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Rabbi Shmuli & Rivkie Pink moved to Leicester in 2001. Together with their 10 children, they are proving themselves a formidable team, bringing a vibrancy to the Leicester Hebrew Congregation, with their endless energy and joy.
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  • The Illogical JewSome parts of Torah cannot be explained. This helps explain the insatiable desire to study more and... Read More
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Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer count, is a festive day on the Jewish calendar.
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8:25 PM  -  Friday, May 8
Shabbat Ends
9:49 PM  -  Shabbat, May 9
Weekly Torah Portion
Behar-Bechukotai
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Shavuot
May 21 - May 23
Daily Thought
Inner Voice
There is an outer world and there is an inner world. As deep as you penetrate, as high as you reach, there is always something breathing inside. The outer world is made of things. Breathing inside the things are words. Words are the outside. Inside the words are stories. The story is the outside. Inside the story is a thought. Thoughts are the outside. Inside the thoughts is a...