We Jews have just come to the end of an extended sequence of religious festivals following upon our New Year. But, as you can imagine, this year’s celebrations have been very muted. A deep, dark shadow has fallen across our lives. Two weeks ago was Yom Kippur, when our synagogues are packed full for the annual fast, when we pray to God to forgive us for our sins. But this year, we were sinned against, as a knife-wielding fanatic tried to gain entrance to a packed synagogue in north Manchester. Two ordinary worshippers were murdered. It could have been many more. Then, on 7th October, we again gathered in our synagogues for the late harvest festival of Sukkot and also commemorated the second…