WRITINGS

GIL 20.9.25 Sasha – this morning was an historical occasion in the life of your family. For the first time in four generations, a child...

GIL 29.8.25 Les choses de la vie sont souvent très difficiles. Et il est parfois nécessaire de connaître ses limites. Cette constatation...

GIL 28.8.25 Tallulah, when I was in High School I had a class mate whose name was Mustafa Mustafa. We used to joke that he was the boy so...

GIL 22:8:25   Ce soir, je voudrais vous parler de quelques stéréotypes juifs. Par exemple, saviez-vous qu'à Londres, les traiteurs juifs...

GIL 15.8.25 Le Deutéronome n'est pas le livre préféré de tout le monde dans la Torah. Son nom est long et difficile à épeler. Il signifie...

GIL 8.8.25   Qui sait quel jour nous sommes aujourd'hui ? Vendredi, Shabbat... Tu b’Av . Et qui sait ce qu'est Tu B’av ? Le 15 Av, la...

UHC 2.8.25 First things first – Maya I need to tell you that you were just fantastic this morning! Wow what a voice – you just blew us...

Hayom 96 «Tout comme l’olive, on la cueille lorsqu’elle est sur l’arbre, puis on la descend de l’arbre et on la bat, et après l’avoir...

UHC 24.5.25   A few years ago, I landed in Ben Gurion Airport. I presented my British passport at the automatic barrier, as I had many...

Yesterday was a profoundly sad day. Since October 7th we have had many dark and difficult moments, and the return of the Bibas children...

Last Saturday morning I woke up expecting to go to synagogue – to celebrate Shemini Atzeret and the end of the Jewish holiday season. I...

“I want you all to know that among progressives, it’s become clear that you cannot claim to hold progressive values, yet back Israel’s...

One of the highlights of this past year has been my work in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, where until the summer I was travelling...

During his first service leading the community, the new rabbi noticed one of his new congregants walk over to the synagogue president and...

Good evening everyone and Shana tova! It’s wonderful to be here tonight and to start the new year together. If you’re a member of FSF...

The days of Elul are falling away and Rosh Hashanah will soon be upon us. On the streets of Jerusalem the pomegranates redden on the...

I grew up in a poor family; we owned few treasured possessions beyond our books. Every wall was covered with them, the accumulation of...

There are four new years: the first of Elul is the new year for animals.[1] Sheep conceive in Nisan and give birth in Elul, and so it is...

Published at: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rock-the-casbah-algerias-deep-jewish-connection/ Like many Jews, I like visiting old...

Published at: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/should-a-chess-club-keep-shabbat/ Should a chess club open on Saturdays? When the club in...