Extraordinary picture. A downed Iranian missile floats in the Dead Sea today. Symbolic.

!הודו לשם כי טוב

Following a night of deep anxiety, we reflect this morning with enormous relief on Israel’s astonishing defence against Iran’s unprecedented attack, which brings into stark contrast the forces of good, who invest in protecting life and the forces of evil who…

Our prayers are with Israel as she is under attack yet again.

May Hashem protect the people of Israel from danger and deliver them from the bitterness of conflict to peace and security.

Am Yisrael Chai!

Family in Israel tell me Iran has launched an attack. Never have I felt so anxious for my second home.

A joy to be at the licensing of Mthr Helen Harknett at the wonderful St Phillips, Avondale Square off the Old Kent Road. Beautiful uplifting church tonight.

Why Israel must now recognise the Armenian genocide - The Jewish Chronicle thejc.com/lets-talk/why-…

Morning prayer with Easter light in our mausoleum. The perfect place to confront the enemy with the good news. Alleluia!

‘I have just as much right to be in the Church as homophobes do - and as much as they don't like it, it's not up to them.’

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'We Jews need to find other ways to make our harrowing history compelling. We’ve tried losing. We’ve tried winning. I’m not sure what’s left.'

Howard Jacobson, mournful and devastating, on a sleepless six months: unherd.com/2024/04/is-thi…

1/ One of most important things I've learned:

Severe personality problems find *camouflage.* No one thinks 'I'm a sadist' or 'I'm a malignant narcissist.'

They find a belief system/social group that validates their most hateful, destructive impulses & construes them as virtues.

Jo Rowling is such a national treasure.

Went out in Soho last night with Lord Glasman, putting the world to rights over great Chinese food. I just love him. Ukraine, Israel, Armenia, Labour Party. So much to learn from him. Though I do have to put up with all his Spurs nonsense.

Is interfaith dialogue still possible after 7th October? My first go at presenting Beyond Belief for BBC Radio 4. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

And we were told the slippery slope argument is trite 🤨 thefp.com/p/im-28-and-im…

Whither #interfaith dialogue? Reflections on today's challenges with Giles Fraser, Julie Siddiqi Nisa Nashim, Rabbi Debbie Y-S 🟣 and Harriet Baber USD. Programme being broadcast today at 3.30pm and then available on BBC iPlayer. Woolf Institute
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Recording a programme today about the theology of feet. Amongst other things, very complex intersection between the religious and the erotic?

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt on why he says social contagion is behind the surge in the number of cases of people claiming to be transgender: 'Because it happens in clusters of girls, it happens in clusters of girls who had no previous gender dysphoria when they were young.'…

Nine men sentenced to death by 'crucifixion and stoning' for alleged sodomy by Houthi court
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Really delighted that I will be presenting a few episodes of Beyond Belief for BBC Radio 4. First one out Tuesday. Is interfaith dialogue between Muslims and Jews still possible after 7th October? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Joyous church this morning. Alleluia, he is risen!