Assembly of Reform Rabbis & Cantors

Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain responds to the question: 'What is the Jewish attitude to halal meat?' Halal means 'legal' or 'permissable' in Arabic, virtually the same as the Hebrew word 'kosher'. There are many other similarities between the two dietary…

Rabbi Miriam Berger of Finchley Reform Synagogue introduces an initiative launched by the community this Tu B'Shevat. אם אין אני לי, מי לי; וכשאני לעצמי, מה אני; ואם לא עכשיו, אימתי.(פרקי אבות, פרק א, משנה יד 'Im ein ani li,…