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How the pandemic changed our religious behaviour

Attachment to the Jewish community grew among religious Jews, but fell among secular Jews, according to new JPR report

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How the pandemic changed our religious behaviour

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community gather in Parliament Square to protest against the Department for Education to raise awareness of the Schools Bill currently being prepared in Parliament whcih seeks to introduce changes the fundiments of religious education. 07th September 2022, London, UK PHOTO:JEFF GILBERT

Government warned: scrap Schools Bill or we'll take legal action

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Wolfson Hillel still outstanding, says Ofsted

Wolfson Hillel still outstanding, says Ofsted

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Give us less religion in the media, say Brits

Give us less religion in the media, say Brits

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Can tikkun olam unite Israel and the diaspora?

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister is worried by divisions in the Jewish world

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September 11, 2022 11:18

Can tikkun olam unite Israel and the diaspora?

Sacks Morasha judged outstanding for Jewish studies

Use of technology at the North Finchley primary makes Jewish learning 'exciting and engaging'

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September 11, 2022 11:03

Sacks Morasha judged outstanding for Jewish studies

Chief Rabbi Mirvis issues special prayer in remembrance of the Queen

The prayer to be recited in Orthodox synagogues throughout the UK and the Commonwealth this Shabbat

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September 9, 2022 13:24

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks at a National Holocaust Memorial Day event at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on January 26, 2017 in London, England. The commemorative event, attended by religious leaders, heard testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust, in which millions of predominantly Jewish people were killed. National Holocaust Day on February 27 marks the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by Soviet troops. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Schools 'do not have the money' to pay soaring energy bills

Increase in gas and electricity costs come as schools are trying to work how to fund salary rises for teachers

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September 8, 2022 08:35

Schools 'do not have the money' to pay soaring energy bills

Daniel Greenberg nominated as next Parliamentary Standards Commissioner

MPs will be asked to approve the appointment of Orthodox lawyer to investigate alleged breaches of their code of conduct

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September 7, 2022 08:36

Daniel Greenberg nominated as next Parliamentary Standards Commissioner

The search for an alternative Zion

The Land of Israel was not the only place where idealists sought to found a new Jewish homeland

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September 5, 2022 17:00

Reflection of a sunset by a lagoon inside the Amazon Rainforest Basin. The Amazon river basin comprises the countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Peru and Venezuela.

First UK Sephardi census launched

Online questionnaire will help community planning for the next two decades

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September 5, 2022 16:28

First UK Sephardi census launched

The student who makes shofars

Londoner Kobi Kahn-Harris is producing shofarot from the horns of springbok and other animals

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September 5, 2022 12:00

The student who makes shofars

The lawyer who wants to help free our minds

Roland Brandman’s new book, Sapphire Mind, mines the rich tradition of Jewish meditation

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August 26, 2022 14:08

The lawyer who wants to help free our minds

Opening of Bevis Marks education centre delayed until next year

Builders working at the 300-year old synagogue hit unexpected complications

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August 23, 2022 09:21

Opening of Bevis Marks education centre delayed until next year

Jewish educational leader gets a seat on board of Ofsted

Rabbi David Meyer, head of PaJeS, will join the inspectorate's top table

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August 22, 2022 16:35

Jewish educational leader gets a seat on board of Ofsted

Widow's despair over extra costs to be buried in same cemetery as late husband

The woman, in her 80s, was stunned to be told that she would have to make a payment of £3,000 on top of her burial society subscription

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August 18, 2022 11:36

Widow's despair over extra costs to be buried in same cemetery as late husband

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