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Sephardi Judaism

S&P Sephardi Community plans £100,000 'Office of Senior Rabbi'

Move intended to enhance the role of Rabbi Joseph Dweck, recognised as one of the movement's strengths

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S&P Sephardi Community plans £100,000 'Office of Senior Rabbi'

Man convicted after refusing a Jewish divorce in landmark English court case

Man convicted after refusing a Jewish divorce in landmark English court case

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Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls takes 'brave' steps to improve, says Ofsted

Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls takes 'brave' steps to improve, says Ofsted

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Complaint against Menorah High entry policy partly upheld

Complaint against Menorah High entry policy partly upheld

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UK's smallest synagogue damaged in attempted burglary

Perpetrators frustrated as items of value at Newport Hebrew Congregation had long since been removed

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February 25, 2022 09:30

UK's smallest synagogue damaged in attempted burglary

UK Jews join campaign against egalitarian prayer compromise at Western Wall

Petition to maintain status quo at the sacred site backed by 150,000 diaspora Jews

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February 22, 2022 18:06

Jewish worshippers attend the Priestly Blessing on the holiday of Passover in front of the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, on March 29, 2021. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Drake, Torah and a missing Spurs kippah - teaching about Judaism in non-Jewish schools

Children enjoy learning about different faiths, says the founder of Judaism for Schools,

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February 21, 2022 13:01

Drake, Torah and a missing Spurs kippah - teaching about Judaism in non-Jewish schools

Board of Deputies welcomes new guidance for schools to avoid bias when teaching about Israel

Sensitive political topics should be taught in 'fair and dispassionate way' says Department for Education

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February 17, 2022 11:52

Israeli soldiers fire a 155mm self-propelled howitzer towards the Gaza Strip from their position near the southern Israeli city of Sderot on May 13, 2021. - Israel faced an escalating conflict on two fronts, scrambling to quell riots between Arabs and Jews on its own streets after days of exchanging deadly fire with Palestinian militants in Gaza. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Division over mask-wearing helped lead to fallout at Bassous shul

Beth Din judgment lays bare the tensions inside Golders Green Sephardi congregation

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February 16, 2022 19:39

Division over mask-wearing helped lead to fallout at Bassous shul

Rabbi Bassous wins Beth Din case to remain at his synagogue

He had been locked in dispute with the trustees of his Golders Green community

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February 15, 2022 11:40

Rabbi Bassous wins Beth Din case to remain at his synagogue

Edwin Shuker sole nominee for vice-presidential vacancy at Board of Deputies

First Board officer from Mizrahi background set to rejoin the top table

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February 14, 2022 11:53

Edwin Shuker sole nominee for vice-presidential vacancy at Board of Deputies

Coffee and meditation: Chabad comes to the suburbs

Lubavitch's new centre in Hampstead Garden Suburb offers a contemporary multi-purpose space for people to find a connection to Judaism

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February 13, 2022 12:29

Coffee and meditation: Chabad comes to the suburbs

Emotional literacy is the greatest gift you can give your child

Learning to articulate feelings is not a luxury, but an important life skill

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February 13, 2022 12:02

Emotional literacy is the greatest gift you can give your child

Believing and belonging: what drives European Jews

Religious belief may be weak but Jewish identity remains strong among the continent's Jews, according to a new report

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February 13, 2022 11:42

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 22: A member of the Jewish community wears a Kippah during a ceremony to mark the beginning of Hanukkah at a public Menorah ceremony near the Brandenburg Gate on December 22, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Jews around the world will celebrate Hanukkah, which this year runs from December 22 to December 30. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

Schools cancel visit of rabbi accused of making homophobic statements

The Bostoner Rebbe from Jerusalem had been due to go to Hasmonean Girls and Yavneh

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February 11, 2022 15:10

Schools cancel visit of rabbi accused of making homophobic statements

Mizrachi movement says it rejects 'prejudice' after controversial meeting with hard-right Israeli MK

Bezalel Smotrich's visit to London provokes widespread condemnation from Jewish community groups

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February 10, 2022 18:06

Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ???? ??????? ????? ????? ???????

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