PurimYou thought you knew Haman? This book will make you think againProfessor Adam Silverstein shows the bad guy of Purim is a man of many partsBy Simon Rocker4 min read
PurimPurim observed by half of British JewsNew JPR data shows it is predominantly a festival of the youngBy Simon Rocker1 min read
GratitudeA problem solvedContinuing our series on counting your blessingsBy Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read
CalendarShabbat times from February 27 to March 6Shabbat and fast times for the weekBy The JC1 min read
SidrahRemembering and forgetting: this week’s sidrah, Tetzaveh“Remember that which Amalek did to you, on your journey, after you left Egypt. How, undeterred by fear of God, he surprised you on the march, when you were famished and weary, and cut down all the stragglers in your rear” Deuteronomy 25:17-18By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
SidrahBuilding a home: this week’s parashah, Terumah“Make for Me a sanctuary, and I will dwell among them” Exodus 25:8By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
SidrahThe blood of the covenant: this week’s parashah, Mishpatim“Moses took half the blood…” (Exodus 24:7)By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur2 min read
SidrahStanding together: this week’s parashah, Yitro“On the third day the Lord will come down, in the sight of the entire nation, on Mount Sinai” (Exodus 19:11)By Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahThe faith of a nation: this week’s parashah, Beshallach“The Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, chasing after them. They were terrified” Exodus 14:10By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read
SidrahFear of darkness: this week’s sidrah, Bo“Hold out your arm toward the sky that there may be darkness upon the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be touched” Exodus 10:2By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
SidrahA question of inheritance: this week’s parashah, Va’era“And I will bring you to the Land, which I have raised My hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for an inheritance: I am the Lord’’ Exodus 6:8By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
PurimPurim at the MuseumHow the artefacts at the British Museum reveal the ancient history of the Jews and tell the book of EstherBy Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum5 min read
LGBT+Rochdale makes a little LGBT historyWhat may be the first same-sex Jewish ceremony officiated at by an Orthodox-identifying rabbi has taken place in the UKBy Simon Rocker3 min read
Circumcision It’s time to protect circumcision through best practiceAll mohelim should be medically qualified, argues the convenor of the Reform Beit DinBy Rabbi Jonathan Romain2 min read
menorahShining a light on the menorah – the symbol that defines JudaismThe emblem of unity, hope and cosmic order – and Israel’s official emblem – first appears in the Torah this weekBy Simon Eder3 min read
ConversionI had the snip at the age of 36 so I could marry the love of my lifeComedian and former wrestler Max Olesker on why, despite his Jewish upbringing, he converted to Orthodox Judaism and had a date with a scalpelBy Simon Rocker7 min read
Masorti JudaismRabbi Jonathan Wittenberg: ‘I still have plenty of fight in me for the causes I care about’The senior Masorti leader sits down with the JC to talk interfaith, the environment and compassion for refugeesBy Simon Rocker4 min read
Chasidic JewsThe Chasidic rabbi who founded a village in Israel, disappeared and returnedA new book has rescued the story of the remarkable Yabloner RebbeBy Simon Rocker4 min read
