Ulster: Passover 2024

last tuesday morning (23rd april), 2 minutes, on bbc radio ulster

thought for the day by rabbi leon litvak

“Passover is a time for displaying moral maturity.”

Tftd: Siddiqui: Gaza 24/4/2024

this morning (wednesday 24th), 7.45-7.48am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by mona siddiqui

“A few days ago, the World Press Photo Foundation announced the Photo of the Year award. They chose an image by Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem, of a Palestinian woman embracing the body of a five-year-old niece. She’s crouched down, and her face is hidden, as she clutches this small body”

Tftd: Mirvis 22/4/2024

this morning (monday 22nd), 7.49-7.52am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by chief rabbi ephraim mirvis 

Passover: “The further back you can look, the further forward you are likely to see.”

Tftd: Vishvapani 16/4/2024

this morning (tuesday 16th), 7.50-7.53am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by vishvapani

“After the Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, and Iran’s missile strike against Israel, now what?”

Tftd: Jones 15/4/2024

this morning (monday 15th), 7.50-7.53am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by james jones

“In time of war and tumults.”

Tftd: Siddiqui 10/4/2024

this morning (wednesday 10th), 7.46-7.49am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by mona siddiqui 

“As Muslims look forward to Eid, the world is also marking six months since Hamas’s attack on Israel, the horrific deaths, the violence, and the subsequent war in Gaza. ”

(if you missed it, available from 1:46:30 to 1:49:30 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rh0d, or with transcript at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hpzyx9)

Tftd: Wittenberg 3/4/2024

this morning (wednesday 3rd), 7.48-7.51am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by rabbi jonathan wittenberg

“I demand of myself to feel the pain of others.”

Tftd: Greenberg 29/2/2024

this morning (thursday 29th), 7.44-7.47am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by parliamentary lawyer daniel greenberg

“The Jewish new moon prayers focus on renewal for the future, and forgiveness for the past.

They aknowledge that human imitation of the lunar cycle of advance and retreat is better than accepting a constant stagnation.”

Tftd: Janner-Klausner 7/2/2024

this morning (wednesday 7th), 7.48-7.51am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by rabbi laura janner-klausner 

“The American secretary of state Antony Blinken is in the Middle East again, working on a truce to end the devastating war in Gaza.”

Tftd: Mirvis 26/1/2024

this morning (friday 26th), 7.47-7.50am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by chief rabbi ephraim mirvis 

“Hope. Together.”