Received by e-mail, an old yet very timely concern: Lors des dernières fêtes de Tishri, nos coreligionnaires ont exprime leur souci et désir de déterminer avec plus de précision l'affectation de leur place a la Synagogue. Aussi afin de répondre a votre attente et de vous attribuer la place de votre choix, nous vous demandons … Continue reading High Holidays Shul booking/bulletin de réservation de synagogue
jewish mourning
I discovered this week one of the main features of judaism....The importance of memory and death. My mother-in-law passed away in the middle of the summer and had imposed her will to be cremated. This goes of course against all traditional jewish precepts. One rabbi was in Geneva and willing to support us, may he … Continue reading jewish mourning
Barenboïm
His project of an Israeli-Arab orchestra is marvellous. A few years ago, I was contacted by the initiator of the Birthing Together project which attempted, in the year 2000...to create a maternity that would serve both the Israeli and Arab women of a transborder region of Israel. My brother once even commented that I might … Continue reading Barenboïm