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Let’s hear it for the chazan

Simon Rocker dips into a new encyclopedia which pays homage to the traditions of synagogue music

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Rabbi Alby Chait of Leeds, whose online broadcasts were a lockdown hit

High Covid case rates in Barnet's Jewish heartland

High Covid case rates in Barnet's Jewish heartland

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Anti-vaxxers accuse school head of being ‘accessory to genocide’

Anti-vaxxers accuse school head of being ‘accessory to genocide’

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The popular legacy of biblical names

The popular legacy of biblical names

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New textbook to correct Shoah misunderstanding

Fifty thousand copies of the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education have been distributed free to schools

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November 2, 2021 09:31

New textbook to correct Shoah misunderstanding

Museum launches Holocaust education app

The museum has revamped its schools programme as well as its Holocaust galleries

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November 2, 2021 09:31

Museum launches Holocaust education app

Over 90% of UK Jews accept that climate change is real

Community more likely than Brits in general to put climate change down to human causes

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October 29, 2021 11:07

Over 90% of UK Jews accept that climate change is real

Call me Isaac: the popular legacy of biblical names

The latest list of favourite names in the UK reveals many of Hebrew origin

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October 28, 2021 17:17

Call me Isaac: the popular legacy of biblical names

Mizrachi launches school mentoring scheme

'Role model' sixthformers will run programmes in Jewish primary schools

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October 25, 2021 10:29

Mizrachi launches school mentoring scheme

Top lawyers back assisted dying Bill

Most Jewish peers who took part in latest debate back Bill

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October 24, 2021 14:32

Top lawyers back assisted dying Bill

Top Boris aide leads new vaccine drive

Dr Emily Lawson is returning to the NHS to oversee booster campaign

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October 24, 2021 11:44

Top Boris aide leads new vaccine drive

Israeli Orthodox woman leader at Limmud

Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis is one of more than 50 presenters from home and abroad already booked for this year's online Festival

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October 22, 2021 10:51

Israeli Orthodox woman leader at Limmud

Schools take extra Covid precautions

JCoss students asked to wear masks again in class

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October 18, 2021 10:08

Schools take extra Covid precautions

Reform launches new bneimitzvah programme

Two-year course is targetted at smaller communities

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October 18, 2021 09:08

Reform launches new bneimitzvah programme

Steadying the ship at JFS

'Change is never easy,' the chair of governors acknowledges

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October 17, 2021 12:17

Steadying the ship at JFS

Limmud Festival will be online again this year

Organisers decided Covid risk remained too great to return to in-person programmes

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October 14, 2021 16:03

Limmud Festival will be online again this year

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