Simon Rocker

Latest from Simon Rocker

Jewish schools

Sinai head honoured in national teaching awards

Juliette Lipshaw receives silver award in Primary Head of the Year class

1 min read

Alyth to review future of kindergarten

1 min read

Westcliff-on-Sea (photo: Stephen McKay/Wikimedia Commons)

Inpectors praise Southend’s ‘happy’ Chasidic school

1 min read

Helping hand or bad tutor? The debate over AI

3 min read

The rabbi who wanted to become a rich man

Irwin Katsof pursued Tevye’s dream because he wanted to give more to charity but found the road harder than he had reckoned

4 min read

June 10, 2026 16:00

Finding a happier style of living: Rabbi Irwin Katsof

‘We’re going to wear our Judaism out, loud and proud’

The JC speaks to Ray Simonson, the chief executive of JW3, as London’s Jewish cultural hub comes of age

8 min read

June 4, 2026 13:16

The Israeli and the Palestinian turning their pain into peacemaking

Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah speak to the JC as they launch their book, The Future is Peace, in the UK

5 min read

May 29, 2026 17:03

Maoz Inon (left) and Aziz Abu Sarah carrying the torch at the Winter Olympic Games in February, 2026, in Italy (Photo: courtesy)

Peer’s passionate defence of Charedi education

Lord Marks appeals for understanding after passing of new law that will introduce regulation of yeshivot

2 min read

May 21, 2026 15:54

Post-October 7 hostility is making diaspora more Jewish, says leading demographer

There is also less clarity about Israel’s relationship with the global kehillah, says Professor Sergio DellaPergola

7 min read

May 20, 2026 11:54

Pro-Palestinian activists march as they take part in a protest on Nakba Day on May 15, 2026 in New York City (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

King Solomon appoints interim head

Former CoE school head Jonathan Harris quotes Jeremiah’s promise of ‘hope and a future’ in his message to parents

1 min read

May 19, 2026 14:21

People ‘stayed away from shul’ to avoid Nakba Day march

Westminster Synagogue’s president said congregants were worried about coming across protesters

2 min read

May 17, 2026 14:17

Protesters holding Palestinian flags and placards march along Piccadilly in central London during a Nakba demonstration in support of Palestine (Photo: Getty Images)

Ofsted admits error in criticising Charedi school for not teaching about same-sex parents

The inspection service acknowledges that teaching about sexual orientation is not mandatory for primary schools

1 min read

May 17, 2026 12:00

What to do on Shavuot (apart from eat cheesecake)

There are growing opportunities to celebrate an often under-rated Yom Tov, which begins on Thursday night

4 min read

May 17, 2026 10:13

A bimah-full of clergy: rabbis and cantors from surrounding communities gather for a tikkun leil Shavuot at Radlett Reform Synagogue in 2025

Plans advance to unite Leeds’ three central Orthodox synagogues

The United Hebrew Congregation this week voted to begin talks with Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue and Etz Chaim

2 min read

May 15, 2026 16:01

UHC Leeds (photo: geography.org.uk/Wikimedia Commons)

Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic school

The Satmar-linked Beis Ruchel is one of the first Orthodox independent schools to be examined under the inspectorate’s new ‘report-card’ scheme

1 min read

May 15, 2026 10:50

Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic school

Kisharon Langdon College up to the mark with Ofsted

Students ‘make clear progress towards independent living’

1 min read

May 14, 2026 10:35

Kisharon Langdon College up to the mark with Ofsted

1 2...350

Simon Rocker

Latest from Simon Rocker

Sinai head honoured in national teaching awards

Alyth to review future of kindergarten

Inpectors praise Southend’s ‘happy’ Chasidic school

Helping hand or bad tutor? The debate over AI

More from Simon Rocker

The rabbi who wanted to become a rich man

‘We’re going to wear our Judaism out, loud and proud’

The Israeli and the Palestinian turning their pain into peacemaking

Peer’s passionate defence of Charedi education

Post-October 7 hostility is making diaspora more Jewish, says leading demographer

King Solomon appoints interim head

People ‘stayed away from shul’ to avoid Nakba Day march

Ofsted admits error in criticising Charedi school for not teaching about same-sex parents

What to do on Shavuot (apart from eat cheesecake)

Plans advance to unite Leeds’ three central Orthodox synagogues

Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic school

Kisharon Langdon College up to the mark with Ofsted