"The #BritishMuseum has postponed a lecture for #Jewish culture month over concerns that the event would be disrupted by #protesters.

The #museum announced that the talk on ancient #Israel and #Judah, which was scheduled to take place on Thursday, would be held at a later date yet to be decided.

The talk[...] was expected to examine the #archaeology and #history of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah through artefacts held by the museum.

It was also expected to touch on other #historical events such as the #Babylonian destruction of #Jerusalem and the #Maccabean revolt, and was organised as part of the first ever #Jewishculturemonth in the #UK, which runs until 16 June.

However, less than 24 hours before the event, the museum said it would be postponed. In a statement, the museum said it was informed that a “significant proportion” of the registered attendees were “individuals intending to deliberately disrupt the event[...]”

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/may/28/british-museum-postpones-jewish-culture-month-lecture-over-protest-fears

In Clayman v. Bessant, (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a #Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's #RFRA, #FreeExercise, #EstablishmentClause, Takings Clause and other challenges to the phrase #InGodWeTrust on #US. #coins and #currency.

#Jewish #religious #Hasmonean #Maccabean #religioustraditions #God #secular #SOCAS #separationofchurchandstate

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-god-we-trust-on-currency-does-not.html

The named son of the #Chief_Rabbi of #Ukraine, #Matityagu (#Anton) #Samborsky, died at the front

This was reported by his father , #Moshe_Reuven_Asman.

"In 2002, my wife and I adopted an 11-year-old boy who remained an orphan. His name was #Anton_Samborskyi, but we gave him the #Jewish name #Matityagu (#Motya) in honour of the heroic leader of the #Maccabean uprising against the invading empire more than 2,200 years ago - the events that formed the basis of the #Hanukkah holiday," he said.