The Jewish Weekly

05/06/2024

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27/05/2022

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18/05/2022

Jewish Care CELEBRATES dementia café anniversary

Jewish Care celebrates Memory Way Café 10 year anniversary 16th May 2022 23 Staff and volunteers were delighted to celebrate 10 years since the inception of it’s successful Memory Way Café, in the lead up to Dementia Awareness Week. The members of the café, who are people living with dementia a...

17/05/2022

The leader of the opposition is having a LOT of trouble convincing the public that he did NOTHING wrong

Starmer, Cummings and the Queen 16th May 2022 22 In 1942 Albert Einstein was teaching at Oxford University. One day as he was walking with his assistant in the forecourt after having just given his senior physics class an exam. His assistant turned to him and said “Professor Einstein, isn’t that...

17/05/2022

Dear Jacob,

I notice that some financial services firms are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority while others are not.

Should this influence my decision whether or not to use them?

David

Q&A: Which finance firms are okay to use? 11th May 2022 10 Jacob, I notice that some financial services firms are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority while others are not. Should this influence my decision whether or not to use them? David Hi David, When considering using any Financial Ser...

12/05/2022

For most people there is an instinctive aversion to CONFRONT ageing, Jewish Care

Dying matters 9th May 2022 14 Paula Plaskow is a social worker and Jewish Care’s End of Life and Palliative Care Lead, and her team are winners of the End-of-Life Care Award at the 2022 Markel Care Sector Awards. This article is written in connection with Dying Matters Awareness Week from 2-6 May ...

11/05/2022

His Royal Highness learnt about World Jewish Relief's work in Ukraine

The Prince of Wales visited World Jewish Relief 4th May 2022 11 World Jewish Relief’s Patron, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, visited the charity’s offices in Northwest London on 28th April 2022 at his request. His Royal Highness, who has been a Patron of the charity since 2015, came to ...

10/05/2022

“Whether this provocative statement was just a misstep or whether it was an ominous sign of a new Kremlin policy towards Jews, remains to be seen.”

The Chief Rabbi calls out Russia’s antisemtism 4th May 2022 10 Chief Rabbi Schudrich commented: “The latest statements of Foreign Minister Lavrov have rightly been labelled as antisemitic by Israeli and Jewish leaders worldwide. Whether this provocative statement was just a misstep or whether it...

10/05/2022

Over four HUNDRED people attended a reunion dinner celebrating the Boys’ liberation

Over 400 people attended a reunion dinner celebrating the Boys’ liberation 9th May 2022 11 Over 400 people, including some of the original ‘Boys’ and their children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren from all over the world, as well as dignitaries and representatives of other Holocaus...

10/05/2022

Dear Rabbi,

I wonder what you think about Elon Musk taking over Twitter. As a Jew, the idea of him opening up “freedom of speech” frightens me.

Estelle

Elon Musk and freedom of speech 9th May 2022 6 Dear Rabbi I wonder what you think about Elon Musk taking over Twitter. As a Jew, the idea of him opening up “freedom of speech” frightens me. It will enable Antisemitism to fester and that will spill over into the real world. When the likes of Dona...

09/05/2022

The National Jewish Assembly is concerned of a Car Rally linked to the Al Quds Day annual traditional march

The Islamic Human Rights Commission promoting the “Palestinian cause” in the UK 4th May 2022 36 The National Jewish Assembly is extremely concerned that a Car Rally, linked to the Al Quds Day annual traditional march in London, will begin and end on the border with Hendon and Golders Green today...

06/05/2022

Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School pupils were included in the Yom HaShoah commemoration with Holocaust survivors

Sacks Morasha’s Yom HaShoah event 4th May 2022 10 Sacks Morasha pupils were privileged to be included in the Yom HaShoah commemoration event on Wednesday night. The first in-person event for Holocaust Memorial with survivors since the start of the pandemic. Pupils from their year 5 class, along wi...

29/04/2022

After more than 150 years of “blame” being the norm, it is now open to a husband or wife to ask the court to END the marriage without ANY reason being given

No fault divorce … at last! 27th April 2022 6 Much has been written in recent weeks about the new divorce law changes. At last, after more than 150 years of “blame” being the norm, it is now open to a husband or wife – or even both of them jointly – to ask the court to end the marriage wit...

28/04/2022

It says in Pir’kei Avot that we should judge each person favourably. Does this apply to terrorists?

Ask the Rabbi: being nice to terrorists 27th April 2022 10 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? If so, how? A. The quotation is from Pir’kei Avot 1:6. The author is Yehoshua b...

28/04/2022

GIFT Charity and Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue recently collaborated, putting on the wonderful event ‘Donate with Dignity’

HGSS community ‘Donate with Dignity’ with GIFT 27th April 2022 6 GIFT and Hampstead Garden Suburb Shul recently collaborated, putting on the wonderful event ‘Donate with Dignity’. A two-week drop off period at HGSS, of toiletries, household goods and gently worn shoes & coats demonstrated th...

28/04/2022

Sometimes history is overhauled in a HEARTBEAT and other times its revolutions are gradual

Yom Ha’atzmaut: Jewish history under construction 27th April 2022 8 Redemption comes in many varieties. Sometimes it is a rapid swell and sometimes a gentle flow. Sometimes history is overhauled in a heartbeat and other times its revolutions are gradual. Though redemption is often compared to a su...

27/04/2022

March of the Living UK has returned taking 200 young Jewish people to Poland

Jewish youngsters urged to ‘pass on the torch of memory’ 26th April 2022 9 After two years, March of the Living UK – an annual trip giving young people from the UK access to experiential Holocaust education in Poland – has returned, taking 200 young Jewish people to retrace the steps of hist...