serve even the remotest communities
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1349+ words) Dayan Avraham Dadoun tells the JC about the work of the International Halacha Institute and its benefits for the global kehila As Jews around the world celebrate Rosh Hashanah, among them will be rabbis in some of the remotest corners…...
The world is a circle: the parashah for Rosh Hashanah
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (238+ words) “Do not stretch out your hand” Genesis 22:12 Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur It is not impossible that Hal David, the lyricist, was aware that he was referencing the Babylonian Talmud. In Tractate Shabbat 151b we learn that “there is a wheel that…...
As we usher in a New Year, know that millennia of Jewish history show we will rebuild to thrive again
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (633+ words) Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis Yoni Finlay, wounded in the Heaton Park attack, has recovered to help lead the prayers – a powerful example of how we respond to adversity. Like Rabbi and Rebbetzen Walker and countless others in the community,…...
Shabbat and Yom Tov times from September 11 to September 18
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (167+ words) Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah times for the week Friday, September 11 (Ellul 29), erev Rosh Hashanah. Shabbat and Yom Tov begin in London at 7.10; Bournemouth 7.11; Leeds 7.14; Manchester 7.19; Gateshead 7.18; Glasgow 7.30. Saturday, September 12 ( Tishri 1). First day Rosh Hashanah. Torah portion: Genesis 21:1-34 and Numbers 29:1-6. Haftarah:…...
Our new inspection framework can help Jewish education get better
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (434+ words) The Board of Deputies-backed inspection service Pikuach is launching a new framework for Jewish studies What should children experience from their Jewish education at school, and what should they carry with them when they leave? Those questions sit at the…...
Kisharon Langdon pilots accessibility boxes ahead of High Holy Days
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (530+ words) The aim of the support boxes is to make High Holy Days services more inclusive for autisic people and those with disabilities Synagogue services can feel long, crowded and, sometimes, overwhelming. This can be even more the case for people…...
How Palestinianism can whitewash racist tropes??? even when they are not directed at Jews
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (343+ words) While Dame Maureen Lipman is pilloried and needs protection just for defending Israel’s right to live in safety, Miriam Margolyes is still celebrated after using foul epithets to describe a black man on live TV Two Jewish women in their…...
Exeter student received torrent of antisemitic abuse over Holocaust education role, despite not being Jewish
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (621+ words) Amberley Thay, a regional ambassador for the Holocaust Educational Trust, claimed other students labelled her a ‘baby killer’ and ‘Mossad agent’ over her campaign work A student at the University of Exeter has alleged that she was subjected to a…...
If antizionism can thrive in the most Jewish city on earth outside of Israel, it can thrive everywhere
1+ week, 1+ day ago (239+ words) All it took was someone with a million-watt smile, a way with kids and the will to wear a cycle helmet The other day I found myself profoundly moved by this striking opening paragraph of an article about our latest…...
Appreciating the gift of sight
1+ week, 1+ day ago (213+ words) Concluding our series on counting our blessings My sister has a neighbour who unfortunately had to go to hospital four times due to a scratched cornea. It's excruciatingly painful and takes a while to recover. What did she do that…...