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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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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

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

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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)

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

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

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

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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 *** ???? ???? ??????? ????? ????? ???????

Cash-strapped Zionist Federation confirms staff redundancies

Charity says move is 'not quite putting it into deep freeze' but intended to cut non-programming costs 'down to zero'

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February 10, 2022 11:42

Cash-strapped Zionist Federation confirms staff redundancies

Archbishop of Canterbury and Board of Deputies meet following concern over Palestinian Christians article

Leaders agree the need for 'honest dialogue, even around difficult issues'

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February 9, 2022 18:46

Interview The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, about people being able to identify with the Queen losing her husband Prince Philip, as people have lost loved ones during Coronavirus pandemic (BBC News 10pm Bulletin - 16/04/2021 - AEXZ288W)

Chasidic school which teaches only religious studies in year-8 judged inadequate by Ofsted

Boys at Bobov Primary leave at 13 to go to yeshivah

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February 9, 2022 18:25

Chasidic school which teaches only religious studies in year-8 judged inadequate by Ofsted

Equality law can spring an unwelcome suprise

Labour has dropped a disciplinary case against a JVL member who said her anti-Zionism is a "protected belief"

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February 8, 2022 13:55

Equality law can spring an unwelcome suprise

Jewish studies report queried by Pikuach

Menorah Foundation says inspection met required standards

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February 6, 2022 13:40

Jewish studies report queried by Pikuach

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