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Wembley glory for Rimon and Nancy Reuben at Etgar

The annual inter-school quiz was back with a bang this year

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Wembley glory for Rimon and Nancy Reuben at Etgar

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BENOIT FAUCHET A man checks carcases of bovine animals after a Kosher ritual slaughter, in Haguenau, eastern France on July 21, 2016. / AFP / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Animals should be stunned before shechita, report to Reform rabbis says

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Lauderdale Road rabbi to leave for Holland Park

Lauderdale Road rabbi to leave for Holland Park

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Wedding cake spouses turning their backs to each other for emerging problems

Religious courts committed to reform of get procedures, says leading peer

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New government guidance recognises get refusal as domestic abuse

Follow-up to last year's Domestic Abuse Act contains clauses on Jewish marriage

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July 12, 2022 11:19

New government guidance recognises get refusal as domestic abuse

First-time head Rachel Barbanel is loving her new role at Sacks Morasha

The former deputy head of Beit Shvidler took over this term

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July 10, 2022 11:06

First-time head Rachel Barbanel is loving her new role at Sacks Morasha

Rabbis could go to jail if get practices don't change, warns new book

Barrister Daniel Greenberg says batei din could face legal repercussions over get refusal

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July 10, 2022 10:33

Chained hands

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirms Conservative leadership bid

The Welwyn Hatfield MP would be first Jewish Tory leader since Michael Howard

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July 10, 2022 09:56

Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in Downing Street, in central London on July 6, 2022. - Senior Conservative lawmakers have gathered Wednesday afternoon in Downing Street to tell British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that he must quit following dozens of resignations from his government, multiple media reports said. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Chasidic school is dodging LGBT lessons, says Ofsted

Watchdog's inspectors recently returned to the Wiznitz Cheder, which had received an inadequate rating in October of last year

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July 7, 2022 14:54

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Jewish men walk along the street in the Stamford Hill area of north London on January 19, 2011 in London, England. The residents of Stamford Hill are predominately Hasidic Jewish and only New York has a larger community of Hasidic Jews outside Israel. The area contains approximately 50 synagogues and many shops cater specifically for the needs of Orthodox Jews. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Immanuel College names its new headteacher

Former deputy head of the college Dr Millan Sachania is to return to take up the top job

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July 5, 2022 10:02

Immanuel College names its new headteacher

A Talmud for everyday living

Rabbi Daniel Friedman aims to make the wisdom of the sages more accessible

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July 4, 2022 11:59

A Talmud for everyday living

Thousands sign petition against plans to regulate yeshivot

Government's proposals have led to 'a sense of fear' says campaigner

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July 1, 2022 13:05

Thousands sign petition against plans to regulate yeshivot

At 40, he was 'overweight and incredibly unfit'. At 50, Simon Marks is an international triathlete

The Londoner, who represented Britain at the World Championships at the weekend, explains his transformation

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July 1, 2022 12:29

At 40, he was 'overweight and incredibly unfit'. At 50, Simon Marks is an international triathlete

New parliamentary group launches inquiry into get process

APPG on Get Refusal wants to hear from women who have experience of Jewish religious divorce procedures

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June 28, 2022 18:07

New parliamentary group launches inquiry into get process

Tuffkid Nursery celebrates hatrick of outstanding Ofsted reports

For the third time in a row the integrated nursery receives top inspection grade

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June 28, 2022 14:33

Tuffkid Nursery celebrates hatrick of outstanding Ofsted reports

New site launched for Shoah stories

Online exhibition will feature the experiences of four refugees through some of the objects that belonged to them

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June 26, 2022 13:38

New site launched for Shoah stories

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