Liberal Rabbi of Edinburgh & Leicester, cantor & teacher, passionate about ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บinterfaith, art, classical music, philosophy, mysticism. Aussie. he/him

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It was intensely moving to participate via Zoom in this beautiful ceremony which showed the Israel I live and believe in, an Israel of democracy, liberalism, diversity, justice and peace.
ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืขืจื‘ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ืช ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘. ืžื•ืœ ื˜ืงืก ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ ืกื˜ืจื™ืœื™ ื•ืžื”ื•ื ื“ืก, ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื”ืขืจื‘ ืืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื•ืช ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช. ื›ืืŸ ื–ื• ื”ืฆื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช. ืขืžื“ื ื• ืฉื ื™ื—ื“, ืืœืคื™ ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืžื”ืžื—ื ื” ื”ืœื™ื‘ืจืœื™ ื•ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™, ื”ืžื—ื ื” ืฉื ื•ืฉื ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ืขืœ ื›ืชืคื™ื• ื”ืœื›ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” - ื‘ื—ื–ื™ืช, ื‘ืขื•ืจืฃ, ื‘ื›ืœื›ืœื” ื•ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”. ื”ืงืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœื ืื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืœื“ืจืš, ื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ื ืขืžื” ืœื–ื™ืžื™. ืงื•ืœ ืฆืœื•ืœ, ืืžื™ืฅ ื•ื ื•ืงื‘ ืฉืœ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื ืžืชื ืฆืœืช ื•ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืขืชื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ. ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื™, ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื ืกืช ื’ืœืขื“ ืงืจื™ื‘, ืžื“ืœื™ืง ืžืฉื•ืื”. ืจื’ืข ืฉืžืกืžืœ ืืช ื”ืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ื•ื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜ืจื™ืช ื”ืขื ืคื” ืฉืœื•, ื•ืืช ื”ืžืื‘ืง ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ ื•ื”ืขื™ืงืฉ ืœืžืขืŸ ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื”, ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ืกื•ื‘ืœื ื™ืช. ื–ื• ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืฉืœื•ืงื—ืช ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืื™ืคื” ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ืžืคืงื™ืจื™ื. ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื’ืื” ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืฉื ืœืฆื™ื“ื ื•ืœืฆื“ื›ื. ื›ืืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืคื•ืขืžืช ื”ืฆื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื™ืžื™ื ื•. ื™ืฉ ืžื™ ืฉืงื•ืจื ืœื–ื” ืดื˜ืงืก ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืด, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืขืจื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืฉืืœื• ืœื ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ื ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื, ืืœื ืจื•ื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ื™ืฆืจื ื™ ืฉืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ ืœืžื“ื™ื ื”, ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™, ื•ืฉืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื’ื” ืœื™ื“ื™ื™ื. ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืœื ื ื–ื“ืงืง ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื˜ืงืก ื›ื–ื”. ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืœืื–ืจื—ื™ื”. ื‘ืฉื ืช ื”-79 ืœืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื˜ืงืก ื”ืžืฉื•ืื•ืช ื”ืžืžืœื›ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจ ื”ืจืฆืœ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื˜ืงืก ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื. ื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืจื•ืข ืชืขืžื•ืœื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช, ืืœื ืื™ืจื•ืข ืžืžืœื›ืชื™ ื•ืžืื—ื“ ื‘ืืžืช, ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื• ื•ืœื”ืชื’ืื•ืช ื‘ื•. ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ืœืฉื ืช ื”-79 ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขื ื›ื•ื—, ืืžื•ื ื”, ื•ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”. ื ื ืฆื—. ื ืฉืงื, ื ืชืงืŸ, ื•ื ื‘ื ื” ื›ืืŸ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช, ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ืช ื•ืจืื•ื™ื”. ื—ื’ ืขืฆืžืื•ืช ืฉืžื—.
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Mark Solomon retweeted
Violence & abuse against Muslims is wrong & reprehensible, but that does not mean that it should have the status of a special crime compared to that against anyone else. Conversely, criticism of Islam or the Koran should be allowed as much as against any other faith or holy text.
