Parashat Tetzaveh
The theme of this week’s parashah, Tetzaveh, is ‘Light’, which comes from its opening words: ‘You shall command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of beaten olives, to cause a lamp to burn continually’ (Exodus 27:20).
The Pesach Haggadah: Where it comes from and why it is full of children – Professor Jeremy Schonfield
The Haggadah grew out of sacrificial rituals from Temple times, but in its final form it offers much more than an opportunity to worship and to be educated, even though these are generally assumed to be its main functions.
British Library’s new exhibition
Ahead of the opening of the British Library’s new exhibition, Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of the Written Word, Jewish Renaissance’s Arts Editor Judi Herman explored it via a virtual private view. There she met Cassy Sachar, librarian at Leo Baeck College
We are delighted to share this Jewish Chronicle article about Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum
Rabbis Re-inventing Judaism in COVID-19 podcast
We are very pleased to share this “Rabbis Re-inventing Judaism in COVID-19” podcast with the LBC community
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Since the beginning of the CV19 national lockdown student rabbis, faculty members and alumni from Leo Baeck College have been leading daily morning prayer services online.
LBC life in lockdown – Professor Melissa Raphael
One of Melissa’s projects during the current lockdown has been writing an invited essay for a book edited by Professor Aaron Rosen that will be called Home Alone Together: Locating Creativity and Inspiration in Isolation.
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.