Miriam Shaviv

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Intermarriage is a crisis which the US ignores

'The Orthodox are burying their heads in the sand. We pretend that intermarriage is someone else’s problem — which it is not — and offer no solutions'

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Intermarriage is a crisis which the US ignores

The things I’ll do, from challah to Hong Kong

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Let's keep simchahs simple

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The benefits of Zoom Judaism are too good to lose

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Time to rethink the way we teach our children

'Our kids can genuinely (and voluntarily!) be engaged by Jewish education, outside the formal classroom'.

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May 15, 2020 15:50

Time to rethink the way we teach our children

Our rabbis did too little, too late to ease Pesach

'The rabbinate should have been preaching, day and night, that for once we should have been holding ourselves to simpler standards this Pesach'

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April 6, 2020 16:58

Our rabbis did too little, too late to ease Pesach

Some rabbis need help to behave themselves

Rabbis can be vulnerable given the pressures, sensitivities and isolation of their job, says Miriam Shaviv

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February 28, 2020 16:14

Some rabbis need help to behave themselves

Lessons we can learn from Harry and Meghan

The Duke of Sussex's story will feel familiar to many Jews, writes Miriam Shaviv

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January 15, 2020 16:39

Lessons we can learn from Harry and Meghan

Life under PM Corbyn is a terrifying prospect

'The majority of those who want to see Corbyn in power genuinely do not understand how Corbyn could seriously damage our community, and feel safe voting Labour, not out of malice but out of naïvety.'

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December 5, 2019 15:49

Life under PM Corbyn is a terrifying prospect

There’s no easy way to bridge the diaspora gap

'Over 70 years, it is only natural that Israel’s Jews have developed a distinctive identity'

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September 12, 2019 13:34

There’s no easy way to bridge the diaspora gap

These boys were accused of rape, so why the dancing?

The boys danced at Ben Gurion and sang Am Yisrael Chai - a group of returning military heroes? No, they had just returned from Cyprus, where they had been accused of raping a British tourist

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August 1, 2019 15:26

These boys were accused of rape, so why the dancing?

We can’t assume the EHRC will share our views

'It can be difficult to explain why so much of the discrimination and harassment which plagues the Jewish community is racist — not political — in nature.'

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June 20, 2019 12:32

We can’t assume the EHRC will share our views

Eva.Stories: the Instagram sensation bringing the Holocaust to life

The re-booting of the Holocaust for the Instagram generation could be seen as crass, says Miriam Shaviv, but Eva.Stories is a success that should be learnt from

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May 9, 2019 11:33