Siamese Twins – Life & Death in Jewish Law

“In September, 1977, a drama began that added much kavod, much dignity, to the wisdom of Torah and to those who spend their lives applying Torah knowledge to the complex problems encountered daily in the modern world. In Lakewood, New Jersey, Siamese twins were born to an Orthodox Jewish family…” …

Flying boats to Bicycles

There is a kindly gentleman who sits not far away from me in Synagogue. He’s called Sam. He always asks about me and my wife, and I always make sure to wish him Shabbat Shalom. He rarely speaks about himself but I know, from other people, that Sam had survived …

Why is Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ his most Jewish film?

Born of Jewish parents and brought up in New York, Kubrick famously directed films like 2001 a Space Odyssey, Dr Strangelove, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange. His final film Eyes Wide Shut is based on a Jewish novella, but seemingly excludes nearly all Jewish references. Take a seat with …

Zohar

700 years ago a Spanish Jewish mystic named Moshe DeLeon began writing down a collection of teachings and tales that have never been seen or heard of before. Sefer ha-Zohar, the Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers for seven centuries. The Zohar is the major text …

Podcast

Jewish TALK is a programme of interviews and music about communities and Jewish life in general Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund Our JewishTALK SHORTS is a collection of one-off interviews and scenes from Jewish life. Each is under 6 minutes long. Karl – barmitzvah boy Yom Hashoah 2013 Jewish …