Irene Lancaster
I may be a Jew but there was no way I could support a Holocaust memorial next to the Houses of Parliament
Turning the worst turmoil in our history into a tourist attraction and a money-spinner for vested interests is crass and insulting.
Micah 6:8 asks three things of us that are simple on their own but challenging together
Micah's famous condensation of the 613 utterances into three core principles is more of a challenge for us than we might think.
Millions of Jewish families like mine were nearly wiped out by the Holocaust and the pain is as real today as it was then
This is a tale of death, complicity and, worst of all, the breaking up of families.
A New Year in honour of trees
So how new is climate change, and does it mean that things are getting worse, or has the weather always been changeable and unpredictable?
Wrestling with G-d, wrestling with man
We must always question our motives whenever we think we are doing something in G-d's name.
The luminaries in our lives who light up the darkness
Take a moment to remember and give thanks for the people who have lit up your life, and you will feel the darkness lift.
The status of women in Judaism: a clarification
There is a common line of thought in many Church circles that Jewish women were "nothing" in the time of Jesus. But this is inaccurate to say the least.
Moby-Dick is still essential reading in today's godless age
Herman Melville's classic is a fascinating and challenging exploration of the G-d who is so elusive, the G-d who works in mysterious, unfathomable ways.
How many more Lord Singhs will the BBC lose in the name of political correctness?
There are entire groups of people that institutions in this country are attempting to placate at every step of the way but Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, and believing Christians are not among them.
Religious values in schools should be protected, not forced into hiding
Rather than preventing Jewish and other schools, parents, teachers and pupils from pursuing our own traditions of education, this country should examine more closely the good that has come from true diversity of belief.
The Golden Calf - what does it really mean?
The three major biblical commentators, spanning from 1040-1271, between them deal with a variety of possible interpretative options.
It is not anti-Semitic to oppose a Holocaust memorial
I cannot discern widespread support within the Jewish community for this obtrusive construction. Instead, what I do find is very real concern about burgeoning anti-Semitism and at the same time a fear that our leaders will resort to nothing more than empty gestures that do little to make things better.
Gimmicks might catch the attention, but education puts down roots that will last
Not surprisingly, the helter skelter and other 'gimmicks' have raised some debates around the sacredness of church buildings
School assemblies and the sound of silence?
Should non-denominational schools be prevented from offering an act of worship which has until now been the law in this country? And should these schools even be taken to court by offended parents?
What does Judaism have to say about abortion?
As we are all created in G-d's image, a newborn is sacred, whatever their mental or physical faculties, and the rights of both mother and father to be parents are important.
The problem with relationships education
If we are prevented by law from teaching our children and grandchildren what we genuinely believe to be the correct way to live our lives, then it is not we who are being homophobic, but others who are being theophobic.