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What is 'The Three Weeks'?
The ‘Three Weeks’ is an annual communal mourning period between the fasts of Tammuz and Av inclusive. During this time, we mourn...
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BES presents Election 2015 - Question Time with the Candidates
BES Welcomes the Parliamentary Candidates for Hertsmere for the 2015 General Election.
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Opportunity within Crisis
We are currently in the 66th year of Israel’s independence, following a 2,000 year exile. But the amount of time that has elapsed since 1948 and...
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Really Jewish Food Guide 2015 Out Now
The Really Jewish Food Guide 2015 is in shops now. The updated list, boasts 8,000 products including exciting products such health snacks,...
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A Look into the Machzor: Vidduy?
A rather strange Yom Kippur phenomenon is that whenever vidduy (confession) is recited out loud in the...
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A Closer Look at the Machzor: The Story of the Ten Martyrs (Eleh Ezkerah)
Read MoreThe story of the Ten Martyrs is one of the most inspiring parts of the Yom Kippur prayers.
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Yom Kippur: A Halachic Overview
Read MoreThe Torah does not explicitly command us to fast on Yom Kippur. Instead it demands that we ‘...
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The Parasha in our Lives: When to Wear Shoes
Read MoreAnd [God] said, “Do not come close. Take your shoes off your feet, because the place upon which...