Tag Archives: coronavirus

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 – Purim Same’ach edition

Posted on 25 February 2021 by anneinpt

Purim has started (or is starting) around the Jewish world, and we are celebrating a “triple Purim” which is quite a rare event. It started tonight at sundown and lasts till tomorrow night when Shabbat begins. But in walled cities … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 25 December 2020 by anneinpt

It’s a strange Friday-Shabbat this week, from the sadness of Asara BeTevet to the happiness of Shabbat, and it’s a bit discombobulating (I love that word!) to add some good news to the mix. It’s also a very short day … Continue reading →

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The fast of Asara BeTevet

Posted on 25 December 2020 by anneinpt

The fast of the 10th of Tevet, Asara beTevet, falls today. It is a unique fast in that it is the only fast day that is not brought forward or deferred if it falls on a Friday. On Asarah B’Tevet, … Continue reading →

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Wishing Merry Christmas to my Christian friends

Posted on 24 December 2020 by anneinpt

I would like to wish all my Christian readers and friends a (slightly belated) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May 2021 be a year of good health, peace, happiness and prosperity for all of us. May this cursed plague … Continue reading →

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The silver lining to the coronavirus lockdown during the Jewish Festivals

Posted on 7 October 2020 by anneinpt

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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