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Author articles: Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

News By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg 26th Apr 2024

The Song of Songs

Dear Community, I ought to be writing about the Song of Songs, the most beautiful book in the Hebrew Bible,...

News By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg 16th Feb 2024

On rising antisemitism in the UK

Dear Community, It is our tree of life. We are fed by its deep roots and rising sap. I refer...

Article By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg 13th Feb 2024

A Statement on Rafah by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

These words are written out of deep concern over Israel’s potential actions in Rafah, making it impossible to remain silent....

Article By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg 08th Sep 2023

Reflections on Israeli Democracy

Senior Masorti Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg and Rabbi Jeremy Gordon share their thoughts amidst ongoing UK demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin...

Article By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg 05th May 2023

A Prayer for the Coronation

God of all life, Sovereign over all sovereigns, bless King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation. Give them...

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  • 03rd Apr 2023

Pesach 5783 – On Freedom by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 20th Mar 2023

A frank and heartfelt report from Israel

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 07th Oct 2022

Succot: The Festival of Welcome

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 03rd Oct 2022

A Guide to Teshuvah: With God

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 03rd Oct 2022

A Guide to Teshuvah: With Each Other

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 03rd Oct 2022

A Guide to Teshuvah: For Ourselves

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 22nd Sep 2022

A Guide to Teshuvah: Environment

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 22nd Sep 2022

A Guide to Teshuvah: Injustice

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 22nd Sep 2022

A Guide to Teshuvah: Language

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 22nd Sep 2022

A Guide to Teshuvah

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 21st Sep 2022

Watch: A Rosh Hashana Message from Gordon Brown

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 12th Sep 2022

Statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 26th Aug 2022

Elul and the shofar’s call to love and truth

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 06th Apr 2022

A Pesach message from Senior Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg and our Chairs

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 26th Nov 2021

For Chanukah: Setting the Light of the Human Spirit Against All Cruelty

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 01st Nov 2021

Prayer for COP – The Global Climate Talks

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 29th Oct 2021

Why I’m going to COP26

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 13th Oct 2021

Protecting the Earth in Judaism

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 13th Oct 2021

EcoSynagogue presents: Carbon Zero – If not now, when?

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 25th Aug 2021

Supporting Refugees from Afghanistan

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 20th Aug 2021

Shana Tova from Senior Masorti Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 03rd Aug 2021

Why Saying Thank You Matters

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 23rd Mar 2021

Pesach Message from Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 07th Apr 2020

Counting days under ‘lockdown’ and the blessing of Shabbat

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 31st Mar 2020

Shiva Prayers at this Difficult Time

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 30th Mar 2020

Pesach during the Coronavirus crisis

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 10th Mar 2020

Rabbi Jonathan’s Purim Message

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 10th Feb 2020

On Tu Be’Shevat

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 05th Jun 2019

You shall have no other gods…

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 07th Nov 2018

The Centenary of Armistice Day

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 13th Sep 2018

On Faithfulness and Friendship

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 04th Sep 2018

On the Rosh Hashanah Amidah

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 13th Jul 2018

On the Spirituality of the Amidah

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 27th Mar 2018

The Four Listeners

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 25th Jan 2018

Eco-Synagogue: What’s It All About?

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 18th Sep 2017

Rosh Hashanah and Truth

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 26th Apr 2016

Yom Hashoah 5776

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 30th Mar 2016

Kashrut

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 30th Mar 2016

Kashrut

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 10th Sep 2015

Eimecha Nasati

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 04th Aug 2015

Tikkun Olam and Yirat Shamayim, – between spirituality and ethics

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 01st May 2015

Acharei Mot – Kedoshim

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 08th Oct 2014

Shadow of faith

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 03rd Oct 2014

Toward Yom Kippur 5

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 02nd Oct 2014

Towards Yom Kippur 4

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 05th Aug 2014

On the 100th Session of the Drop-In Centre for Destitute Asylum Seekers

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 30th Jul 2014

In Holesov (which I visited for the first time this week)

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 27th Jun 2014

Ramadan and Jews

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 30th May 2014

Listening at life’s door?

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 23rd May 2014

Leaving corners

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 23rd May 2014

Overhearing God’s Voice

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  • By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
  • 11th Nov 2012

Why get married anyway? What I have learned from 30 years of marrying couples

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