Simon Rocker

What is Yom Kippur?

Simon Rocker explains the meaning and customs behind the holiest day in the Jewish calendar

A rabbi’s reflections

In this extract from his memoir A Rocky Road, Rabbi Abraham Levy looks back at some colourful characters from the Sephardi community

Lord Sacks's festival guide

Ceremony and Celebration, By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Maggid/OU Press, £18.99

Lubavitch's educational crash course

The Jewish Learning Institute, which begins again in the New Year, tackles questions of legal, business and medical ethics

Qatar pushing for release of soldiers' bodies

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says that bodies will be released 'imminently'

Four new Chabad branches

Lewisham and the South Bank are among additions to the fold

Jewish primary recruits teacher for Francophone students

We need to invest in post-school study, too

If you want a decent Jewish education, you have to invest in it. A school without educational materials is like a theatre without a props department.

Interview: Yaacov Yadgar

Dialogue is vital, says Yaacov Yadgar, Oxford's new Professor of Israel Studies - although that won't persuade him to use a mobile phone

Jewish schools win vital tax break

After extensive negotiations, HMRC has agreed to restore Gift Aid for contributions for Jewish studies

Chief urges shuls to be more inclusive

Congregations should be more sensitive to the needs of LGBT Jews, says Chief Rabbi Mirvis

Leaders resign from crisis shul

Calls have been made for an emergency meeting at Nottingham Hebrew Congregation