We’re in the Hebrew month of Kislev, whose Zodiac sign is Sagittarius — Keshet; or bow. Here are some images of the Bow (and arrow) marking Kislev, depicted in Zodiacs found in various European synagogues (and a library). ShareTweetSharePin
The night of November 9-10 marks the 85th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied … continue reading →
Amid the general upsurge of antisemitism in the month since the brutal Hamas massacre of civilians triggered the Israel-Hamas war, Jewish heritage sites and Holocaust monuments have been targeted. The European Union mentioned several specific incidents in a statement Sunday … continue reading →
Brighton & Hove Hebrew Congregation (BHHC), the owners of Middle Street synagogue in Brighton, has commissioned the Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH) to conduct a review process in order to assess what future function the opulent but disused synagogue could … continue reading →
We’re in the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, whose Zodiac sign is Akrav — Scorpio — the Scorpion. Here are some examples of how it is depicted in some of the Zodiacs found in European synagogues (and a library). ShareTweetSharePin4
