The Novo Cemetery – London
It seemed appropriate that one of my first functions as Rabbi of Bevis Marks Synagogue should be to pay my respects to the congregation’s bygone parishioners. I was given just […]
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Colonial Jewish New York
I spent one of my last evenings in NY before moving to London at the location where it all began. In 1730 Congregation Shearith Israel constructed the first ever synagogue in […]
Old Jewish Burial Ground – Savannah, G.A.
The ‘Old Jewish Burial Ground’ in Savannah is surrounded by a tall wall outside of old Savannah. My visit to it therefore felt very much like a privileged introduction to […]
Coming St. Cemetery – Charleston, S.C.
I now know that the most impressive early American Jewish cemetery is in Charleston, South Carolina. I was struck by its size, and by the variety of its tombstones. The […]
Beth Haim Cemetery – Ouderkerk, Amsterdam
I don’t know of any other Jewish cemeteries depicted in 17th century art. This one was by the Dutch painter Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael in his aptly titled “The Jewish […]
Chatham Square Cemetery – New York
The most deeply meaningful service that I’ve conducted as a rabbi at Shearith Israel is the annual memorial service at the congregation’s colonial-era cemetery. I had the pleasure of conducting […]
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