The Telegraph Frontpage for Friday 2022 December 23

By Danny Boyle People embarking on Christmas getaways face disruption as thousands of Border Force staff go on strike today – before another wave of industrial action on the railways tomorrow. Plus, we reveal a catalogue of errors that left a murderer free to kill. Violent offender was classed as ‘medium-risk’ It was one of

Holidays: Inherent Joy vs. Circumstances

Originally posted on Jewish Young Professional:
Background: Happy Chanukah? Chanukah is arguably one of the easiest Jewish holidays to enjoy – no Yom Tov obligations, barely any religious obligations at all, and a great excuse to eat fried food. Religious Jews and secular Jews love it. (Which is ironic because it’s about a war between…

The Telegraph Frontpage for Saturday evening 2022 December 10

By Danny Boyle Good evening. As the cold snap bites, southern England could get four inches of snow this weekend (after areas including County Durham, above, got a covering today). We have the latest weather warnings – and the fallout from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix show. Evening briefing: Today’s essential headlines UK

December a joyful time for many

It’s December, which means the holidays are upon us — but how do educators best address them in the classroom?

Sancta Claus is not God

On the net my eye caught some writings where Sancta Claus (or Santa Claus) was compared to God. Some people also write that ‘He’ has a naughty and nice list. “He knows when we’ve been sleeping, He knows when we’re awake. He knows when we’ve been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake.”