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Wishing You a Great Summer...
We are still waiting for the summer to begin here in Brussels, but the IJC is preparing for its annual summer break. Despite the storms...
Jun 17, 2024
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Looking Back on a Year of Growth
As we prepare for our annual general assembly on June 2, there are many reasons to celebrate. Our community is growing. Our rabbinical...
May 14, 2024
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Blessed with Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
Bar and Bat Mitzvahs are special in our community. Large synagogues hold two or more each weekend. My American nephew was Bar Mitzvahed...
Apr 11, 2024
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What a Dynamic Community!
At a recent Shabbat service, we had another packed house. We sang. We prayed. Afterwards, a member of our sister community came to Rabbi...
Mar 14, 2024
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Celebrating a Packed IJC Calendar
It was winter and cold outside. Inside, much-needed warmth spread through our synagogue - a Shabbat morning service celebrating the...
Feb 13, 2024
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Grieving, Fearful – But Hopeful
Ever since October 7, our community has been in shock and grieving. Hamas’s massacre and the war in Gaza are always on my mind, and...
Nov 14, 2023
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Yoko Morikawa and the Japanese Schindler
I have just spent the month of May in Japan. Our youngest son Benjamin had won a two-year fellowship to work in Hiroshima and my husband...
Jun 7, 2023
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Celebrating Two Decades
It's already 20 years. In 2003, seven families decided to set up a new synagogue in Brussels, one catering to the international...
May 7, 2023
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Voting for Volunteers
Volunteers founded the IJC two decades ago. A group of seven families, including mine, gathered together and vowed to begin holding...
Apr 7, 2023
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A New Year in Sefarad
Over the holidays, I visited Cordoba in Spain. At the Casa Sefarad museum, the region’s rich Jewish past came alive. Although there’s...
Jan 9, 2023
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Liberal Judaism’s Deep Belgian Roots
On a recent rainy and cold Sunday, I joined a group of IJCers for a guided tour of the Dieweg Cemetery. This 19th-century cemetery,...
Dec 6, 2022
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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...
Nov 2, 2022
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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...
Oct 4, 2022
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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,...
Aug 28, 2022
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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...
Jul 10, 2022
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