Student rabbi, former scientist and education specialist.
Joined March 2014
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I have an announcement to make: at the end of June I'm leaving @ConnectingSci and changing careers to retrain as a rabbi. jewishnews.co.uk/top-jewish-…
There is no 'war on Christmas', and there are also no actual Muslims who want to prevent pet owners from walking their dogs, or pubs from serving alcohol. If you repeat misinformation like this you're either gullible or racist.
Here we go again 🎄
A reflection on the annual myth that #Muslims want to “ban #Christmas,” the respect #Islam has for #Jesus and #Mary and the real issues people face over the festive season.
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Nearly 2 out of 3 people say they (or someone they care for) have had a problem with NHS admin in the past year. But what impact do these experiences have on the public's perceptions of the NHS? We explored this in our February long read: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…
I have always loved that Kettle's Yard do this!
Are you a student @AngliaRuskin or @Cambridge_Uni? Borrow an artwork from Kettle's Yard for the academic year! ✨
Come along to Kettle's Yard on 28 October to choose your artwork 🗓️
£20 fee + £30 refundable deposit per artwork
2–4pm
Find out more/FAQs: ow.ly/k41S50TRvta
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We are offering all members of Liberal and Reform communities the chance to take part in a year-long cycle of chavruta (learning in pairs) study.
Participants can sign up as a pair, or an individual and we will match them with a study partner.
Details: liberaljudaism.org/2024/10/j…
My thoughts about this time of year:
In Va-yeilech, Joshua accepts from Moses an unimaginably challenging task.
Read this week's d'var Torah on parashat Nitzavim – Va-yeilech by Rachel Berkson, LBC rabbinical student:
lbc.ac.uk/d-var-torah/parash…
#ShabbatShalom #RabbiSchool #torahportion #dvartorah #Torah
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We’re proud that the Library of Lost Books has been nominated for the Grimme Online Audience Award! If you’d like to help us gain even more recognition, we’d be incredibly grateful for your vote 🙂
Vote here: w1.grimme-online-award.de/go…
I'm not exactly a leader of anything, but I was proud to be part of the background crowd at this solidarity event.
Faith leaders came together in solidarity outside Southport Mosque - mourning the loss of innocent children and condemning those who seek to use these awful events to divide communities.
Read the full story, and watch a BBC interview with @RabbiRobyn: loom.ly/VlQaVnM
I was involved in the very early design stages of this course, before I quit genomic education to train as a rabbi. There are really good people on board, and it's a great complement to other variant interpretation courses by virtue of being global and diverse. Recommended!
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Ooh, fascinating study! I did a little bit of work with @technomatti which included interviewing autistic students about #TeamBasedLearning but it was very preliminary, and we were looking at a wide range of disabilities and neurodiversities. doi.org/10.29038/eejpl.2020.…
Calling on Team-Based Learning educators! Please can you help Rachel Wood with her doctoral studies. Thank you!
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A fellow student is running this LJ online Seder and it's going to be absolutely brilliant. Very much recommended
An Online Seder is being held this year for all those who have recently converted, are in the process of converting, are on a Jewish learning journey or just want to find out more about Passover.
Find out more here: liberaljudaism.org/2024/04/j…
I have opinions about record-keeping! lbc.ac.uk/parashat-pkudei/
Not only is this article clear and well-referenced, it manages to make a case for active travel without any reference to moral panic about obeeeeeesity. Well done that doc!
"People don’t swap from their car to active travel because cars are normalised and our infrastructure is built around them."
Active travel is beneficial for health and the planet, @scarlettmcnally
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I love this course, it's one of my favourite things I worked on in my previous job. It covers an astonishing amount of ground for an online course, including lots of really detailed case studies. Can't recommend it enough.
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In case you missed it... you can now watch the Lionel Blue Memorial Lecture 'What is the legacy of Queer Rabbis?' here: youtube.com/watch?v=N_vqx2PT…
More information about the event on our website: lbc.ac.uk/rabbi-lionel-blue-…
This is going to be a really great event, the speakers are truly awesome and it's a really important topic for anyone interested in LBGTQ+ anything in the context of Progressive Judaism.
There's just over 2 weeks to go until this fantastic event with @FinchleyReform and @BKYSynagogue. We've got a great panel of speakers lined up for you!
Registration is essential - tinyurl.com/2wd8cyut
Online tickets also available.
Look at this amazing dvar Torah by one of my classmates! I am so incredibly lucky that I get to study with people like Jennifer.
There is a Jewish tension between history as facts and experiencing history through memory.
Read this week's d'var Torah on parashat Bereishit by LBC rabbinic student Jennifer Verson.
lbc.ac.uk/d-var-torah/parash…
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As we begin to organise large-scale multi-country workshops across Africa I'm starting to see how using English as the primary mode of communications in most conferences & scientific meetings results to huge inequality. I now read emails in languages other than English language.
Ooh, another rabbi who used to be a cell biologist!
York's first rabbi since 1290 expulsion heralds new era for Jewish community thejc.com/news/news/yorks-fi… via @JewishChron @JayDProsser @OwenOwenpower @LiberalJudaism @BoardofDeputies @SaraRad67 @RabCharley @SiRothstein @LeoBaeckCollege
Look at my amazing new colleagues! We survived the first week, with all kinds of emotional experiences: the ordination pictured below, our first tears in class, welcoming a Czech Memorial scroll to the college, learning how to blow shofar, learning our first few lines of Talmud
