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13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. After a long and cold winter Purim is the first holidayto start off the spring season. This is the holidaywhere Jews remember the story of Esther, her uncleMordechai, King Achashverosh and the evil Haman. There are four

6 Mar 2023: This week Professor Robert Tombs reflects on his own experiences of Lent when he wasyounger. Dear Woolf Friends,. Lent, which begins on Shrove Tuesday, 21 February,is a time for the recollection of important matters oflife and death in preparation

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. When the news of the British conquest of MountEverest came through on the same day as QueenElizabeth’s coronation, it seemed too good to betrue. But the story of how that piece of news wasmanaged and gathered is less well known

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. Ramadan is coming! Ramadan is a time of the year most which Muslims eagerly look forward to. Buthow can one look forward to a month of struggle and extreme hunger? Why doMuslims indeed anticipate Ramadan with such excitement? It

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. Does interfaith work? This is a question with which the Woolf Institute, andprobably too few others, wrestle. Our Measures of Success project, completedlast year, explored the tricky topic of effectiveness and produced a

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. A few years ago, the Woolf Institute conducted a research project on trustbetween religious communities. Through our work, we recognised that buildingtrust between people requires positive, but also meaningful,

8 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Last month, I had the opportunity to return to Belfastfor the first time in nearly 10 years. Having done myMA there, it is a city I once knew well; our WoolfInstitute Forgiveness and Future-building projectoffered an opportunity

9 Nov 2022: In this issue we are starting an occasional series of personalreflections about the Institute, its mission and what it means todifferent people. Between now and our 25th anniversary nextyear we will include the voices of many current and pastmembers

6 Mar 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. It seems our world is becoming an increasinglyunsettled place: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, globalrefugee numbers increasing to over 100 million,China is flexing its muscles, internally and externally,and peace between

26 Jan 2024: Madingley Road I Cambridge I CB3 0UB. Tel 44 (0)1223 761984 Email enquiries@woolf.cam.ac.uk. Charity No 1069589 Company No 3540878. Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you. according to what you have done to us.

6 Mar 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. Tomorrow (Monday 28 November) marks the launchof the Commission on the Integration of Refugees.Convened by the founder President of the WoolfInstitute, Dr Ed Kessler, this independentCommission aims to improve refugee

10 Feb 2022: Transmission and Trust: The Impact of Covid-19 on British Jewish and British Muslim Communities. About the Woolf InstituteThe Woolf Institute was founded by Dr Edward Kessler MBE and Revd Professor Martin Forward in 1998. Their aim was to provide an

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. Each year, the Institute takes a small anddistinguished delegation of supporters and patronsfrom across the three Abrahamic faiths to cities withparticularly interesting religious and interfaithhistories. In past years, we have

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, ‘Coming here has changed how I see the world. It hastaught me to listen to different voices, to make friendswith people from entirely different cultures andbeliefs. It’s been awesome.’ The summer school student who told me

24 Aug 2018: October 2016. Advance care planning and Muslim communitiesA report commissioned by Compassion in Dying as part of the My Life, My Decision programme. Sughra Ahmed and Naved Siddiqi. Contents About this research 2. Context: Why are we talking about

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. If you visit East Germany, where I was born andraised, any time in late March and April, you will begreeted by bushes full of Easter eggs and nests ofeggs on the ground in many gardens and publicparks. Germany may be most famous

25 Sep 2017: Jews and Christians: Perspectives on MissionThe Lambeth-Jewish Forum. Reuven Silverman, Patrick Morrow and Daniel Langton. 1. Both Christianity and Judaism have a vocation to mission. In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, God’s people are spoken of

7 Nov 2022: It is with great sadness that the Woolf Institute learns of the passing of HerMajesty, Queen Elizabeth II. As Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governorof the Church of England, Her Majesty took an interest in all faith communities,regularly meeting

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. My official affiliation with the Woolf began 12 monthsago when Dr Esther-Miriam Wagner encouraged meto apply to become an Honorary PhD scholar. I’dattended many events hosted by the Woolf andalways enjoyed them. One, however,

11 Dec 2020: The full report is available as a free download at:www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/diversity. 2.