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Posts tagged ‘simchat torah’

Tftd: Mirvis 5/10/2023

this morning (thursday 5th), 7.48-7.51am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by chief rabbi ephraim mirvis 

Simchat Torah: The Talmud teaches that true joy derived from one’s own achievements provides a wealth greater than anything money can buy.”

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P4t: Gelfand 2/11/2022

this morning (wednesday 2nd), 5.47-5.51am, on bbc radio 2

pause for thought by rabbi shoshana boyd gelfand

Simchat Torah.”

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Tftd: Mirvis 14/10/2022

this morning (friday 14th), 7.48-7.51am, on bbc radio 4

thought for the day, by chief rabbi ephraim mirvis 

“God spoke the Universe into existence, to teach us the immeasurable power of words.

Just as they can be used to denigrate and destroy, so too words can be used to create and nurture.”

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P4t: Goldberg 1/10/2021

this morning (friday 1st), 5.44-5.47am, on bbc radio 2

pause for thought by rabbi alex goldberg

“The hope is that we have made progress upwards.”

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Nd/Today: Scroll returns

this morning (monday 27th), 6.51-6.55am on bbc world service radio, and 7.06-7.07am on bbc radio 4 

newsday (presented by clare mcdonnell) and today (presented by nick robinson) include …

“Later today, there’ll be a ceremony at Charles University to mark the return to Prague of one of the Torah scrolls looted by the Nazis during the Holocaust.”

including contributions from …

• rabbi david maxa, ec chaim synagogue 

• bbc reporter rob cameron 

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P4t: Belovski 14/10/2020

this morning (wednesday 14th), 9.20-9.23am, on bbc radio 2

pause for thought by rabbi dr harvey belovski

Simchat Torah: ‘Perhaps we can find renewed depths in tired relationships’.”

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Tftd: Janner-Klausner 23/2/2017

this morning (thursday 23ed), 7.50-7.53am, on bbc radio 4
thought for the day, by rabbi laura janner-klausner (more…)

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