Author Archives: anneinpt

Baruch dayan emet: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l

Posted on 10 November 2020

On motzei Shabbat this week we heard the extremely sad news that former UK Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had passed away. He had only announced a couple of weeks before that he was suffering from cancer. To say that … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: An end to #LabourAntisemitism? The EHRC publishes its report

Posted on 3 November 2020

This is a guest post by reader and frequent contributor Brian Goldfarb. Before we begin, I just want to mention that Labour Antisemitism has been a key issue of this blog ever since Jeremy Corbyn was elected Leader of the … Continue reading →

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Simchat Torah 5781 – Chag Same’ach

Posted on 9 October 2020

As I wrote in my previous post there is not going to be a regular Simchat Torah this year, so I am not going to write a regular post. If you want to know how Simchat Torah is normally celebrated … Continue reading →

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The silver lining to the coronavirus lockdown during the Jewish Festivals

Posted on 7 October 2020

We are at the height of Sukkot at the moment and I would love to write about the special prayers and celebrations that are taking place in Jerusalem and around the Jewish world, but with coronavirus still ravaging our population, … Continue reading →

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Sukkot 5781 – Chag Same’ach!

Posted on 2 October 2020

  The festival of Sukkot, the most joyous festival in the Jewish calendar, begins tonight, lasting for 7 days (8 outside of Israel), running straight into the Simchat Torah festival on the 8th day (9th day outside Israel). Sukkot is … Continue reading →

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Yom Kippur 5781 – Gmar Hatima Tova!

Posted on 27 September 2020

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is upon us once again. It begins in a few hours time here in Israel, when we will be entering a 25-hour fast to pray for forgiveness for any wrongs we have committed towards … Continue reading →

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