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DNA tests could be sparking a rise in conversions

Reform Beth Din head says more people discovering they have Jewish ancestry are finding a home in Judaism

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Through DNA tests more people are learning they have Jewish ancestry (Photo: Getty Images)

Rabbi Lea Muhlstein, chair of the Zionist Federation and former chair of Arzenu, the world Progressive Zionist movement

Pay a shekel – and get to vote who represents us in Israel

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Enjoying a strong Jewish education: pupils at Yavneh Primary (photo: Zoe Cooper)

Outstanding Jewish studies teaching ‘the norm’ at Yavneh Primary

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Independent schools like Menorah Grammar in Edgware now have to charge VAT on fees

Government should have accepted VAT exemptions for strictly Orthodox schools, court told

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Yeshivot may go part time to avoid registration, DfE says

Having an intensive religious education should not prevent children having ‘suitable’ secular tuition also, the government argues

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April 3, 2025 11:42

Protesters in Westminster last year against the Schools Bill (Photo: Rabbinical Committee of the Traditional Charedi Chinuch)

Ofsted plaudits for ‘happy’ Menorah Foundation

Two Orthodox Barnet primaries commended at recent inspections

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April 2, 2025 15:33

Menorah Foundation head Holli Hunter

Jewish families involved in legal challenge to VAT on private schools

The High Court is to hear a claim that the government’s policy is a breach of human rights

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March 28, 2025 11:59

Lord Pannick QC, who will be presenting case against the government at the High Court (Photo: Getty Images)

A quarter of US Jews no longer practise Judaism as adults, new survey finds

But compared to some other faiths, Judaism retains a high retention rate

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March 27, 2025 15:33

Pesach shopping in Kansas (Photo: Getty Images)

Rabbi faces seven-figure tax bill after losing appeal for non-dom status

Rabbi Aubrey Weis of Manchester argued that he had planned to return to live in Israel

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March 27, 2025 13:34

HM Revenue and Customs in Westminster (Photo: Getty Images)

School report: compromise over yeshivah regulation remains far-off

Protests continue as proposals to regulate yeshivot advance in Parliament

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March 26, 2025 17:13

Charedi protesters gather in Westminster to oppose the regulation of yeshivot

A daughter’s devotion: one woman’s experience of saying Kaddish

Sarah Birnbach met a few obstacles along the way – but also found great kindness and spiritual companionship

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March 23, 2025 11:09

Sarah Birnbach with her father Marvin

DfE lifts sanctions against Chasidic school in Stamford Hill

The Satmar primary had been unable to accept new pupils

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March 21, 2025 14:47

DfE lifts sanctions against Chasidic school in Stamford Hill

Chasidic girls school downgraded by Ofsted for not fulfilling LGBT requirements

Beis Malka in Stamford Hill judged to ‘require improvement’ despite its good academic education and the outstanding behaviour of its students

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March 13, 2025 10:59

photo: Cecilie Bomstad on Unsplash.com

Nursery at Holland Park Synagogue rated outstanding in all areas

Keren’s Nursery is one of four early year centres across London

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March 12, 2025 17:22

A Lego Exodus display for Pesach at one of Keren's Nurseries

JFS to offer bulge class amid surge in demand

Europe’s largest Jewish school says applications have doubled over the course of two years

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March 11, 2025 14:27

JFS to offer bulge class amid surge in demand

Charedi man fights extradition to Israel by arguing that prison could be hit by Hamas rocket

Efraim Grinfeld also told High Court that overcrowding in Israeli prisons would violate his rights

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March 7, 2025 17:56

Crest on the wall of Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in central london

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