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Religious people are happier and more optimistic than atheists, UK survey finds

Spirituality is beneficial to mental health, says the new Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life

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Religious people are happier and more optimistic than atheists, UK survey finds

‘There’s nothing like headship,’ says Yavneh Schools leader after a decade at the helm

‘There’s nothing like headship,’ says Yavneh Schools leader after a decade at the helm

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Different faiths unite for 'Humanity, Not Hatred' vigil

Different faiths unite for 'Humanity, Not Hatred' vigil

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Rabbis graduate to judges in unique study programme

Rabbis graduate to judges in unique study programme

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The tabernacle of peace that gives us hope

Recent events in the Middle East have given some of our prayers a new resonance

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November 10, 2023 10:42

The tabernacle of peace that gives us hope

Lubavitch Senior Boys’ School ‘failing to meet standards’

Ofsted rules that there had been some recent improvements to the curriculum, there was 'no creative education'

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November 9, 2023 13:56

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New Israel Fund attracts 500 supporters — even after dinner is cancelled

Charity is supporting families of hostages and helping to house evacuees from the south of Israel

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November 9, 2023 13:17

New Israel Fund attracts 500 supporters — even after dinner is cancelled

Rabbis join interfaith efforts for community cohesion

Orthodox and Progressive rabbis have been working alongside leaders of other faiths

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November 3, 2023 15:47

Rabbis join interfaith efforts for community cohesion

How our communal charities came together in a crisis

The JC explores how Jewish organisations put their plans straight into action after the terrorist attack in Israel

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November 3, 2023 15:28

How our communal charities came together in a crisis

Progressive and Masorti leaders call for recommitment to two-state solution

The letter published wednesday grieves the 'biggest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust'

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November 1, 2023 17:31

Israeli soldiers on an armoured vehicle speak an ultra Orthodox man, as they deploy near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on October 24, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

British Israelis demand release of hostages at Qatari embassy

The protest comes after posters across London were ripped down by pro-Palestinian demonstrators

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October 30, 2023 11:08

A poster showing the kidnapped Israeli Agam Goldstein-Almog is held up as people gather outside the Qatari Embassy in London on October 29, 2023, to demand the release of the estimated 230 hostages held in Gaza by Hamas after the attacks inside Israel on October 7. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Jews and Muslims take part in interfaith tree planting ceremony

'If we don't speak out, the voices of division will' says Rabbi Natan Levy

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October 29, 2023 11:31

Jews and Muslims take part in interfaith tree planting ceremony

UK Jewish leaders denounce 'irresponsible' calls for ceasefire

Israel continues ground operation against Hamas despite increasing diplomatic pressure to halt

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October 29, 2023 11:10

Artillery shells are fired from an undisclosed position toward the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army on October 29, 2023. Israel pounded Hamas-ruled Gaza with more air and ground attacks on October 29 in an escalating military campaign as the UN warned civil order was "starting to break down" in the besieged Palestinian territory. (Photo by Gil COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Jewish and Muslim women feel 'each other's anguish'

Nisa-Nashim, the national network, holds online vigil in wake of Hamas-Israel War

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October 27, 2023 12:04

Jewish and Muslim women feel 'each other's anguish'

Barnet primary school offers safe haven to Israeli children stuck in UK

Alma hastily rearranged half-term plans in order to run a day camp

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October 26, 2023 12:59

Barnet primary school offers safe haven to Israeli children stuck in UK

'Israel is fighting for civilisation' says Melanie Phillips

Speaking at JW3 event with Tanya Gold, Jonathan Freedland and Howard Jacobson, Phillips said everyone in Israel was touched by the tragedy

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October 24, 2023 12:08

'Israel is fighting for civilisation' says Melanie Phillips

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