May
12

LBC life in lockdown – LBC Dean, Rabbi Dr Charles H. Middleburgh

Plenty of challenges with a vulnerable adult in the house. The best and worst thing about this extraordinary time is Zoom.

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May
12

A cataloguer’s life under lockdown – Peter Salinger

It has been a great pleasure to work at Leo Baeck College Library over the last 15 months. I enjoy the library’s wide variety of material on all aspects of Jewish studies, working closely and convivially with our librarian and the library users – academics, students, independent researchers, etc. have all made me feel […]

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May
01

We are pleased to share with you our Lehrhaus programme for Spring/Summer 2020

All our courses are taught by our outstanding faculty and specialist teachers whom we hope will entice you to join us.
The Lehrhaus is a non-profit adult learning programme. We aim to cover our teaching and administration costs only. Any surplus allows us to subsidise some courses where the minimum number of participants isn’t reached or […]

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Apr
30

Immigrant life during lockdown – LBC’s American Rabbinic Student Matt Turchin

When the US issued their announcement calling all Americans to “return home” before the borders close in the wake of the pandemic, I had already made my decision.

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Apr
29

LBC life in lockdown – student rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang

Modah Ani …
For the unbelievable luxury of enough space, my own home, financial security, insulating me from the nightmare which lockdown can be for some people.

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Apr
29

Library Life on Lockdown – Cassy Sachar, Senior Librarian

The first time my sister visited my office in the LBC Library she surveyed the room and observed: “Piles of books, lots of boxes? Cassy, it’s just like your flat!”

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Apr
27

LBC life in Lockdown, Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris, Principal

It’s been some 5 weeks since the UK entered lockdown and, like much of the country, life at LBC has gone virtual. With special thanks to Jarek Lodzinski (moderator of this Facebook page among his three dozen or so other responsibilities), Dr Jo-Ann Myers (Director of Jewish Education +++), and Cassy Sachar (our intrepid Senior […]

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Apr
14

New Ulpan Beginners class starting 28 April!

Liat Aharonovich- Modern Hebrew: Beginners  B1
10-week ONLINE course
Tuesday 5.30-7.30pm GMT
Dates: 28 April-6 July 2020 (no class on 23 June)

All sessions will be recorded and available to students for 4 weeks after each session.
Book early – spaces are limited!

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