Simon Rocker

Rabbi David Goldberg and a Question of God

A Common-sense proposal on conversion?

Reform forced to shut Northern office

The Reform Movement is to close its Northern office in Manchester due to financial crisis.

Charity watchdog to probe KKL wills advice

The Charity Commission is looking into a complaint against the JNF over the 'free advice' wills.

Reform deny ‘making war’ on Orthodoxy

Head of the Reform movement stresses the recent statement on pluralism signed with the Liberals and Masorti was not a declaration of war on Orthodoxy.

How the Singer’s Siddur went Zionist

More help for financially troubled

A new charity is in the pipeline to aid those in financial straits.

Sacks throws rabbis a credit crunch lifeline

Chief Rabbi plans a seminar next month to help rabbis deal with the impact of the credit crunch on congregants.

Fears over Israel-hate at UN race conference

Jewish representatives still worried that next spring's United Nations anti-racism conference may promote an anti-Israel agenda.

Feds’ festive addition

For the first time, the Federation of Synagogues has supervised sets of arba minim (lulav and etrog) for Succot.

Reform launches outreach arm as alternative to Aish

A "non-fundamentalist" Aish alternative is to be introduced by the Reform movement.

Reluctant mohels skew birth figures

Birth stats hampered because not all mohelim (circumcisers) are providing figures for brits performed each year.