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Wonder-full: Hanukkah & Christmas A Jewish voice Short version When all signs around us are pointing to Advent and Christmas, Jews celebrate Hanukkah. The Jewish festival of lights, which commemorates the uprising … more

Remembering for the Future: Zachor & 9 November A Jewish voice Short version Burning synagogues, destroyed institutions, murders and mass arrests – the Reichspogromnacht of November 9, 1938, was a turning point … more

The many gifts of nature: Sukkot & Thanksgiving A Jewish voice Short version Colorfully decorated leafy huts, from which the clatter of dishes and singing emanate and are heard outside, these are … more

Celebrating reconciliation: Teshuvah & Repentance A Jewish voice Short version Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are considered the High Holidays of Judaism because questions of life and death are reflected on them. … more

Connecting past and present: Tikkun & Repair A Jewish voice Short version „If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand shall wither, my tongue shall stick to the roof of my … more

Time-out: Shabbat & Sunday A Jewish voice Short version The highlight of each week is Shabbat, the seventh day of creation, when Jews are to rest from the day’s work in imitation … more

Spirit, der bewegt: Schawuot beziehungsweise Pfingsten. A Jewish voice Short version Judaism attaches great importance to names, for they are an expression of an individual’s belonging to family and community … more

The spirit that inspires: Shavuot & Pentecost A Jewish voice Short version Shavuot is observed exactly fifty days or seven weeks (“shavuot”) after Pesach and celebrates the revelation of the … more

The joy of growing up: Bar/ Bat Mitzvah & Confirmation A Jewish voice Short version In Judaism, traditionally, girls are considered religiously mature at age 12 and boys at age … more

Liberated from slavery and death: Pesach & Easter A Jewish voice Short version Pesach celebrates Israel’s exodus from slavery in Egypt. In memory of this act of God’s liberation, a … more