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The Nova Testimony

Sticky PostOn June 11, 2026

https://novaexhibition.com/london-exhibition On Tuesday I visited the Nova – I don’t want to call it ‘exhibition’ – rather, I’ll say I visited the Nova Testimony, because testimony is what it truly is. In whatever state you walk in, through the necessarily tight security, you walk out different. I shall not try to describe the testimony. The evidence is taken, all of

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World Ocean Day 2026

Sticky PostOn June 9, 2026

‘Deep calls to deep to the roar of your cataracts.’ Psalm 42:8 Yesterday, 8 June, was World Ocean Day. Time and again the Tenach, the Hebrew Bible, expresses wonder at the vast mystery of the oceans and the creatures who live in their depths. ‘Were you there when I made the earth?’ God challenges Job. Do you know who instructed the seas:

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The Judaism We Need Now!

Sticky PostOn June 4, 2026

https://jonathanwittenberg.substack.com/api/v1/audio/upload/a17d26f5-ae3c-4747-ab01-880802af005a/src I was invited to speak about the Judaism we need today for Yom Masorti, last Sunday, and feel so passionately about the subject that afterwards I recorded the gist of what I said. Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash Janine Stein kindly summarised my words: The Judaism we need now is a Judaism of community, compassion, justice, truth, and serious commitment, rooted

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