Spotlight on Dan Miller, BES Vice Chair, Yavneh
I take pride in leading BES@Yavneh. Returning to Shul during the pandemic to say Kaddish after my mum’s passing, I…
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Spotlight on Lara Lipsey, BES Vice Chair, Croxdale
Watching the State Opening of Parliament reminds me of my feelings when first elected Vice-Chair of BES@Croxdale last May. I…
Spotlight on Simon Berman, BES Deputy Chair
Deputy Chair is a role that has a certain level of flexibility in its definition, and when I rejoined the…
Giraffe Burgers and Mesorah
There’s a common misconception that the reason we don’t eat giraffe, despite it being a kosher animal, is that, since…
The Challenge We Face as Jews
What’s expected of us? To keep the Torah, 613 mitzvos, to learn, to do chessed, to improve ourselves and the…
Dvar Torah: Amy Braier, 4 May 2024
Hayom achad asar yom shehem shavua echad v’arbaah yamim la-omer. Today is eleven days, which is one week and four…
Independence
The below article was first published in Daf Hashavua – Kedoshim, 11 May 2024Twenty-three years ago, when our eldest son…
Where are the Romans?
The below Dvah Torah was originally emailed by Mizrachi UK, and reproduced below with permission.It has been a custom of…
Funeral of Daniel Perez
‘עוֹד לֹא אָבְדָה תִּקְוָתֵנוּ,הַתִּקְוָה בַּת שְׁנוֹת אַלְפַּיִם’ These are the words I am singing with thousands of people at Har…
Over One Thousand Rally for Release of Israeli Hostages
More than 1,000 people gathered in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire on Sunday for the “Israel in our Herts” rally, calling for the…