A new hut with a leaking roof
Since 16 October 2024, there has been a hut in Neustadt with a leaking roof. How is that? Botched up construction - right? None of this...
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Akiva Weingarten
Oct 103 min read
Reflection
At the beginning of October, our community prepares for the holiest day of the Jewish calendar - Yom Kippur...
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Kultuskommission
Oct 22 min read
Birthday Gifts for the World
Rosh HaShanah - the birthday of the world, which also marks the beginning of the teshuvah, which reaches its climax on Yom Kippur
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Kultuskommission
Jul 223 min read
What is Tsom Tamuz?
This year, 23 July is Zom Tammus, which is also known as שבעה עשר בתמוז (Shiva Assar beTammus). What is it all about?
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Akiva Weingarten
May 152 min read
Community and renewal
Celebrations such as Passover, Sefira and Lag Ba'Omer strengthen our community and spiritual journey, promoting unity and renewal.
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Akiva Weingarten
Apr 172 min read
Drashah for Passover
Passover is the festival that connects us to our roots and conveys the founding myth of our community.
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Akiva Weingarten
Mar 202 min read
Purim
Mit dem Beginn des Monats März befinden wir uns inmitten der jubelnden Feierlichkeiten von Purim, einem altehrwürdigen [...]
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Naomi Bielicki
Jan 23 min read
A Word About Remembrance
A silent night. Hearts cold as ice, numbed by a frost that would have felled any person with [...]
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Hava Fleming
Oct 7, 20235 min read
Report: The Neo-Hassidic Week 2023 in Dresden
It was probably no coincidence that the first Neo-Hasidic Festival in Dresden in this month of Elul was a six-day affair.
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Akiva Weingarten
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Nature and Humility
As the leaves begin to change colors and the air carries a hint of autumn's arrival, we find ourselves on the edge of one of the most vibran
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Akiva Weingarten
Aug 30, 20234 min read
Warum eigentlich chassidisch?
The last article on "Liberal Hasidism" emphasized the liberal part of our community. Now more of the Hasidic part follows.
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Akiva Weingarten
Jul 30, 20233 min read
Anticipation
We have just concluded the solemn period of the Three Weeks, a time of introspection and mourning, and now stand at the gateway of the month
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Akiva Weingarten
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Embracing Reflection and Renewal
The "three weeks" offer us an opportunity to remember tragedies and renew our commitment, personal growth and tikun olam.
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Gemeindevorstand
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Report of the shavuot celebration in our community
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Kai Lautenschläger
May 31, 20233 min read
Why do we study on Shavuot?
Thoughts on the custom of studying together in the night of Shavuot.
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Akiva Weingarten
May 4, 20232 min read
We are all connected
In many ways, Shavuot is a celebration of the power of community.
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Akiva Weingarten
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Free yourselves
Passover shows us how to use the power of freedom. In the past, present and future
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Akiva Weingarten
Feb 4, 20232 min read
Birth of a holiday
How a technical date became a holiday and what it can mean for us today.
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Kai Lautenschläger
Jan 6, 20234 min read
Thoughts on Vayechi
Der Unterschied zwischen Ja'akob und seinem Sohn Josef ist groß und klein zugleich. Liegen darin Lehren für heute?
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Akiva Weingarten
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Simchat Torah 2022 – 5783
Simchat Torah is a holiday that marks the end of the annual Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new cycle. On this day, the last Tora
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