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Nancy Reuben becomes first state Sephardi school

Impact of VAT on fees prompted move into the state sector

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Nancy Reuben Primary School in Hendon

Lord Lucas (in grey suit) visits protest against School's Bill in Westminster staged by the Rabbinical Committee of the Traditional Charedi Community

Lords hear pleas to exempt yeshivot from new school regulations

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Unforeseen consequences: President Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Yitzahk Rabin at the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 (Image: Getty)

Less than half UK Jewry supports two-state solution, new poll finds

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What Ofsted's new school report card will look like

Ofsted’s new report card welcomed by PaJeS

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Chasidic boys’ school in Stamford Hill receives good rating from Ofsted

Beis Aharon was once branded inadequate but has now been praised for teaching pupils to be ‘positive citizens’

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September 8, 2025 15:50

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East London shul says Federation charges putting it at risk

Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue has filed a claim against the Federation at the London Beth Din

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September 8, 2025 13:45

Philip Schryber, chair of trustees of Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue

Masorti movement pilots its first siddur

Prototype prayerbook features commentary by Rabbi Louis Jacobs and uses colour to help make services more accessible

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September 5, 2025 11:55

Masorti movement pilots its first siddur

JLC launches fund to support projects for young Jews

Research has highlighted the effectiveness of peer-led programmes for youth and young adults

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September 1, 2025 12:42

Carolyn Boghush and Bill Benjamin, co-chairs of the JLC's task force on young Jews

It’s out at last… the new Sacks Chumash

The late Chief Rabbi’s translation and commentary for Koren is set to become a standard edition

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September 1, 2025 12:12

Rabbi Sacks at work in his study

UK announces more aid to Gaza

Foreign Secretary presses demands for a ceasefire amid humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

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August 31, 2025 11:34

A Palestinian baby receiving a check-up in the southern Gaza Strip district of Khan Yunis earlier this month (photo: Getty Images)

Police make fourth arrest in London over alleged crypto-scam

Two Charedi men were arrested in May in the ‘Operation Galafarm’ investigation

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August 31, 2025 09:45

Image: Metropolitan Police

The Progressive rabbi who wants to launch a new yeshivah in London

Rabbi Benji Stanley has given up a comfortable pulpit to pursue his educational dream

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August 31, 2025 09:38

Passionate about Torah: Rabbi Benji Stanley

Upbringing has a more enduring influence on Jewish identity than education, report finds

The Institute for Jewish Policy Research survey also found that Israel programmes had ‘a limited impact on Jewish identity outcomes’

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August 26, 2025 10:41

Jewish upbringing - rather than education - was found to have the most long-lasting impact on Jewish identity (Photo: Getty)

Orthodox rabbis issue challenge to Israeli government over Gaza

British-linked religious figures join call for ‘moral clarity’ and criticism of Jewish extremism on West Bank

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August 21, 2025 16:04

Leading call for moral clarity: Rabbi Yosef Blau (photo: David Khabinsky/Yeshiva University)

Is there a raison d’etre to diaspora life?

We speak to senior United Synagogue Rabbi Dr Michael Harris on the eve of his aliyah

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August 17, 2025 09:18

Rabbi Dr Michael and Judith Harris at Hampstead Synagogue

United Synagogue minister sacked after arrest loses employment tribunal claim

Rabbi Dr Moshe Freedman of New West End Synagogue was dismissed for inappropriate touching and posting violent videos

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August 12, 2025 09:39

Rabbi Dr Moshe Freedman

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