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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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OFEK
Apr 3, 20233 min read
OFEK Saxony introduces itself.
The newly founded OFEK Sachsen with RIAS Sachsen introduce themselves.
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Dr. Herbert Lappe
Mar 31, 20233 min read
Why Obama celebrated Passover at the White House
How does an African American Christian come to celebrate a Jewish holiday? And why is that just right?
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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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André Lang
Mar 2, 20236 min read
Opening speech for the commemoration on 2 March 2023 at the "Old Leipzig" Railway Station in Dresden
The murdered and disenfranchised Jews were remembered at the memorial ceremony at the Old Leipzig Station in Dresden.
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Gefilte Fest Dresden e.V.
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Hamantaschen - a must for Purim
Hamantaschen are one of the most famous treats associated with Purim. Here is the vegan version from Gefilte Fest Dresden e.V.
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Dr. Herbert Lappe
Feb 7, 20233 min read
Among Friends
A letter to a friend after the public discussion about the role of converts in German Jewry
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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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Martin Polenz
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Community of the unequal
In our portrait series of community members, Annette Büchner-Reiche appears here.
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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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Martin Polenz
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Genetics instead of Talmud study
This was not the path Nachshon (Shon) Kindi wanted to take. After elementary school in Israel, he was supposed to transfer to a yeshiva. So
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Kai Lautenschläger
Jan 1, 20231 min read
Who are we, how many and why?
About our new series of portraits of some of our members and supporters.
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Lauren Leiderman
Oct 31, 20227 min read
Forgotten. Majestic. Overgrown. Haunting. Abandoned...
These are words that I have heard many times to describe the Görlitz Jewish Cemetery. But what is it, really? Let’s start with some ...
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Akiva Weingarten
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Learning from Rachel
After a month that was very busy with all the high holidays, we are now entering the month of Cheshvan, a month without any holidays or ...
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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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Akiva Weingarten
Oct 6, 20223 min read
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Akiva Weingarten with thoughts on Yom Kippur
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Akiva Weingarten
Sep 4, 20223 min read
On the High Holidays
Thoughts on Rosh HaShanah, our New Year, from our Rabbi Akiva Weingarten.
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Akiva Weingarten
Aug 22, 20224 min read
What Liberal Chassidism Means to Me
A short introduction to liberal chassidism as Rabbi Akiva views it.
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Valentina Marcenaro
Aug 5, 20225 min read
Food for peace: Gefilte Fest Dresden e.V.
A presentation of the association Gefilte Fest Dresden that organizes jewish food events. From the start to success.
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Kai Lautenschläger
Aug 1, 20227 min read
Jewish cultural centre under discussion
Description of the discussion about a jewish cultural centre in Dresden including additional thoughts to the cause
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