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The United Synagogue

United Synagogue to poll its members on Israel

British Jewry’s largest synagogue membership body said it wants to better understand what congregants think

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Mill Hill United Synagogue marking Israel's Days of Remembrance and Independence

Outstanding Gesher celebrates hat-trick of Ofsted successes

Outstanding Gesher celebrates hat-trick of Ofsted successes

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Gaza City, facing a renewed assault by Israel's army (photo:Getty Images)

Lack of post-war plan for Gaza risks undermining military gains, report warns

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DJ Roi Perez (Image: Roi Perez Instagram)

Set by Israeli DJ Roi Perez cancelled after Gaza mob points out he is… Israeli

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Succot observed by one in two UK Jews, survey finds

Celebration of the harvest festival is an indicator of ‘stronger Jewish identity’ in the community

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September 26, 2025 14:13

Toasting Tabernacles: celebrating in a succah

New group aims to give Torah ethics a voice in communal debate

The Jewish Ethics Project has been launched by a group of Orthodox synagogue members

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September 25, 2025 11:10

Championing ethics: Daniel Greenberg (photo: Jon Nguyen)

Nancy Reuben becomes first state Sephardi school

Impact of VAT on fees prompted move into the state sector

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September 22, 2025 10:46

Nancy Reuben Primary School in Hendon

Lords hear pleas to exempt yeshivot from new school regulations

But concerns about their education is also voiced by peers in debate on new Bill

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September 22, 2025 10:10

Lord Lucas (in grey suit) visits protest against School's Bill in Westminster staged by the Rabbinical Committee of the Traditional Charedi Community

Less than half UK Jewry supports two-state solution, new poll finds

But more than two in five under-30s profess support for a binational Israeli-Palestinian state

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September 19, 2025 08:10

Unforeseen consequences: President Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Yitzahk Rabin at the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 (Image: Getty)

Ofsted’s new report card welcomed by PaJeS

Jewish school support group says emphasis on inclusion and parental engagement are

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September 17, 2025 15:24

What Ofsted's new school report card will look like

Chasidic boys’ school in Stamford Hill receives good rating from Ofsted

Beis Aharon was once branded inadequate but has now been praised for teaching pupils to be ‘positive citizens’

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September 8, 2025 15:50

illustration: Getty Images

East London shul says Federation charges putting it at risk

Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue has filed a claim against the Federation at the London Beth Din

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September 8, 2025 13:45

Philip Schryber, chair of trustees of Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue

Masorti movement pilots its first siddur

Prototype prayerbook features commentary by Rabbi Louis Jacobs and uses colour to help make services more accessible

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September 5, 2025 11:55

Masorti movement pilots its first siddur

JLC launches fund to support projects for young Jews

Research has highlighted the effectiveness of peer-led programmes for youth and young adults

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September 1, 2025 12:42

Carolyn Boghush and Bill Benjamin, co-chairs of the JLC's task force on young Jews

It’s out at last… the new Sacks Chumash

The late Chief Rabbi’s translation and commentary for Koren is set to become a standard edition

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September 1, 2025 12:12

Rabbi Sacks at work in his study

UK announces more aid to Gaza

Foreign Secretary presses demands for a ceasefire amid humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

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August 31, 2025 11:34

A Palestinian baby receiving a check-up in the southern Gaza Strip district of Khan Yunis earlier this month (photo: Getty Images)

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