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Israel-Hamas War

Progressive rabbis call on Israel to halt Rafah attack

The rabbis say they are ‘deeply concerned for the fate of the 133 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza’

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Rabbi Jackie Tabick was one of the signatories to the letter (Photo: Gary Manhine)

Board of Deputies newly elected officers: (from left), Ben Crowne, Andrew Gilbert, Phil Rosenberg, Adrian Cohen, Jeremy Michelson

Voting figures reveal Board presidential election was a tight contest

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Phil Rosenberg would become the youngest ever president of the Board of Deputies if elected (Photo: Board of Deputies)

Phil Rosenberg elected new president of Board of Deputies

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Eden pupils 'discuss ideas and share their thoughts'

‘A brilliant year’ says Eden head after Ofsted inspection

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The less than holy king who erected Judaism’s most sacred monument

King Herod was no darling of the rabbis but he was responsible for the Western Wall

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May 10, 2024 10:37

Blessing of the Cohanim at the Western Wall in Jerusalem over Pesach (Getty Images)

BBC’s Israel-Gaza coverage criticised by Board presidential candidates

Contenders discussed setting up a media response team to address misinformation

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May 9, 2024 18:05

Protesters demonstrating against Hamas's sexual violence hold placards outside the BBC headquarters in February (Credit: Getty Images)

Rabbinic couple who turned around a shul are stepping down after 40 years

Rabbi Shlomo and Rebbetzin Dr Lynndy Levin created a ‘warm, non-judgmental’ community at South Hampstead Synagogue

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May 9, 2024 12:06

Rabbi Shlomo Levin and Rebbetzin Dr Lynndy Levin are stepping down from the helm of South Hampstead Synagogue after 40 years (Photo: Robert Bray)

Board presidential candidates debate the ‘Islamicisation of British politics’

All agreed that interfaith dialogue should continue to be pursued

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May 8, 2024 17:18

Board presidential candidates debate the ‘Islamicisation of British politics’

Jewish school with Muslim majority ranked outstanding for Jewish studies

King David Birmingham’s young stars shine for Pikuach

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May 7, 2024 17:17

King David Birmingham's school sign

Independent Jewish Day School rated outstanding for religious studies

‘You can feel how special it is, the moment you walk through the door’

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May 7, 2024 13:52

Independent Jewish Day School pupils in front of welcome mural

Charedi schools look forward to major boost over plans to remove entry cap

Faith free schools can only choose half their pupils on the basis of religion – but the government is proposing to remove the cap

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May 7, 2024 11:52

Pupils at Lubavitch Senior Girls, a faith school in Stamford Hill

Let’s Talk Schools: what lies behind the yellow star protests?

A bill to register children out of school is seen as a threat to Strictly Orthodox yeshivot

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May 5, 2024 11:19

Protest against out-of-school register bill in Westminser

Once in a generation: the new Reform High Holy Day machzor

Ten years in the making, the new prayerbook is intended to serve congregations for the next 40 years

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May 5, 2024 11:16

Once in a generation: the new Reform High Holy Day machzor

New academic task force grapples with campus antisemitism

The Intra-Communal Professorial Group will work to enforce ‘zero tolerance’ of antisemitism in UK universities

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May 2, 2024 10:02

Leading the fight against campus antisemitism: Professor Anthony Julius

Chief Rabbi backs move to lift entry cap on religious free schools

Schools Minister Damian Hinds says the government wants to move ‘at pace’

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May 1, 2024 18:20

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Getty Images)

Government plan to lift entry cap on religious free schools

At present free schools can select only 50 per cent of pupils on basis of fatih

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May 1, 2024 09:47

Etz Chaim Primary in Mill Hill: one of the new wave of Jewish free schools

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