Miriam Shaviv

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My call to Charedi communities: get your children vaccinated

In the wake of measles outbreaks in Orthodox communities in Israel, America and closer to home, in Hackney, Miriam Shaviv believes Charedi parents need to wise up - and get vaccinated

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My call to Charedi communities: get your children vaccinated

Communal crash diets are not a piece of cake

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The silver lining of Corbyn’s antisemitism

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What if Jeremy Corbyn became prime minister?

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We need to learn from the left’s sophistication

Miriam Shaviv had intended to avoid the settlements on her recent trip to Israel but a rogue sat nav direction provided a political education for her children

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June 8, 2018 12:09

We need to learn from the left’s sophistication

Our family's long-term future cannot be in the UK

It's Jeremy Corbyn who has made Miriam Shaviv a more ardent Zionist - and she thanks him for it.

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April 26, 2018 09:56

Our family's long-term future cannot be in the UK

The future is not looking good for us

Almost unnoticed, the levels of antisemitism in politics and the public sphere which we are willing to put up with are rising,writes Miriam Shaviv

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March 15, 2018 13:50

We need a broader understanding of the past

Poland was occupied by both the Nazis and Soviets. Miriam Shaviv asks if we could, as Jews, be more understanding?

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February 1, 2018 10:41

We need a broader understanding of the past

Corbyn should not have lit the Chanukiah

Miriam Shaviv argues that the Labour leader should not be invited at all to Jewish community events.

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December 20, 2017 18:44

Corbyn should not have lit the Chanukiah

Growing up should be about helping others

We should encourage our youngsters to make volunteering a standard, basic part of their bat- or bar-mitzvah year, writes Miriam Shaviv.

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November 9, 2017 14:27

Growing up should be about helping others

When every issue is a battle...

Orthodox feminists were hugely shocked last week, when Elana Sztokman, formerly Executive Director of America’s Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, made a momentous decision

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September 28, 2017 10:32

Tide is already turning

Miriam Shaviv writes of a a small but significant sign of the sea change in attitudes to gay people in the Israeli Orthodox sector

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August 10, 2017 15:04

We need to look at the big picture

There are rumblings that Charedi Jews need to start taking more responsibility for community affairs. But recent events in Israel show just what a double-edged sword that could turn out to be.

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July 3, 2017 14:07