We Made It! Thank You to All Our Donors!
The big news is that we exceeded our goal of €20,000 for the 5783 Kol Nidre Appeal – thanks to your generosity! As of mid-November, the...
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- Nov 2
Dancing with Torahs
After the solemn High Holy Days, we have celebrated more joyous holidays - and some of them with drams of whiskey. Our annual Sukkot and...
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- Nov 2
Profile: IJC Treasurer Maria Loose
Many of you will recognize Maria’s smiling face from our IJC service and activities. She has become such an active IJC member in recent...
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- Nov 2
Book Lover’s Corner: War and Peace for the 20th century
Life and Fate is a 1959 novel by Vasily Grossman, who was a Ukrainian Jew and correspondent for a Soviet military paper during World War...
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- Oct 19
Tallit, Tefillin and Women
By Andres B. Mosquera While liberal Jews have historically considered wearing the prayer shawl and phylacteries – tallit and tefillin –...
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- Oct 4
Revving Up For a New Take-off
It's almost 20 years since the IJC was launched. Back in 2003, seven families -including mine - set out to create an English-speaking...
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- Oct 1
IJC Hebrew School 5783 - a wonderful start!
The IJC Hebrew School welcomes children from ages 4 through Bar/Bat Mitzvah. This year’s Hebrew School is off to a wonderful start, and...
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- Sep 27
Gilbert Lederman Obituary
Very sadly, Gilbert Lederman z”l, a former President of Beth Hillel, passed away on 1 July this year. Our thoughts are with his family,...
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- Sep 27
Giving with Gratitude
Did you ever give a gift in whatever form, and think the receiver was ungrateful? Did you expect gratitude? Maybe just a little – after...
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- Aug 30
Notes from an Indian Wedding
By Diana Kanter Our son Tom was born, raised and became Bar Mitzvah here in Brussels. He lives in LA where he met his beautiful Indian...
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- Aug 29
Leading Shabbat in Bangkok
By Andres Mosquera On August 19, I had the honor and pleasure of officiating Kabalat Shabbat services at the Progressive Jewish Community...
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- Aug 28
An Eventful Summer Break
During this scorching summer, I hope most of us were able to head off on holiday. I have spent most of my time in my native Finland,...
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- Aug 28
Summer Shabbatot @ IJC
During the short summer recess, the IJC gathered in person once each month to celebrate Shabbat.
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- Jul 10
Shavuot at IJC
Shavuot at IJC this year saw us return to an in-person celebration and study. IJC has celebrated this festival for several years together...
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- Jul 10
Make their Memory Shine
There are 458 Stolpersteine around Brussels. On April 27th, for Yom HaShoah, armed with gloves, metal polish and sponges, we set out to...
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- Jul 10
Antwerp Update
We had a wonderful time in Antwerp in May and thank you to all who joined us. One of the stops on our tour was the house of Mala...
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- Jul 10
Our First Ever Pride Shabbat
On May 14, the middle of Belgian Pride month, IJC organised its first ever Pride Shabbat, celebrating our community’s LGBTQ+ rainbow...
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- Jul 10
Optimistic about our Future
It’s AGM - Annual General Meeting - time. On June 12 we will meet at the synagogue and discuss how we have fared over the past 12 months...
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- Jul 10
I Teach, therefore I Learn
5782 Hebrew School Year in Review. It is hard to believe but the school year 5782 is coming to an end. We are concluding a great year...
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- Jul 10
Einstein in Belgium
When paying a visit to the pretty seaside town of De Haan/ Coq sur Mer, head for Normandylaan. There you will come across a bench with a...
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