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Shabbat UK

Why late in life I decided to keep Shabbat

Susan Pashman embarked on a spiritual quest: how can a non-Orthodox Jew observe a meaningful Sabbath?

3 min read

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Louisa Clein's pilgrimage

3 min read

Teachers dismissive of plan to reduce nursery staffing levels

2 min read

New Jewish studies platform will make it easier for teachers to create digital content

2 min read

London school deletes oligarch benefactor from name

King Solomon High School drops Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor from its title

1 min read

April 28, 2022 12:03

President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) Moshe Kantor speaks during the Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism - Remember ReAct, in Malmo, Sweden, on October 13, 2021 - - Sweden OUT (Photo by Jonas EKSTROMER / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JONAS EKSTROMER/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Awareness of the Shoah remains 'strong' within the young generation

What schools and youth groups are doing to pass on the baton of memory

5 min read

April 28, 2022 09:50

Awareness of the Shoah remains 'strong' within the young generation

National Education Union sparks backlash by voting to boycott Israel

Anger as teacher union boycotts Israel

2 min read

April 26, 2022 16:40

TB2E4Y London, UK. 30 May, 2019. Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), addresses campaigners from SEND National Crisis attending a demonstration in Parliament Square to demand improvements in the diagnosis and assessment of young people with SEND, assistance for their families, funding and legal and financial accountability for local authorities in their treatment of young people with SEND and their families. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News

Woman receives get after more than 20 years on eve of court hearing

Rivkah Abayahoudayan had launched private prosecution against her husband

2 min read

April 25, 2022 17:21

Woman receives get after more than 20 years on eve of court hearing

Scottish Jews seek reassurance from Sturgeon over IHRA

More than 200 sign letter expressing concern over stance of Green Party ministers

1 min read

April 21, 2022 11:04

Scottish Jews seek reassurance from Sturgeon over IHRA

Jailed businessman was not a 'get refuser', beth din said

The case of Alan Moher, convicted of coercive behaviour earlier this month, reveals differences between secular courts and Orthodox authorities over divorce

5 min read

April 19, 2022 13:00

Jailed businessman was not a 'get refuser', beth din said

Why this Haggadah is very different from others

North London-based artist Emily Marbach has created a Collage Haggadah with gender-neutral translation

1 min read

April 14, 2022 11:26

Why this Haggadah is very different from others

Former senior Board of Deputies officer linked to efforts to set up a rival organisation

Gary Mond resigned from the Board after an investigation into historic social media posts on Islam, saying his views had been 'cancelled'

1 min read

April 12, 2022 19:44

Former senior Board of Deputies officer linked to efforts to set up a rival organisation

Mill Hill United minister in line for top job at major New York congregation

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet has been headhunted by the Park East Synagogue, which he has visited for talks with officers

1 min read

April 12, 2022 14:44

Mill Hill United minister in line for top job at major New York congregation

Holocaust survivor Kateryna, 90, to enjoy Seder with family in North London after fleeing Ukraine

Kateryna Razumenko escaped Kharkhiv with her daughter and they are living in a Jewish Blind & Disabled apartment

1 min read

April 12, 2022 12:43

Holocaust survivor Kateryna, 90, to enjoy Seder with family in North London after fleeing Ukraine

Official approval for JFS to join Jewish Community Academy Trust

Headteacher David Moody said he was 'genuinely excited' at the move

1 min read

April 12, 2022 12:33

Official approval for JFS to join Jewish Community Academy Trust

SOS from Leeds' Pesach pop-up: 'Support Our Shop'

Leaders warn service will become 'unsustainable' if local consumers buy their festival products out of town

1 min read

April 11, 2022 16:06

SOS from Leeds' Pesach pop-up: 'Support Our Shop'

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Simon Rocker

Latest from Simon Rocker

Why late in life I decided to keep Shabbat

Louisa Clein's pilgrimage

Teachers dismissive of plan to reduce nursery staffing levels

New Jewish studies platform will make it easier for teachers to create digital content

More from Simon Rocker

London school deletes oligarch benefactor from name

Awareness of the Shoah remains 'strong' within the young generation

National Education Union sparks backlash by voting to boycott Israel

Woman receives get after more than 20 years on eve of court hearing

Scottish Jews seek reassurance from Sturgeon over IHRA

Jailed businessman was not a 'get refuser', beth din said

Why this Haggadah is very different from others

Former senior Board of Deputies officer linked to efforts to set up a rival organisation

Mill Hill United minister in line for top job at major New York congregation

Holocaust survivor Kateryna, 90, to enjoy Seder with family in North London after fleeing Ukraine

Official approval for JFS to join Jewish Community Academy Trust

SOS from Leeds' Pesach pop-up: 'Support Our Shop'