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Outspoken Golders Green rabbi who 'resigned' fights to stay

Aharon Bassous denies having given 'a valid and binding resignation' and says he has 'no intention of leaving' Beth Hamedrash Knesset Yehezkel

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Outspoken Golders Green rabbi who 'resigned' fights to stay

Orthodox rabbis unite on social distancing

1 min read

You have to question the calibre of Charedi leadership

2 min read

Federation head warns against Covid-breaching Purim celebrations

1 min read

Police issue second £10,000 fine over Yesodey Hatorah wedding

Hackney Council orders review into state-aided school where illegal event was held

1 min read

February 2, 2021 17:41

Police issue second £10,000 fine over Yesodey Hatorah wedding

Orthodox rabbis issue video messages urging Covid compliance

North London leaders warn: 'It is essential that we continue to maintain all the precautions we know in order to prevent the spread of the disease'

1 min read

February 2, 2021 12:20

Orthodox rabbis issue video messages urging Covid compliance

Inspection reports reveal educational impact of Covid-19

Schools were having to play catch-up in English and maths last term because of missed classes during lockdown

1 min read

January 31, 2021 09:34

Inspection reports reveal educational impact of Covid-19

Image of Holocaust survivor receiving coronavirus jab goes viral

Hershel Herskovic's bare arm revealed the number with which he was tattooed in Auschwitz 76 years ago

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January 29, 2021 10:29

Image of Holocaust survivor receiving coronavirus jab goes viral

Hackney leaders urge Stamford Hill residents to keep away from 'illegal' weddings

Police and council offer reassurance of protection against antisemitism in the aftermath of last week's illicit gathering

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January 28, 2021 17:08

Hackney leaders urge Stamford Hill residents to keep away from 'illegal' weddings

Faith Minister calls for a meeting with Charedi leaders over ‘shameful’ Covid rule-breaking

Stamford Hill warned to expect action if any repetition of last week's wedding

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January 28, 2021 11:46

Faith Minister calls for a meeting with Charedi leaders over ‘shameful’ Covid rule-breaking

Methodists to review divestment policy amid concerns over Jewish settlements

Critics of Israel want to ensure the Church pulls investments from companies profiting from West Bank settlement

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January 28, 2021 11:25

Methodists to review divestment policy amid concerns over Jewish settlements

Shul kiddushes will be stopped, Barnet Council warns

Police last weekend imposed a dispersal zone on part of Golders Green to prevent social distancing breaches

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January 28, 2021 10:26

Shul kiddushes will be stopped, Barnet Council warns

Lord Sacks's last book wins top American Jewish book award

Morality named Book of the Year by the Jewish Book Council

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January 28, 2021 10:17

Lord Sacks's last book wins top American Jewish book award

Methodists to discuss divestment amid concern over Jewish settlements

Church leaders told that Israeli government is obstructing Palestinian self-determination

1 min read

January 26, 2021 11:40

A picture taken on October 14, 2020 shows Israeli construction cranes and excavators at a building site of new housing units in the Jewish settlement of Kochav Yaakov, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. - Israel approved 2,166 new homes in settlements across the occupied West Bank, official figures sent to AFP showed, ending an eight-month lull in settlement expansion. The approvals came less than a month after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements to normalise relations with Israel, which in return pledged to freeze its plans to annex swathes of the West Bank. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Ofsted keeps up pressure on Charedi schools to teach about same-sex relationships

Two independent schools in the North are criticised for not talking about LGBT issues with pupils

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January 26, 2021 11:22

Ofsted keeps up pressure on Charedi schools to teach about same-sex relationships

A creative approach to Holocaust education can help reach more people

The National Holocaust Centre & Museum is using new ways of engaging audiences

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January 25, 2021 12:02

Visitors at the launch of the National Holocaust Centre's Eye as Witness exhibition at the South Hamstead Synagogue Centre. Credit: David Parry

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Simon Rocker

Latest from Simon Rocker

Outspoken Golders Green rabbi who 'resigned' fights to stay

Orthodox rabbis unite on social distancing

You have to question the calibre of Charedi leadership

Federation head warns against Covid-breaching Purim celebrations

More from Simon Rocker

Police issue second £10,000 fine over Yesodey Hatorah wedding

Orthodox rabbis issue video messages urging Covid compliance

Inspection reports reveal educational impact of Covid-19

Image of Holocaust survivor receiving coronavirus jab goes viral

Hackney leaders urge Stamford Hill residents to keep away from 'illegal' weddings

Faith Minister calls for a meeting with Charedi leaders over ‘shameful’ Covid rule-breaking

Methodists to review divestment policy amid concerns over Jewish settlements

Shul kiddushes will be stopped, Barnet Council warns

Lord Sacks's last book wins top American Jewish book award

Methodists to discuss divestment amid concern over Jewish settlements

Ofsted keeps up pressure on Charedi schools to teach about same-sex relationships

A creative approach to Holocaust education can help reach more people