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Responses to the attacks in France
When I was contacted by a West Country newspaper for a comment on the atrocities committed in France I said I was unable to make any comment at this stage.
Elkan’s View
View from Natanya
ELKAN’S VIEW 7th January 2015 Israel is beginning to warm up for the elections on 17 March, which sadly offer no clear possibility of a radical change in leadership. Bibi
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View from Netanya
I am writing this on Wednesday 31st December. Last Thursday was 25th December, a day which part in this part of Israel, at least, is without any special significance.This is
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Carter Speedy
I have put a link to Carter Speedy’s project: Kosher Kernow in the links section for all those interested or go direct to Carters Project.
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Katharine Barral’s Bat Mitzvah
Congratulations to Katharine Barral on her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, 20 December 2014 – Shabbat Channukah at the Piran Theatre, Truro High School for Girls. The service was conducted by
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View from Netanya
Chanukah has arrived in Israel and with it all the joys of this midwinter festival. Chanukiot abound in all places, and the custom to light seems to be universal and
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View from Netanya
Israel today is a sober sad and angry place. The conflict between Israelis and Arabs, Jews and Palestinians, appears to be escalating and becoming uglier every day. The attack on
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View from Radlett
One of the most amazing things about being Jewish is the recurrent examples of the indestructibility of the human spirit that one encounters. Last Shabbat I had the privilege –
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View from Netanya
Sometimes we forget the land of Israel has a long history with other faiths who have contributed to its development, and also that some of the most undesirable features of
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View from Netanya
I did security outside shul last Shabbat. This is an experience which is very new to me since in Radlett I am regarded as being “otherwise engaged” and not liable
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View from Netanya
Israel is beginning to get nervous about the actions of both extremist Arabs and extremist Jews in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Arab terrorism and’s Jewish settler response are not
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View from Netanya
Israel this week is warm and sunny, and everyone is back to shirtsleeves after the storms of Sukkot. Stories of the weather, usually common discussion in England, have suddenly become
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View from Radlett
The most significant ending and beginning in the whole of the Jewish year is upon us. The Torah is the core of Jewish identity, the document from which ultimately we
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View from Radlett
I am writing this on the day after Yom Kippur from Radlett, an active Jewish community in South West Hertfordshire, almost rural but with excellent transport links. The result has
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Thanks from Leslie
I can’t express to you how chuffed I was to be honoured so dearly on Erev Rosh HaShannah. It was totally unexpected and such a special accolade. Harvey’s words were very kind.
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Rosh Hashanna 5775
In a few days time members of Kehillat Kernow will be celebrating the beginning of another new year. For many of us involved in Jewish activities here in Cornwall it
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View from Netanya
In Israel things seem to be quiet and people are getting on with their lives. The schools went back on 1st September, to the considerable relief of parents. They are
Elkan’s View
View from Natanya
I had the pleasure of visiting Rabbi Dee in Efrat this week, and received a totally new perspective on what is going on in the area generally referred to as
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View from Netanya
It’s quite strange here at the moment. People don’t quite know what to make of the ceasefire, and whether Israel has actually won or has merely purchased a brief respite,
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View from Netanya
I was at the Dead Sea last week. Israel is an amazing and beautiful country. Contemplating the Mountains of Moab I had a feeling of direct connection with the Exodus,