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Chag Kasher Ve’sameach – Happy Pesach!

Posted on 15 April 2022 by anneinpt

The festival of Pesach (Passover) festival begins tonight and lasts until Friday the 2nnd, but since Shabbat follows straight on, we’ll be keeping 8 days until after the Shabbat. If you would like to learn more about Pesach, have a … Continue reading →

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Tisha B’Av 5781 – 2021

Posted on 18 July 2021 by anneinpt

Today it is Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. Today we remember the destruction of our two Holy Temples, both destroyed on this day, along with a host of other calamities. As … Continue reading →

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Chag Kasher Ve’sameach – Happy Pesach!

Posted on 26 March 2021 by anneinpt

Before starting this post I looked back, as I always do, to what I wrote last year. And I was shocked at how quickly I’ve forgotten Pesach in the shadow of corona. What a difference a year makes – in … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday – Shabbat Chanukah edition

Posted on 11 December 2020 by anneinpt

It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these posts, and while I don’t promise to be going back to making this a regular feature, I am delighted to feel “the muse” awaken within me. It’s the first … Continue reading →

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Tisha B’Av 5780 – 2020

Posted on 30 July 2020 by anneinpt

Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av began last night at sundown and finishing at sundown tonight. Tisha Be’Av is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. As I wrote in a previous Tisha Be’Av post: The fast commemorates the … Continue reading →

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Chag Same’ach! Yom Yerushalayim 5780 – 2020

Posted on 22 May 2020 by anneinpt

Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of Israel’s miraculous victory over combined Arab forces in 1967, began last night (Thursday). Usually the chag is marked with festive prayer services in synagogues around the country. This year, because of the restrictions … Continue reading →

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