A Response to Chief Rabbi Mirvis: Zionism does not define my Jewish identity
A response to the Chief Rabbi's statement on Zionism
Religion and Thought
Judaism, religious practice, belief, philosophy, and spiritual life
48 total articles
Author-publishedShemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah 5784/2023: A collective memoir
Perhaps we should mourn the festivity that was taken away from us, just as we mourn the deaths and suffering that occurred during that festival. JewThink solicited contributions from British Jews reflecting on their experiences of the festival. Let us remember these ruptures even as we try and come to terms with the wider rupture.
Overcriticism and Forgiveness
Sparring Spares
Author-publishedJewish Folk Medicine
Author-publishedEyes Wide Shut
Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe
The Hollywood Chanukkiah
Author-publishedJewish velvet - a touching memoire
Keith Kahn-Harris explores how his inability to tolerate the touch of velvet shaped his experience of growing up Jewish.
Author-publishedMourning a Monarch
The day before Passover
Author-publishedPour Out Your Rage
Cleaning for Pesach
Author-publishedThe Flying Camel
Author-publishedHe Was Making Out During "Schindler’s List"
Author-publishedA Serious Man’s Bar Mitzvah
Author-publishedCan Your Canine Keep Kosher?
Author-publishedSolomon and Rabbi Simon
Author-publishedTikkun Olam in a Frying Pan
Author-publishedA Jewish Magician Among the Spirits
Author-publishedDo Not Underestimate the Determination of a Quiet Rabbi
Author-publishedShaddai
Author-publishedBenjamin Franklin and the Parable against Persecution
Author-publishedTempering Jewish Fear & Anger
Prayer
Author-publishedPandemic Passover 2.0: What Have We Learned?
Adam and Eve
Not a Jew. Says Who?
Author-publishedA Scholarly Unorthodox
Author-publishedRabbi Zalman Schacter, My Career Counselling Mentor
Remembering Jonathan Sacks - remembering his struggle
Zoom Connections
Author-publishedRBG and the Jewish Tradition of Dressing with Intention
Author-publishedA Gloriously Miserable British Sukkot
The worst the weather is on Sukkot, the more perfect the festival is
Rosh Hashana 5781
Being Jewish in Aberdeen, Rosh Hashanah 5781
Author-published'We Didn't Start the Fire', My Song for Rosh Hashanah
Author-publishedAn Open Letter to Jessica Krug on Rosh Hashanah
The lessons of the festival of Rosh Hashanah offers good news for Jessica Krug.
Reflecting on Rosh Hashana: A Call for Contributions
Covid Confessional: Not going back to Shul
Author-publishedScottish Identity and the G-d of Israel: an orthographic error that speaks louder than words
On Bournemouth beach
The boundary-crossing of Haredim on the beach.
Author-publishedRemembering Rabbi Hugo Gryn
Author-publishedA Pickler on the Roof
Spiritual Triage: Jewish Chaplaincy in the 21st Century
Author-publishedStop Bullying Seth Rogen
Author-publishedThe Ugly Faces of Theological Antisemitism
