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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
Sep 14, 20232 min read
Short long story of our community
The History of our community from the very beginnings to the inauguration of the Synagogue.
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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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Kai Lautenschläger
May 6, 20232 min read
Celebrating Celebrations
A short report about the ceremony for the unveiling of our new Star of David at the synagogue
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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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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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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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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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