What is Tsom Tamuz?
This year, 23 July is Zom Tammus, which is also known as שבעה עשר בתמוז (Shiva Assar beTammus). What is it all about?
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Kai Lautenschläger
Jul 116 min
What Do You Mean, Discourse?
The term discourse is frequently used today and often garnished with the adjective "public". What exactly is discourse supposed to be? And w
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Kai Lautenschläger
May 16 min
We have the choice
An explanation of why elections are important.
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Kulturkommission
Apr 102 min
There were many before us
On 8 March 2024, we celebrated Shabbat and International Women's Day in the community. The theme of the Jewish celebration was the ...
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Dr. Herbert Lappe
Apr 52 min
Our Purim
Haman was a nasty bloke: as the Persian king's highest government official, he wanted to murder all the Jews in his kingdom. Through the ...
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Dr. Herbert Lappe
Jan 183 min
On the occasion of January 27, 2024
Remembrance for the liberation-day in times of rising anti-semitism. By Dr. Herbert Lappe
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Naomi Bielicki
Jan 23 min
A Word About Remembrance
A silent night. Hearts cold as ice, numbed by a frost that would have felled any person with [...]
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Beirat der JKD
Jan 24 min
A Moment in Time
The Advisory Board takes a look back and one ahead ... and one at the moment.
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Akiva Weingarten
Sep 15, 20232 min
Short long story of our community
The History of our community from the very beginnings to the inauguration of the Synagogue.
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Kai Lautenschläger
Jun 1, 20233 min
Why do we study on Shavuot?
Thoughts on the custom of studying together in the night of Shavuot.
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André Lang
Mar 2, 20236 min
Opening speech for the commemoration on 2 March 2023 at the "Old Leipzig" Railway Station in Dresden
The murdered and disenfranchised Jews were remembered at the memorial ceremony at the Old Leipzig Station in Dresden.
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Dr. Herbert Lappe
Feb 7, 20233 min
Among Friends
A letter to a friend after the public discussion about the role of converts in German Jewry
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Akiva Weingarten
Feb 4, 20232 min
Birth of a holiday
How a technical date became a holiday and what it can mean for us today.
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Lauren Leiderman
Oct 31, 20227 min
Forgotten. Majestic. Overgrown. Haunting. Abandoned...
These are words that I have heard many times to describe the Görlitz Jewish Cemetery. But what is it, really? Let’s start with some ...
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Akiva Weingarten
Oct 28, 20223 min
Learning from Rachel
After a month that was very busy with all the high holidays, we are now entering the month of Cheshvan, a month without any holidays or ...
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Avery Gosfield
Oct 16, 20225 min
The Jüdische Musik- und Theater Woche Dresden - Past and Present
A short history of the Jüdische Woche Dresden by its Festival director Avery Gosfield.
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Akiva Weingarten
Oct 6, 20223 min
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Akiva Weingarten with thoughts on Yom Kippur
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Akiva Weingarten
Aug 22, 20224 min
What Liberal Chassidism Means to Me
A short introduction to liberal chassidism as Rabbi Akiva views it.
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