A People Under Seige (A thought for the Fast of Asarah b’Tevet)
Asarah b’Tevet, which we are observing today, is the first of three fasts in the Jewish calendar that chart the … Read more
Tag: antisemitism
The keys to understanding American anti-Semitism — and fighting back (published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The last two festivals to be added to the Jewish calendar prior to modern times — Purim and Hanukkah — are both about anti-Semitism. … Read more
Choose not to be a bystander but to confront racism head on (Thought for the Day)
A few days ago, two Jewish children were sitting with their parents in a train on the London Underground when … Read more
Not Reckoned Among the Nations (Balak 5779)
The year is 1933. Two Jews are sitting in a Viennese coffee house, reading the news. One is reading the … Read more
A society, or for that matter a political party, that tolerates antisemitism, that tolerates any hate, has forfeited all moral credibility (House of Lords)
To watch this video on YouTube, please click here. My Lords, I am exceptionally grateful to the noble Baroness Berridge … Read more
Rabbi Sacks on Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
Below is a series of three whiteboard animations which explore different aspects of the return of antisemitism and the rise … Read more
Rabbi Sacks on the connection between Judaism and Israel
How can Anti-Zionism be the new antisemitism? Surely there’s no connection between them. Antisemitism is hatred of Jews as a … Read more
C&C Family Edition: The Courage of Persistence (Toldot 5779)
TOLDOT: THE COURAGE OF PERSISTENCE Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of … Read more
Antisemitism, or any hate, become dangerous when three things happen (Rabbi Sacks speaks in the House of Lords)
On 13th September 2018, Rabbi Lord Sacks spoke in a House of Lords debate on antisemitism in Britain. Below is … Read more
A People that Dwells Alone (Balak 5778)
This is an extraordinary moment in Jewish history, for good and not-so-good reasons. For the first time in almost … Read more