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Dublin Orthodox synagogue goes on sale for £6.6 million

The Irish congregation has acquired smaller premises to cater for its future needs

By Barry Toberman

1 min read

Dublin Orthodox synagogue goes on sale for £6.6 million

Would shorter services make Shabbat morning sweeter?

Would shorter services make Shabbat morning sweeter?

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

100 Objects #29: Megillah in ivory roller

100 Objects #29: Megillah in ivory roller

By Eliana Mendelsohn

1 min read

Close up of senior Jewish woman bringing Challah bread at dining table while having meal with her extended family on Hanukkah.

The Howie Bunch: You’re my fave, I tell each child

3 min read

Purim’s religious revolution

Purim’s religious revolution

By Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton

3 min read

Is it time for Jews to do less yearning and more living?

Howard Jacobson

By Howard Jacobson

Is it time for Jews to do less yearning and more living?

24 min read

JYHEX3 People carrying Trans rights banners take part in the Pride Glasgow parade through the city centre.

Is the Scottish government right in wanting to allow people to self-identify their gender?

By Rabbi Alex Chapper and Rabbi Jonathan Romain

3 min read

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By Nicholas Lezard

Why I take a pick 'n' mix approach to my new Jewish identity

Nicholas Lezard on why he's telling Jewish jokes, but still noshing chorizo

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February 16, 2023 12:00

Why I take a pick 'n' mix approach to my new Jewish identity

Ben Judah

As Israel spirals into perilous tribalism, I finally hear the Prophets

I used to struggle to really hear the Prophets. Now, voices like them are so loud it’s what the Nevi’im mean that troubles me.

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February 16, 2023 11:57

As Israel spirals into perilous tribalism, I finally hear the Prophets

The professional storyteller telling tales of peace

When Sef Townsend dug up his Jewish roots, he found his calling in life

By Anthea Gerrie

3 min read

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February 9, 2023 14:06

The professional storyteller telling tales of peace

Zephaniah, the mixed-race prophet

One of the Twelve Minor Prophets is likely to have had African ancestry

By Rabbi Natasha Mann

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February 9, 2023 13:55

Vienna - Fresco of Zephanjah prophet from 19. cent. by Carl Mayer in Altlerchenfelder church on July 27, 2013 Vienna.

A winter’s tale: why Tu Bishvat falls at this time

When others grumble and despair at winter’s length, we look ahead to a new year of life and growth

By Rabbi David Lister

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February 6, 2023 09:00

A photo shows a snow-covered tree at the Kahler Asten in Winterberg, western Germany on January 27, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Even if robots can write sermons, we'll still need rabbis

How do we respond religiously to advances in artificial intelligence?

By Rabbi Dr Harris Bor

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January 29, 2023 13:22

Even if robots can write sermons, we'll still need rabbis

Ben Judah

Sephardi lessons of moderation and balance are precious today

For the Rabbis of Sefarad, the Torah was always a guide to the world. Not, as it became for the embattled Rabbis of Ashkenaz, a wall against it

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January 26, 2023 11:59

(C) Blake Ezra Photography 2017 Balfour Declaration Ceremony at Bevis Marks Synagogue. 4th November 2017.

How the Fabelmans screenwriter brought Spielberg's childhood to life

Tony Kushner has worked side-by-side with the director for decades

By Linda Marric

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January 19, 2023 12:10

Gabriel LaBelle in aThe Fabelmans

New York rabbi delivers sermon written by artificial intelligence

Rabbi Josh Franklin used ChatGPT at Shabbat service in the Hamptons

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January 16, 2023 17:30

New York rabbi delivers sermon written by artificial intelligence

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