Sh’mini Atzeret & Simchat Torah features
IT ISN’T PURIM
In popular thinking Simchat Torah is a sort of Purim, a day for carnival jollification. But the popular view is wrong.
Simchat Torah...
Purim in the Jungle – quite literally, in Buckhurst Hill
Over 140 people braved the icy conditions over Purim to enjoy the most phenomenal Jungle themed Purim Party & Dinner at Chabad Buckhurst Hill...
Cut above the rest
8 year-old Sylvie recently had her hair cut raising over £600 for Jewish Care and donating her hair to Zachrim Manayim, a charity in...
The Two Miracles of 1967
Wars typically unfold over months, years, and even decades. Some of the more vicious wars in history lasted across multiple centuries. In 1967 history shifted dramatically over...
Gulf states to attend Bahrein-US workshop
Saudi Arabia and the UAE will take part in the ‘Peace for the Sake of Prosperity’ economic workshop in Bahrain next month.
The gathering will herald President Donald Trump's much anticipated...
The Purim Story at Bayis Sheli
The excitement was palpable in the air from the week before. Streamers, posters, balloons, hand drawn pictures decorated the walls of the children and...
Inauguration of the New Hadley Wood Jewish Community Shul
Last weekend, the Hadley Wood Jewish Community celebrated the inauguration of their new shul and community centre. This was the culmination of five years of...
Belmont knitting circle
The perfect antidote to social media is the Belmont Knitting Circle, where you have to be mindful of the present moment if you don’t...
Cars and Motoring
Robert Bluestone has been living and breathing cars, especially Classic Cars, for more years than he cares to remember! Acquiring his first classic at...
Ask the Rabbi: being nice to terrorists
BEING NICE TO TERRORISTS
Q. It says in Pir’kei Avot that we should judge each person favourably ("dan l’chaf z’chut"). Does this apply to terrorists?...
