Simon Rocker

Primaries excel in Sats

Muslim schools top Sats for seven-year-olds, with Jewish schools close behind

Nursery teacher claims discimination

Orthodox school says parents threatened to withdraw children over teacher's lifestyle

Ofsted warning to Charedi schools

Inspectors want more power to investigate unregistered educational institutions

Go vegan, rabbis say

Jewish Vegetarian Society launches campaign for "kashrut for the 21st century"

Brum school praised for inclusivity

WJR launches Mexico earthquake appeal

'Jewish tradition teaches us that while we can’t stop natural disasters, we can choose how we respond to them'

Ofsted praise for Birmingham school

King David Primary whose pupils mostly come from other faiths is praised for its caring approach

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'