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Enough already with the scones and bunting

Britain is a wonderful place for Jews live but my enthusiasm for the royals is rather limited

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May 4, 2023 13:18

Enough already with the scones and bunting

Coronation lessons from my Tsarist Russian prayerbook

It always takes people aback to see the prayer for ‘our Sovereign Lord Nikolai Alexandrovich’

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May 4, 2023 13:17

Coronation lessons from my Tsarist Russian prayerbook

Why can't I stop listening to Kanye West?

The American rapper’s open admiration for Hitler has raised a difficult moral question

3 min read

May 4, 2023 13:13

Why can't I stop listening to Kanye West?

End Jew hatred, say New York Democrats — just not yet

The City Council recently passed a resolution to make April 29 'End Jew Hatred Day'... but two who voted against it and four who abstained are Democrats

2 min read

May 4, 2023 13:07

Pro-Israel demonstrators protest against Ben and Jerry's over its boycott of the West Bank, and against antisemitism, in Manhattan, New York City, on August 12, 2021. Photo by Luke Tress/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** âìéãä ðéå éåø÷ âìéãä áï àðã â'øéñ âìéãåú îôòì äùøä ù÷ã áñéåø îôòì áï àðã â'øééñ ááàø èåáéä

Ukraine

Jewish soldier killed in Ukraine battle is finally laid to rest

Ali Shabay's body was finally recovered 11 months after he was killed in battle in north-east of country

1 min read

May 4, 2023 13:01

Jewish soldier killed in Ukraine battle is finally laid to rest

Bibi gets a ceasefire from Gaza but stays under fire from his own side

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas chief in Gaza, doesn’t want a war with Israel now while Benjamin Netanyahu has enough problems to deal with

5 min read

May 4, 2023 12:59

Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas's political wing in Gaza, visits the house of fellow Hamas leader Nizar Awadallah (unseen) in Gaza City on March 10, 2021, upon his re-election as the head of the Islamist movement's de facto leader in the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian enclave. - Sinwar, a former commander of Hamas's military branch, served more than two decades in an Israeli jail before he was released in 2011 as a part of a prisoner exchange. First elected to the post in 2017, he faced four challengers this time, including Nizar Awadallah, the former head of Hamas's advisory Shura Council. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronation

UK Shuls to mark coronation with bunting and Victoria sponge Kiddush

While Orthodox synagogues will be unable to show the proceedings at Westminster Abbey, they will be marking the royal occasion in other ways.

2 min read

May 4, 2023 12:55

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and the newly appointed 11th Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the UK and the Commonwealth, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis leave after his induction at a ceremony at the St John's Wood Synagogue on September 1, 2013 in London, England. ( Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Coronation

Long live the King! How the JC reported four coronations

We have reported on four coronations since our first publication in 1841

5 min read

May 4, 2023 12:49

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain (L) accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (R) waves to the crowd, on June 2, 1953 in London after being crowned at Westminter Abbey. - Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on September 8, 2022. Her eldest son, Charles, 73, succeeds as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the royal family after the queen's record-breaking 70-year reign. (Photo by various sources / AFP) (Photo by -/INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty Images)

From Saul to David, Jews always did a good coronation

Charles will emerge, as did King Saul, no longer the man he was

4 min read

May 4, 2023 12:45

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall sit during State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster on May 18, 2016 in London, England. The State Opening of Parliament is the formal start of the parliamentary year. This year's Queen's Speech, setting out the government's agenda for the coming session, is expected to outline policy on prison reform, tuition fee rises and reveal the potential site of a UK spaceport. (Photo by Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Coronation

The Jewish traditions behind pomp of Charles III’s big day

The coronation of King Solomon provides the template for Saturday's ceremony

2 min read

May 4, 2023 12:41

The Jewish traditions behind pomp of Charles III’s big day

Schools

Plan to open Jewish vocational college dropped

But efforts to widen sixthform options for children will continue

1 min read

May 4, 2023 12:39

Plan to open Jewish vocational college dropped

Coronation

A Dutch Jew cut the stone at the heart of King Charles' coronation

Joseph Asscher was chosen to carve the giant 3,106 carat diamond that forms the centrepiece of the crown

2 min read

May 4, 2023 12:34

Coronation

The king of kosher catering the coronation

Leading caterer Arieh Wagner will be supplying delicacies for Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and his wife Lady Valerie

1 min read

May 4, 2023 12:30

Coronation

The Jewish baroness carrying the Imperial Mantle for the King

A former chief executive of the Board of Deputies will present a floor-length cloak during the coronation

2 min read

May 4, 2023 12:21

Coronation

‘My coronation role will be small but significant’ says Chief Rabbi

Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis praised the King’s sensitivity in ensuring the laws of Shabbat are observed prior to his contribution to Saturday's historic ceremony

3 min read

May 4, 2023 12:01

LONDON - FEBRUARY 1: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (L) delivers a speech at the Orthodox Jewish School Yavneh College on February 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The British Jewish community has no greater friend than the King

He has a deep concern and sensitivity to all faith communities

2 min read

May 4, 2023 11:50

The British Jewish community has no greater friend than the King

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