The Centre for Jewish Studies Moses Gaster Seminars

Jewish Studies. This academic year (2021-22) the John Rylands Research Institute will complete the online cataloguing of the codices in Hebrew script in the Rylands Library Manchester. Most of these manuscripts once belonged to Moses Gaster, who, with modest resources, assembled one of the most remarkable collections of Hebrew manuscripts of the 20th...

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Centre for Jewish Studies Scriptural Encounters Programme

Reading challenging sacred texts. Scriptural Encounters bring together different faiths to debate and discuss controversial topics. This is a new series on Gender Diversity. This session will be led by Rabbi Ariel Abel as the presenter of Jewish texts. 1200-13:30 hybrid event, on campus (University Place 4.214) and on zoom....

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The Centre for Jewish Studies Scriptural Encounters Programme

Reading challenging sacred texts. Scriptural Encounters bring together different faiths to debate and discuss controversial topics. This is a new series on Gender Diversity. This session will be led by Rabbi Ariel Abel as the presenter of Jewish texts. 1200-13:30 hybrid event, on campus (University Place 4.214) and on zoom....

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The Centre for Jewish Studies Scriptural Encounters Programme

Reading challenging sacred texts. Scriptural Encounters bring together different faiths to debate and discuss controversial topics. This is a new series on Gender Diversity. This session will be led by Rabbi Ariel Abel as the presenter of Jewish texts. 1200-13:30 hybrid event, on campus (University Place 4.214) and on zoom....

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Jewish Women’s Aid Shabbat

This year’s cross-communal Jewish Women’s Aid Shabbat takes place nationally on 12-13 November 2021. We will give details soon of how to access our brand new resources, which you can use to generate discussion and more awareness of domestic abuse and sexual violence in your family, friendship group, shul or any...

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Eco Synagogue

Please join the Board of Deputies of British Jews and EcoSynagogue for an enlightening discussion with Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, where she will discuss Israel’s current environmental challenges and its planned response to the global challenge of tackling climate change. You must register in advance for this meeting,...

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Eco Synagogue Carbon Zero

EcoSynagogue, a partnership project with the Board of Deputies is hosting a pre COP26 event for the UK Jewish Community on Sunday 10 October 2021 at The Jewish Museum, London. The event will also be livestreamed at EcoSynagogue Facebook and YouTube Entitled “Carbon Zero, If not now, when?” the EcoSynagogue...

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