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Sunday on @BBCRadio4 has a strange idea of balanced reporting: both Jewish AND Palestinian academics who display posters accusing Israel of genocide. No one who feels threatened by this or challenges this slander.
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Itโ€™s amazing that Hamas canโ€™t even locate accurately the bodies of Israeli hostages, but the world believes their โ€œexactโ€ figures of those killed in the war (none of whom were terrorists, of course!).
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My heart goes out with love & support for trans people - my friends, colleagues, congregants - whose identity, rights & daily lives have been thrown into worry & fear by the ruling of the UK Supreme Court, when trans & LGBTQI rights are under intense attack around the world. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ
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Our response must be to demand that, alongside the protection for all women's rights & safety, there shall be better, stronger, clearer provision for the safety, rights and representation of trans people.
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Spot on
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Netanyahu should have resigned on October 8th. His political survival is a gift to Israelโ€™s enemies, who exploit his vulnerability to undermine the war and the fight to free our hostages. Every failed negotiation is blamed on him, weakening Israel at the table. It doesnโ€™t matter whatโ€™s trueโ€”his presence alone compromises us. Now, in the middle of a multifront war, heโ€™s fired the Shin Bet chief to dodge responsibility for the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. October 7th happened on his watch. Instead of sacrificing others, he should take responsibility as the prime minister.
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Dear Chief Rabbi. You have written to MPs objecting to assisted dying: thatโ€™s ok, so long as MPs realise there is a diversity of views within the Jewish community, with many other rabbis in favour because those dying in dreadful pain need the option to let go if they so wish.
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Dear Wes Streeting: you say we should be cautious on assisted dying, but the same system being proposed here has been working in Oregon for 27 years; we have huge experience that it works well & safely. Legalising will give people options & save the terminally ill dying in pain.
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Melhem Asad, an Arab Maccabi Tel Aviv fan, helped save Jewish lives last night during the search-and-rescue in Amsterdam. For several hours, he spoke loudly in Arabic with groups of Israelis who were hiding to mislead assailants into thinking they were not Jewish so they would be left alone. Melhem saved countless Jewish lives last night. In the darkest times, moments like these reveal glimmers of hope, partnership, and peace. @YosephHaddad
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A sad little US election gematria. Heโ€™s the 47th and 45th president. 47 in Hebrew is ืžืดื– (m-z). 45 is ืžืดื” (m-h). Together they make the word ืžื–ืžึผื” (mezimah) โ€“ an [evil] scheme. As in Psalm 21:12, โ€œThey planned an evil scheme, but they will not succeed.โ€ Except they have.
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BREAKING: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sacks Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This is an atrocious decision during wartime meant to serve Netanyahu's narrow political interests and not the well-being of the country.
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This is fantastic news. We are hugely grateful to the Chancellor for recognising our work. We are at a crucial juncture as Holocaust survivors become fewer and frailer, and the importance of ensuring their testimony is preserved and accessible for generations to come cannot be underestimated. With the surge in antisemitism today and as the Holocaust moves from living history to history, this work is vital and urgent.
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On Simchat Torah we circle the synagogue seven times with the Torah Scrolls, usually with lots of joyful dancing. Tonight we dedicated each circuit to places and people attacked last Simchat Torah, 7 October 2023. /1
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We also mourn all the innocent lives lost since then, but tonight and tomorrow we think especially of what happened a year ago on this festival.
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October 7 was not a military โ€œdefeatโ€. It was a terrorist attack on defenceless people.
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Itโ€™s confirmed: Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader responsible for orchestrating terror and mass murder, has been eliminated by the Israeli army. For years, Sinwar unleashed a reign of bloodshed, targeting both Israelis and Palestinians with ruthless violence and fanaticism. His removal marks a significant blow to Hamasโ€™ reign of terror. With him gone, the path toward lasting peace feels one step closer. We need the hostages home now.
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This is hilarious!
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Iโ€™d probably replace โ€˜atheistsโ€™ with โ€˜liberalsโ€™, since the extreme right arenโ€™t defined by religious belief, but otherwise it seems about right.
I did a thing.
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