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Over half A-level passes at A* in Jewish schools

Top grades soar in second pandemic-affected year

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Over half A-level passes at A* in Jewish schools

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Bereaved daughter: We need Covid memorial for the community

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Landmark guidance on get refusal published

Landmark guidance on get refusal published

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Israeli soldiers observe a two-minute silence at the Armored Corps Memorial, following a ceremony to mark Remembrance Day (or Memorial Day), on May 1, 2017 in Latrun, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. At sunset the solemn gatherings at military cemeteries and war memorials to commemorate Remembrance Day will give way to public performances, street parties and general merrymaking to mark 69 years since the declaration of the Israeli state in 1948. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Just 27 schools take GCSE Israel option

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A radical vision to fill a spiritual vacuum

Rabbi Arthur Green's neo-Chasidism offers an alternative to those struggling with conventional articles of faith

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July 30, 2021 12:01

A radical vision to fill a spiritual vacuum

Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue rabbi to leave 'by mutual agreement'

Rabbi Daniel and Batya Friedman say that 'through various conversations with the honorary officers, it has become increasingly clear that we have a different vision for the way forward'

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July 29, 2021 14:52

Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue rabbi to leave 'by mutual agreement'

Deputies reject application from racial equality council to join Board

Jcore and Manchester's Zionist Central Council fail to attract the necessary two-thirds majority for membership. Jcore claims deputies were misled by 'false' accusations

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July 27, 2021 16:14

Deputies reject application from racial equality council to join Board

All girls at Gateshead school withdrawn from sex education

Ofsted reports that at Ateres High, 'all parents have exercised their right to withdraw their child from the teaching of sex education'

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May 20, 2021 15:28

All girls at Gateshead school withdrawn from sex education

Outcry as job cuts threaten ‘key provider’ of Jewish studies

University of Chester urged to reconsider plans for redundancies in its theology and religious studies department

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May 13, 2021 14:45

Outcry as job cuts threaten ‘key provider’ of Jewish studies

More than half of US Jews say they are less safe than five years ago

Findings of largest survey of biggest diaspora community show rising perception of antisemitism

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May 11, 2021 21:21

More than half of US Jews say they are less safe than five years ago

Council pleased by progress at illegal wedding school

Ofsted also notes improvements at the Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls High School

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May 11, 2021 15:01

Council pleased by progress at illegal wedding school

Still a testing time for pupils

Pupils may not have faced the ordeal of public exams this summer but they will have gone through various hoops to get their grades

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May 11, 2021 15:01

Students wearing mask for protect corona virus or covid-19 and doing exam in classroom with stress.

Board of Deputies backs climate change action

'Groundbreaking' resolution supports working towards zero net carbon emissions

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May 9, 2021 13:47

US President Joe Biden listens during a climate change virtual summit from the East Room of the White House campus April 22, 2021, in Washington, DC. - President Joe Biden on Thursday sharply ramped up US ambitions on slashing greenhouse gas emissions, leading new pledges by allies at a summit he hopes brings the world closer to limiting climate change. Putting the United States back at the forefront on climate, Biden told a virtual Earth Day summit that the world's largest economy will cut emissions blamed for climate change by 50 to 52 percent by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Ex-Board treasurer wins Lib Dem seat

The retired judge won the party a seat on the council for the first time in 16 years

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May 9, 2021 12:05

Ex-Board treasurer wins Lib Dem seat

Rabbi to quit the Suburb for Manchester

Ephraim and Malki Guttentag will become the senior rabbinical couple of Whitefield Hebrew Congregation

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May 7, 2021 13:43

Rabbi to quit the Suburb for Manchester

Attention! JFS launches cadet force

The first recruits will begin their drills in September

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May 7, 2021 09:22

Attention! JFS launches cadet force

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