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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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Philip Schryber, chair of trustees of Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue

East London shul says Federation charges putting it at risk

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Masorti movement pilots its first siddur

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

JLC launches fund to support projects for young Jews

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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

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

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

Mosque warned by charity regulator after ‘encouraging support’ for Hamas

The Commission has revealed that it has opened cases into 300 charities after the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas

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July 31, 2025 15:55

Central Oxford Mosque (photo: Google Streetview)

The rabbinic court helping women to break free from the chains of abuse

The International Beit Din believes rabbis have more power to release agunot than is often thought

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July 30, 2025 10:59

UJIA doubles income in year after October 7

Emergency appeal for Israel has so far raised £8 million, showing the community’s ‘deep and ongoing generosity'

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July 24, 2025 16:35

UJIA representatives at Pitchon Lev, a UJIA emergency appeal partner, which helps Israelis with food and basic needs (Photo: Blake Ezra Photography)

The Who is a Jew conundrum that Israel continues to dodge

The latest attempt to restrict the Law of Return won’t be the last

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July 18, 2025 08:00

Trying to tighten the borders of Jewish identity: former Israeli deputy minister Avi Maoz of the nationalist religious party Noam (Flash90)

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

East London shul says Federation charges putting it at risk

Masorti movement pilots its first siddur

JLC launches fund to support projects for young Jews

More from Simon Rocker

It’s out at last… the new Sacks Chumash

UK announces more aid to Gaza

Police make fourth arrest in London over alleged crypto-scam

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

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

Orthodox rabbis issue challenge to Israeli government over Gaza

Is there a raison d’etre to diaspora life?

United Synagogue minister sacked after arrest loses employment tribunal claim

Mosque warned by charity regulator after ‘encouraging support’ for Hamas

The rabbinic court helping women to break free from the chains of abuse

UJIA doubles income in year after October 7

The Who is a Jew conundrum that Israel continues to dodge