Simon Rocker

Board of Deputies leaders lose votes on key constitutional reforms

Revised Board will have more trustees but deputies reject a number of proposals supported by the leadership

Rearranged weddings beat Covid deadline

Two United Synagogue couples hastily changed plans and got married last night before new Tier-4 restrictions came in

Concerns over school Covid-19 testing plan

Pajes head said proposed timing puts 'unacceptable burden' on school leaders

Shul services can continue in new tier-4 rules

The United Synagogue is leaving it up to local communities to decide whether to remain open for collective prayer

Mass coronavirus testing begins at King Solomon High School

School is located a borough with one of the country's highest infection rates

New restrictions put stop to garden minyanim in London

Tighter regulations came into force in the capital on Wednesday

Faith

Hundreds of world faith leaders ask LGBT+ community for forgiveness

Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives released a declaration calling for the end of persecution of those of different sexual orientation or gender identity

Jewish education leader urges flexibility on school closure

Pajes says schools should have more freedom to decide when it's right to shut because of the pandemic

Legal appeal for parental rights on sex education

Campaign group challenges government's relationship and sex education policy

JCoSS forced to revise remote plan because of government policy

The school had wanted to shut this week to minimise risk of infection spread in winter holidays

Jewish studies inspections suspended until summer

Pandemic forces further delays in school visits