As we travelled through France we did manage to visit one other country, a 15-minute drive from Nice, and the second smallest in the world at less…
Ponderings from Provence: Nice is Nice
Nice, like many other places of Jewish settlement, first attracted Jews who were fleeing other centres of Jewish life. Many of those expelled from…
Ponderings from Provence: Papal Territory
Narbonne, Lunel, Arles, Perpignan, Posquières, Montpellier are some of the great medieval centres of Jewish learning in Provence. Today there are…
Ponderings from Provence: One Tradition, Many Paths
I have often noted that one of most beautiful aspects of the Torah in Motion Journeys through Jewish History is seeing how different communities…
Ponderings from Provence: An Introduction
Provence, where Torah in Motion’s inaugural trip to France is centred, is situated in the south of France closer to Barcelona than it is to Paris.…