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thejc.com > life > travel > in-praise-of-prague-qgq0pak0

In praise of Prague

12+ hour, 44+ min ago   (316+ words) Visit the Czech capital and step back in time to when there was a thriving Jewish community that built beautiful synagogues There's never been a better time to visit Prague than 2026. Not that this European treasure house, an epitome of…...

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thejc.com > life > books > whats-the-difference-between-an-emigrant-and-an-immigrant-aiiaib09

What’s the difference between an emigrant and an immigrant?

18+ hour, 19+ min ago   (230+ words) Our critic rounds up the best new titles for young readers, from science and fairy tales to discussion-starters It is 1941 and neutral Iran is taken over by the Anglo-Soviet alliance At this little-known moment of history, Daniel Nayeri sets The…...

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thejc.com > community > kisharon-langdon-puts-it-members-centre-stage-at-annual-fundraiser-qjwqmj60

Kisharon Langdon puts its members centre stage at annual fundraiser

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (772+ words) The central London event raised "1.7million Every one of us is different, and every one of us should have the chance to thrive. This was the key takeaway from the second annual Kisharon Langdon dinner on Wednesday night in central London,…...

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thejc.com > news > politics > green-candidate-gorton-denton-hannah-spencer-gaza-holocaust-brz452a0

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (524+ words) Hannah Spencer seemed to suggest in a 2025 tweet, posted the day after Holocaust Memorial Day, that the message of "Never Again" was incompatible with British arms exports to Israel The Green Party"s candidate for the upcoming Gorton and Denton…...

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thejc.com > opinion > after-bondi-i-understood-the-dancing-at-jewish-weddings-with-new-depth-sbxbt6ns

After Bondi, I understood the dancing at Jewish weddings with new depth

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (147+ words) Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton It is a "Vihi she'amda' " not in words but in movement. "In every generation they rise up to destroy us, but the Holy One saves us from their hands' On the opening Sunday of 2026, I performed…...

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thejc.com > judaism > tu-bishvat-celebrating-the-hidden-growth-of-new-life-txc0nz70

Tu Bishvat: celebrating the hidden growth of new life

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (724+ words) Why does the New Year for Trees " which begins on Sunday night " fall at the very time when little seems to be happening outside? Trees are at their least compelling around Tu Bishvat. There's nothing interesting to see. Tu Bishvat,…...

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thejc.com > life > books > do-we-really-want-to-know-about-human-goodness-q49yq6cx

‘Do we really want to know about human goodness?’

3+ day, 8+ min ago   (864+ words) Historian Anthony Seldon discusses his new book about the Shoah's unsung heroes with Etan Smallman To make sense of our troubled world, Sir Anthony Seldon starts walking. The historian and veteran headmaster put on his hiking boots for his 2022 book…...

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thejc.com > family-and-education > the-etgar-quiz-no-315-nhf5vgbv

The Etgar Quiz no 315

3+ day, 15+ min ago   (145+ words) Try our weekly Jewish knowledge test contains material not in the Etgar Handbook 1) In which parashah does the Crossing of the Red Sea appear? 2) How many meals should one have on Shabbat? 3) Why did the Tribe of Levi not have…...

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thejc.com > judaism > to-sustain-jewish-unity-we-need-a-torah-based-vision-ncv017a0

To sustain Jewish unity we need a Torah-based vision

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (883+ words) Reacting to external threats will not provide us with a sense of collective purpose My curiosity in our story, the Jewish people, began during the political rifts in Israel: the boiling of decades-long simmering tensions between religious and secular. Years…...

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thejc.com > opinion > the-shallow-claim-that-anti-zionism-isnt-antisemitism-cau5sxx4

The shallow claim that anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitism

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (866+ words) Should we take them seriously? Or is the distinction between an antisemite and an anti-Zionist a distinction without a difference? These questions are not just theoretical. Islamists are murdering Jews in the UK. Fighting antisemitism is a matter of life…...