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Board of Deputies elections

LFI chair Adrian Cohen to stand for Board of Deputies vice-presidency

Four candidates say they have secured enough nominations to stand for the three VP posts in May

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Adrian Cohen

Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl (second right) with her officer team on its solidarity mission to Israel this week

Board of Deputies to leave Jewish Leadership Council

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Bidding for glory: Board presidential candidates (from left) Phil Rosenberg, Sheila Gewolb, Michael Ziff, Amanda Bowman

Board presidential candidates reach required nominations to compete

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Sir Ephraim Mirvis with pupils from Hertsmere Jewish Primary School (Photo: Joy Sable)

Chief Rabbi launches Jewish schools review with backing of Israeli government

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Leading Charedi rabbis denounce new move to regulate yeshivot

Private member’s Bill calls for registration of children who are taught outside school

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February 28, 2024 13:48

UK Charedim protest against the Schools Bill - which advanced plans to regulate yeshivot - in Westminister, June 2022

Hasmo Boys earn rave review for Jewish studies

Inspectors impressed by Orthodox school’s ability to cater for different levels within its student body

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February 27, 2024 17:31

Enthused and inspired: pupils at Hasmonean High School for Boys

Former Masorti chair takes on leadership of LSJS

Bill Benjamin intends to expand the school’s global reach

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February 27, 2024 10:12

Bill Benjamin

Ofsted: Lubavitch boys’ school back on the right track

Inspectors find significant improvements at previously struggling Yeshivah Ketanah

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February 16, 2024 10:33

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Lubavitch girls’ school earns good marks from Ofsted

Inspectors praise passionate teachers and curious pupils who are keen to learn

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February 16, 2024 09:31

Lubavitch Primary Girls' School

Children should learn about war in school not TikTok

Too few teachers have the tools they need to help pupils understand the war in Gaza

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February 15, 2024 12:01

How can teachers teach children about the Middle East? (Photo: Getty Images)

Unprecedented explosion of Jew-hate in 2023

There were 4,103 recorded incidents – 81 per cent worse than previous high in 2021

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February 15, 2024 08:26

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: A protestor wearing a flag of Israel marches against anti-Semitism on November 26, 2023 in London, England. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has sparked a wave of protests across Europe, and heightened concerns over anti-Semitism among Jewish communities. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

How UK Jews do Judaism today

Further insights from JPR’s new National Jewish Identity Survey

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February 14, 2024 13:00

Celebrating Purim in Hackney - Charedim are the most emotionally attached to Israel, according to the new survey ()Getty Images)

Leading rabbi voices ‘deep concerns’ over Rafah ground offensive

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg of Masorti Judaism said he felt unable to stay silent on the issue

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February 13, 2024 17:23

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg said he felt compelled to express his concerns about an attack on Rafah (Photo: X)

The grinning cat, the spiritual tinkerer and the legacy of Rabbi Louis Jacobs

Louis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary Jewish Theology, Miri Freud-Kandel, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, £29.95

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February 11, 2024 12:47

The grinning cat, the spiritual tinkerer and the legacy of Rabbi Louis Jacobs

JFS top-performing Jewish school for A-levels

The London comprehensive was well ahead of the rest of the field in 2023 according to new Department for Education data

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February 11, 2024 10:28

JFS

British Jews are ‘more attached to Israel’ than US counterparts

A shrinking percentage of UK Jewry identifies as Zionist

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February 8, 2024 06:00

A pro-Israel march in London (Photo: Getty Images)

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