Running stories with happy endings

Yeshivah student Sam Baum, 19, was one of the youngest marathon entrants and the fastest of the contingent supporting Emunah, who raised a combined £12,000-plus.

The former Hasmonean pupil's time of three hours 51 minutes bettered his previous marathon finish. He said that seeing family members along the route had spurred him on.

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Tribute from 'lazy friends'

Two friends raised more than £3,000 from their run in memory of a keen adventurer who died in a paragliding accident in the Spanish Pyrenees at the age of 25.

Ben Jacobs, 25, and Simon Azouelos, 24, were already planning to run the marathon when they discovered that the family of their schoolfriend Guy Joseph was setting up a foundation in his name.

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Olympics next for veteran competitor

A marathon veteran in every sense of the word, 87-year-old Paul Freedman was happy with his time of seven hours 20 minutes.

It was the 21st marathon for the Romford Synagogue member and sponsorship will add to the tens of thousands he has raised for St Francis Hospice, which looked after his wife Renee before her death in 2007.

Mr Freedman only took up running when he was 61 and the secret o

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Bananaman has fruitful experience

With 36,000 London Marathon runners, spotting loved ones taking part can be a thankless task.

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Beth Din: Why women are not called to Torah

The London Beth Din has finally offered reasons for not allowing women to be called to the Torah in Orthodox synagogues after an inquiry from the father of a forthcoming batmitzvah girl.

Hampstead Garden Synagogue member Alexis Brassey had asked last autumn whether it was possible to give an aliyah to women in certain circumstances.

Although the Beth Din flatly ruled out the idea months ago,

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