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Yoni Birnbaum

Yoni Birnbaum

Yoni Birnbaum is Rabbi of Kehillas Toras Chaim, Hendon.

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The ordinary heroes we’ll remember this year

'Long after the pain of 2020 has faded into the background, the individual stories of human triumph over adversity, of personal selflessness and self-sacrifice that have emerged this year will remain strong.'

By Yoni Birnbaum

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The ordinary heroes we’ll remember this year

Farewell to a rabbi and leader who really cared

Farewell to a rabbi and leader who really cared

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Shuls must not close their doors for winter

Shuls must not close their doors for winter

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Don’t lose your connection because of Covid

Don’t lose your connection because of Covid

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More from Yoni Birnbaum

It’s the United Synagogue that keeps us Jewish

'This is a time to focus on the remarkable historical contribution the United Synagogue has made to British Jewry over multiple generations.'

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August 3, 2020 10:22

It’s the United Synagogue that keeps us Jewish

Let’s celebrate when the shuls reopen at last

'|We will be on the road to rebuilding Jewish communal life. That should be a huge celebration.'

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June 25, 2020 19:25

Let’s celebrate when the shuls reopen at last

Zoom is no substitute for a real community

At its heart, Jewish communal life is not a business. It isn’t a company that can coldly consider the viability of working from home and a life in video conferencing, writes Yoni Birnbaum

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June 1, 2020 09:38

Zoom is no substitute for a real community

Helping others makes us a closer community

'In these worrying times, we have fallen back on the core of who we are, upon what matters to us most in life. These times have stretched all of us to the limit.'

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April 17, 2020 11:24

Helping others makes us a closer community

The stones that remind us of our foundations

Compiling a Jewish history tour of London gives clues about what makes a community survive

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March 12, 2020 16:18

The stones that remind us of our foundations

A cold day in New Jersey, never to be forgotten

' To sing and dance with 90,000 other Jews, joined together in celebration of our precious heritage, was transformative.'

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February 10, 2020 12:58

A cold day in New Jersey, never to be forgotten

2019 awoke a slumbering sense of belonging

'Events of this past year have made many young Jews like Alex seriously reflect upon what their Jewish identity means to them.'

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January 2, 2020 11:41

2019 awoke a slumbering sense of belonging

Remember the communal parachute packers

Rabbi Yoni Birnbaum ponders what to say to the twice a year shul-goers

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October 24, 2019 13:42

Remember the communal parachute packers

The most significant gift for a barmitzvah boy

'From this day forwards, every day will begin with a half-hour wrapped (literally) in prayer and reflection.'

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September 19, 2019 14:02

The most significant gift for a barmitzvah boy

Children are a blessing we should never spurn

Rabbi Yoni Birnbaum discusses the choice of having children in the modern age

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August 16, 2019 15:00

Children are a blessing we should never spurn

The lessons I learned from a room of refugees

'For a humbling lesson in the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, Sara’s story was difficult to beat'

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July 11, 2019 09:23

The lessons I learned from a room of refugees

Daf Yomi: Sign up now for the biggest simchah on Earth

This online daily study plan could be the most positive thing to happen to Jewish-themed Google searches, says Yoni Brinbaum

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June 6, 2019 14:58

Daf Yomi: Sign up now for the biggest simchah on Earth

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