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Martin van den Bergh
27 בספט׳ 2023זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Extremism spreads contempt
Like many people I was horrified at the end of Yom Kippur by the news of the events at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv when extremist...
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Martin van den Bergh
24 באוג׳ 2023זמן קריאה 4 דקות
The war against our negative traits -
המלחמה נגד היצר הרעהמלחמה נגד היצר הרע יש כמה מפרשים ובתוכם המעם לועז וכן בספר 'שני לוחות הברית' של הרב ישעיהו הלוי הורוביץ שמצצתים...
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Martin van den Bergh
24 במאי 2023זמן קריאה 2 דקות
The minhag of saying the Azharot on Shavuot
Shavuot does not have any specific Mitzvot apart from the usual Mitzvot of Yom Tov. Yet, there a number of Minhagim which distinguish...
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Martin van den Bergh
26 בינו׳ 2023זמן קריאה 1 דקות
Free speech has its limits
This morning I heard the most terrible news on Israel Radio. There is a planned demonstration against Israel outside the Israeli Embassy...
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Martin van den Bergh
16 באפר׳ 2021זמן קריאה 13 דקות
Jewish Mourning Practices
Introduction As a congregational rabbi I have ministered to the dying and bereaved for more than thirty-five years. Helping others in...
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Martin van den Bergh
5 במרץ 2021זמן קריאה 1 דקות
Who is Jewish
The question of Who is Jewish has hit the headlines again in the Jewish world, with the ruling of Israel's supreme court to recognise...
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Martin van den Bergh
10 בנוב׳ 2020זמן קריאה 2 דקות
I have lost a role model
The passing of Rabbi Lord Sacks has deprived me of one of three role models I have had in my life. I was privileged to know Rabbi Sacks...
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Martin van den Bergh
11 ביוני 2020זמן קריאה 1 דקות
What to do with the statues?
I abhor discrimination and the oppression of anyone. Indeed my parents taught me to respect any human being, this coming from their...
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Martin van den Bergh
27 בינו׳ 2020זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Antisemitism - How can we explain the increase in Antisemitism today
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and it is being commemorated with ceremonies taking place around the...
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Martin van den Bergh
8 בינו׳ 2020זמן קריאה 3 דקות
Riding out Rabbinic Conflicts
Even though I am no longer a Congregational Rabbi, I still take a great interest in happenings within the Rabbinic World. As in every...
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Martin van den Bergh
14 בנוב׳ 2019זמן קריאה 1 דקות
In the face of the rocket attacks
Over the last few days Israel's citizens have faced the onslaught of rocket attacks from the Islamic Jihad in Gaza. Admittedly, I have...
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Martin van den Bergh
17 באוק׳ 2019זמן קריאה 1 דקות
This is a very sad day in British politics
This is a very sad day in British politics, when a very long standing and experienced politician feels she can no longer belong to the...
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Martin van den Bergh
19 בספט׳ 2019זמן קריאה 2 דקות
The privilege of living in Israel
Last Tuesday was our second General Election this year in Israel. Those outside Israel may be somewhat confused with both the General...
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Martin van den Bergh
3 בספט׳ 2019זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Marking 50th Anniversary of the start of my personal journey
Abbey Road is famous for the Beatles crossing the road. For me Abbey Road and more specifically where it meets Carlton Hill (in London)...
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Martin van den Bergh
15 באוג׳ 2019זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Turning Resolve into Action
No sooner have we collectively mourned the destruction of the Temple on Tisha B’Av we begin preparations for the Yamim Norain, the Days...
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Martin van den Bergh
8 באוג׳ 2019זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Sorry to come back to the subject of antisemitism
I have two apologies. Firstly, I have not been blogging lately (perhaps this does not need an apology). Secondly, coming back to the...
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Martin van den Bergh
10 ביולי 2019זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Antisemitism is alive and well
It may be surprising, but there is no doubt that Antisemitism exists today and is becoming an increasing phenomenon. This is despite the...
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Martin van den Bergh
2 ביולי 2019זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Involving others
A number of years ago I had the great privilege of officiating on Yom Kippur at Bevis Marks Synagogue in London. I had made great efforts...
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Martin van den Bergh
25 ביוני 2019זמן קריאה 2 דקות
Dignity and Respect....But!
I have always tried to be welcoming and welcoming of all people and of all Jews. It is something that my parents ingrained in me as a...
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Martin van den Bergh
6 ביוני 2019זמן קריאה 1 דקות
D-Day: Real life stories
I have been captivated by the commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, when the Allied Forced launched the offence against the...
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