{"id":1549,"date":"2015-02-06T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T12:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2015-02-06T12:44:32","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T12:44:32","slug":"what-makes-britain-a-great-place-to-be-jewish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/all-news\/news\/what-makes-britain-a-great-place-to-be-jewish\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes Britain a great place to be Jewish?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following article appeared in <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk\/\/launch.aspx?eid=9741fa1c-170c-4885-8b49-4fd043f65e24\" target=\"_blank\">today&#8217;s (6 Feb &#8217;15) Jewish News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h3>What makes Britain a great place to be Jewish?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/front-page-group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1550\" src=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/front-page-group-700x452.jpg\" alt=\"front page group\" width=\"390\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/front-page-group-700x452.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/front-page-group-1100x710.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/front-page-group-624x403.jpg 624w, https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/front-page-group.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a>Anglo-Jewry is more vibrant and open to new ideas (mostly!) than ever before &#8211; thriving in the tolerant and inclusive society we share. The diversity of opportunities to engage with Judaism are incredible; from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Limmud.org\">www.Limmud.org<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jw3.org.uk\">www.jw3.org.uk<\/a> to lesser known examples such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzedek.org.uk\">www.tzedek.org.uk<\/a> response to extreme poverty and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\">www.hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic<\/a> &#8211; London\u2019s first pluralist synagogue community.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever we are on a spectrum from \u201cultra-orthodox\u201d to \u201cnon-believing secular\u201d we are at our best when engaging positively with our Jewish identity, and influencing the wider world through Jewish values. Our role in British society is out of all proportion to the 0.4% of population we represent.<\/p>\n<p>The world is not perfect. Terrible things happen, and not everybody loves me \u2013 as a person or as a Jew. My parents grew up through the horrors of World War and the Shoah; as children we lived with the threat of nuclear holocaust, and National Front inspired thugs on the streets. We should and do speak out to make the world a better place &#8211; both for Jews and for the wider world &#8211; but let\u2019s have a sense of perspective and, rather than cower in fear in a self-imposed ghetto, celebrate the life we have in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Phillips is on the Board of Mosaic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\">www.hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic<\/a>, London\u2019s first pluralist Jewish Community, and co-chair of Harrow Day Limmud <a href=\"http:\/\/www.limmud.org\/day\/harrow\/\">www.limmud.org\/day\/harrow\/<\/a> on 15<sup>th<\/sup> March 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following article appeared in today&#8217;s (6 Feb &#8217;15) Jewish News: What makes Britain a great place to be Jewish? Anglo-Jewry is more vibrant and open to new ideas (mostly!) 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