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HIAS+JCORE

Fifty years of Jewish social action

HIAS+JCORE started half a century ago in a bedsit in Leeds

4 min read

Dr Edie Friedman and Rabbi David Mason (Photo: HIAS+JCORE)

Prepared well for school: Bury and Whitefield infants

Strong Ofsted showing for ‘warm and nurturing’ Manchester school

1 min read

Etz Chaim (Left) and Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue (Right)

Second Leeds shul backs three-way merger talks

1 min read

A cocktail of anxiety and hope

5 min read

Joy for Clore Tikva, Alma and King David Manchester at Ivrit spelling bee

Young spelling stars shine at the 10th anniversary contest

3 min read

June 18, 2026 16:51

Spelling stars: winners Roni Itach, Jessica Gilbert and Olivia Rabinovitch with Dalia Wittenberg and Pajes director of education Sharon Radley at the National Hebrew Spelling Bee

Sinai head honoured in national teaching awards

Juliette Lipshaw receives silver award in Primary Head of the Year class

1 min read

June 17, 2026 11:29

Alyth to review future of kindergarten

Fall in numbers at the Ofsted outstanding-ranked facility shows pressure on traditional nurseries

1 min read

June 16, 2026 13:09

Inpectors praise Southend’s ‘happy’ Chasidic school

Beis Chinuch Lebonos is a happy place to learn and celebrates cultural diversity, inspectors said

1 min read

June 15, 2026 12:38

Westcliff-on-Sea (photo: Stephen McKay/Wikimedia Commons)

Helping hand or bad tutor? The debate over AI

Rabbis are wrestling over the merits of ChatGPT as an aid to Jewish study

3 min read

June 12, 2026 13:20

Helping hand or bad tutor? The debate over AI

The rabbi who wanted to become a rich man

Irwin Katsof pursued Tevye’s dream because he wanted to give more to charity but found the road harder than he had reckoned

4 min read

June 10, 2026 16:00

Finding a happier style of living: Rabbi Irwin Katsof

‘We’re going to wear our Judaism out, loud and proud’

The JC speaks to Ray Simonson, the chief executive of JW3, as London’s Jewish cultural hub comes of age

8 min read

June 4, 2026 13:16

The Israeli and the Palestinian turning their pain into peacemaking

Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah speak to the JC as they launch their book, The Future is Peace, in the UK

5 min read

May 29, 2026 17:03

Maoz Inon (left) and Aziz Abu Sarah carrying the torch at the Winter Olympic Games in February, 2026, in Italy (Photo: courtesy)

Peer’s passionate defence of Charedi education

Lord Marks appeals for understanding after passing of new law that will introduce regulation of yeshivot

2 min read

May 21, 2026 15:54

Post-October 7 hostility is making diaspora more Jewish, says leading demographer

There is also less clarity about Israel’s relationship with the global kehillah, says Professor Sergio DellaPergola

7 min read

May 20, 2026 11:54

Pro-Palestinian activists march as they take part in a protest on Nakba Day on May 15, 2026 in New York City (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

King Solomon appoints interim head

Former CoE school head Jonathan Harris quotes Jeremiah’s promise of ‘hope and a future’ in his message to parents

1 min read

May 19, 2026 14:21

People ‘stayed away from shul’ to avoid Nakba Day march

Westminster Synagogue’s president said congregants were worried about coming across protesters

2 min read

May 17, 2026 14:17

Protesters holding Palestinian flags and placards march along Piccadilly in central London during a Nakba demonstration in support of Palestine (Photo: Getty Images)

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Simon Rocker

Latest from Simon Rocker

Fifty years of Jewish social action

Strong Ofsted showing for ‘warm and nurturing’ Manchester school

Second Leeds shul backs three-way merger talks

A cocktail of anxiety and hope

More from Simon Rocker

Joy for Clore Tikva, Alma and King David Manchester at Ivrit spelling bee

Sinai head honoured in national teaching awards

Alyth to review future of kindergarten

Inpectors praise Southend’s ‘happy’ Chasidic school

Helping hand or bad tutor? The debate over AI

The rabbi who wanted to become a rich man

‘We’re going to wear our Judaism out, loud and proud’

The Israeli and the Palestinian turning their pain into peacemaking

Peer’s passionate defence of Charedi education

Post-October 7 hostility is making diaspora more Jewish, says leading demographer

King Solomon appoints interim head

People ‘stayed away from shul’ to avoid Nakba Day march