Thursday 10 September 2015

CBM Europe Open Day - 7th Nov

Subregions of Europe (The World Factbook)
Subregions of Europe (The World Factbook) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
CBM Europe Open Day - 7th Nov (God Willing) 13:30 at Coventry Grosvenor Road Ecclesia.
All are warmly invited to this event arranged to discuss the work of the CBM in East and West Europe.

CBM will commence with a series of short presentations on practical ways which have been used to meet some of the challenges of preaching the truth in Europe. This will be followed by a panel discussion around these issues.

The last session will be a devotional talk led by Bro Peter Brown on the theme *Sanctification and the promised inheritance*, with the meeting concluding around 5:30pm.

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Wednesday 9 September 2015

Nepal earthquake & Heritage Children charity

Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Trustees of the Heritage Children charity really appreciate all the donations received from ecclesias, individual brothers and sisters, the Swanwick weekenders and the Samaritan Fund. 

So far over 40,000 pounds has been received and all will be used to benefit those in Nepal whose lives have been tragically disrupted by the earthquakes. 

Since the first, on 25th April, some 358 aftershocks have affected the valley of Kathmandu, many 4 or 5 on the Richter scale, so you can understand that our brothers and sisters, now numbering 110, are still fearful and disturbed.

At present two trustees are visiting Nepal to make an assessment of need as well as assessing the plight of those members who are in isolation in Dharan and Sitali, so that necessary help can be given. 

It is already clear from correspondence with Nepal that the psychological effects on the members and their children has been marked, and one sister has been admitted to hospital for treatment.

On the visit, we will convey the love of all who have donated generously to this appeal via HERITAGE CHILDREN, and assure our brothers and sisters that the thoughts and prayers of the brotherhood are with them. 

Your brother by grace
Peter Fry

Edith Stein Leven aan Gods hand

Portrait of Edtih Stein on a stamp, Western Ge...
Portrait of Edtih Stein on a stamp, Western Germany, 1983. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Chirurg dr. Ilse Kerremans stote op de figuur van Edith Stein toen een vriendin alles achter zich liet om zich volledig aan God te wijden in een slotklooster.

Op verzoek van de broeders van de Nederlandse Provincie van de Ongeschoeide Karmel bracht ze haar resultaten van verdieping omtrent Edith Stein en haar periode in Nederland.

Medianetwerk Plus wil de Vlaamse uitgevers en auteurs die in deze nichemarkt inspanningen doen extra ondersteunen en motiveren. Een onafhankelijke jury geleid door de rector van KU Leuven Rik Torfs en vicevoorzitter Mieke Van Hecke nomineerde voor elk van de categorieën ‘spirituele’ en ‘religieuze’ boeken drie boeken voor de prijs. Uit deze zes boeken kan u twee boeken aanduiden die volgens u de publieksprijs verdienen. U kan stemmen op één boek in elke categorie via een online stemming en zo meebepalen wie de publieksprijs wint.

Onder de deelnemers aan de stemming wordt een aantal boeken geschonken. De winnaars worden door loting bepaald. Per categorie kan maar één keer worden gestemd. De prijs kadert in de Maand van de spiritualiteit.

Breng nu uw stem uit.

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Boek Dr. Ilse Kerremans over Edith Stein genomineerd voor prijs spiritueel boek

Friday 4 September 2015

Model Knesset in Sao Paulo, Brazil

via Twitter/@shemeshmicha

Sao Paulo, Brazil will be the location of an upcoming “Model Knesset” event on Sept. 6-7, hosted by the Jewish Agency for Israel.

According to JTA, the event will feature two days of mock votes and discussions meant to resemble the Israeli Knesset. 120 Jews and non-Jews are to simulate the work of the parliament in Jerusalem.

The exercise is meant to “get to know the complexities of social, religious, diplomatic and cultural issues in the State of Israel and the Middle East” and “experience the atmosphere in which decisions are taken” in the Jewish state.

Representatives will include Israeli Russians, Ethiopians, Haredi Orthodox Jews and secular Jews under age 26. Non-Jewish participants will consist of Arabs, Druze and Bedouins, according to a statement from CONIB, the umbrella group of Brazil’s Jewish communities.

Despite having volunteers of various backgrounds, no one will be able to choose which party they represent but instead priority in the selection process will go to those who register first.

London school teaches three-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jewish children 'the non-Jews' are 'evil'

In a time were so much is done in Europe to have an intercultural exchange and to avoid discrimination between the many groups residing in our regions, in a North London Kindergarten the British three-year-olds have been told "the non-Jews" are “evil”.

We can not ignore the horror which was done to the Jewish race but to teach about the holocaust to toddlers is going very far and touching a subject they cannot comprehend.

At the Beis Rochel boys’ school in north London.

A whistle-blower, who wished to remain anonymous, has shown The Independent a worksheet given to boys aged three and four at the school. In it, children were asked to complete questions related to the holiday of 21 Kislev, observed by Satmer Jews as the day its founder and holy Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, escaped the Nazis.

The document refers to Nazis only as “goyim” – a term for non-Jews some people argue is offensive.

Emily Green, who used to teach at the same Beis Rochel girls’ secondary school, now chairs the Gesher EU organisation which supports ultra-Orthodox Jews who want to leave the community.
"It's not uncommon to be taught non-Jewish people are evil in ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools. It is part of the prayers, teaching, their whole ethos,”
she said.
Describing it as a form of “indoctrination”, Ms Green added:
“Psychologically, you become so afraid of the world out there after being taught how dangerous and bad and evil non-Jews are, that it makes it harder to leave.”
A member of the Hasidic Jewish Community of Stamford Hill
A member of the Hasidic Jewish Community of Stamford Hill

Three-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jewish children told 'the non-Jews' are 'evil' in worksheet produced by London school