Simon Rocker

What is Lag Ba'omer?

Simon Rocker reveals the origins of the festival, and explains how it is marked today

JFS to open bulge class in September

Relief for parents as school set to offer 30 extra places this autumn

Prize ceremony for Anish Kapoor cancelled

The artist and the Genesis Foundation say it would be "inappropriate" to hold festive ceremony in Israel to award him his prize because of the suffering in Syria

Demand for primary school places declines

Of 14 state-aided Jewish primaries in the borough of Barnet, applications were down from last year for 11 of them.

Pence: US embassy may still move to Jerusalem

Vice-President made remarks at Independence Day ceremony

Wanted: governors who last the course

The recent resignation of the chairman of JFS raises questions about the demands of the role

Election likely to delay bid for new school

The application round for free schools has been postponed, making it unlikely a new school could open until 2019

Too many charities, says JLC candidate

Jonathan Goldstein wants charities to save £10 million a year by working closer together

Corbyn election would put the Jewish community in crisis, says JLC prospective chairman

Jonathan Goldstein warns Labour leader is 'positively hostile' to Jews.

Psychotherapy's rabbinic precursor

The founder of the Mussar movement Rabbi Israel Salanter had a keen interest in psychology

New Immanuel head appointed

Gary Griffin will take over in September from Charles Dormer, who is leaving after five years in the job.

JLC leadership election 'undemocratic'