Anti-Semitism Rally
Members of the Jewish community and various others in support gathered in Parliament Square to protest anti-Semitism within the Labour Party. Here’s what it was like to be there, and here’s my take on it.
God and Cows: The Book of Leviticus
The Book of Leviticus focuses a lot on animal sacrifices. How can contemporary Jews make sense of this?
AGM: Watch Here
Bromley Reform Synagogue’s 2018 Annual General Meeting can be watched live here from 8:00pm on 13 March 2018.
Abraham, Prophet and Patriarch in Judaism and Islam
Rabbi Jason Holtz and Dr Omar Taha join together to talk about Abraham, a prophet that both Jews and Muslims look to for guidance and inspiration. Live stream begins at 3:30pm on the 11th of March 2018.
Weather Related Cancellations
The Megillah Reading is cancelled tonight and Talmud class is cancelled tomorrow morning. All weekend services and activities are still on.
The Ten Commandments
This week’s Torah portion includes the Ten Commandments, given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. Rabbinic tradition, though, says that the entire world heard God.
Egyptian News with Pharaoh
The Book of Exodus, with Pharaoh, Moses, and the ten plagues, will soon be read in synagogues. So, that got me thinking, what if ancient Egypt had television news like we do today? How would Israelite slavery be covered?...
Video: Jews and Christmas Trees
Jews and Christmas trees? It’s pretty common! Dual-heritage families have been part of the Jewish community from almost the very beginning. The Torah portion for this week and next week are in large part about one such dual-heritage family,...
Happy Chanukah!
Chanukah remembers a great cultural revolution, when the young Maccabees rebelled against (Greek) government institutions.