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Deuteronomy: preparation for entering the Promised Land
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on Deuteronomy and the significance for the Israelites of entering the Promised Land.
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The Pit, the spring and the well: lessons for the nation's wellbeing from Proverbs 5
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, reflects on Proverbs 5 and what it has to say about some of our present challenges.
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Micah 6:8 and the wisdom of 'walking humbly with your G-d'
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the complexities of Micah 6:8 and why this verse is more relevant than ever.
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Why I don't want a Holocaust memorial next to Parliament
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster explains why, even as a Jew, she is fiercely opposed to plans for a new Holocaust memorial in Westminster.
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Numbers and the revelation at Sinai: counting everyone in
Every individual counts and this is what the 'Numbers' narrative is telling the children of Israel in the second year of their Exodus from Egypt.
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The coronation from a Jewish perspective
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the coronation of King Charles III from a Jewish perspective.
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80 years after the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, what have we learnt?
What can we do? What is my father's legacy? What is my grandmother's legacy on this sorrowful day?
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Leviticus and lessons in leadership
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster explores the Jewish approach to leadership and lessons from Leviticus.
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Elijah and the prophets of Baal
So often in life we prevaricate until it is too late. We don't make decisions when we should, thus enabling bad outcomes.
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A new book brings Christians and Jews closer together
As the Jewish community commences the festival of Chanukah on Sunday night, the 8-day festival of the miracle of the lights (and don't forget to listen to the Classic FM Chanukah musical celebration programme on Boxing Day, 9.00 pm), it might seem apt to celebrate a new book which aims to bring Christians and Jews closer together.
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Lord Williams and freedom of worship
In his BBC Reith Lecture, Lord Williams goes some way to opening up minds and hearts to living a more proactive definition of religion and worship.
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Against abandoning the Pentateuch
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster examines the Pentateuch and its importance to both Judaism and Christianity.
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The in-between month of Marcheshvan: a time to recap and look forward
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster delves into the meaning to be found in the mundane and how the present is connected to the future.
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The legacy of the Flood and the legacy of Shem
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster explains why it is the legacy of Shem that is so necessary today.
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The humble Sukkah, symbol of the Jerusalem Temple in our fallen world
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the major Jewish festival of Sukkot and what it has to do with tents and 'clouds of glory'.
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