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'We need to talk more about addiction'

Death of 'the most loving, trustworthy person' after a suspected accidental heroin overdose prompts calls for greater discussion of addiction within the community

New Jewish Labour group launched

New left-wing group will 'uphold the right to boycott Israel' and oppose attempts "to widen the definition of antisemitism'

Hope for victims after hate crime crackdown

As the CST launches a joint initiative with a leading British Muslim support group to offer advice for victims and witnesses of hate crime the CPS also strengthens its position on hate crime

Labour plans to drop hostility to Israel

Draft text to be put before the party’s national policy forum in Brighton reiterates support for a two-state solution in the region but avoids any direct criticism of Israel.

Saying yes to divorce

A new approach at the London Beth Din is helping women with the trauma of getting a get. Jennifer Lipman reports.

Shoftim

“When… you say ‘Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us’, you shall surely appoint a king over you that the Lord your God chooses” Deuteronomy 17:14-15

Shabbat Times August 25 to September 1

Shabbat times for the coming week

Three A*s - despite a brush with terror

Diana: Twenty years on and the theories multiply

Two decades on from that shocking car crash in Paris, Diana, Princess of Wales, is still making headlines

Simple grated apple tart

This tart is so quick and easy to make. You can even use a ready-made pastry case and have a tart in the oven in minutes.

Rabbi on call for BBC soap

Charley Baginsky has been advising Holby City on a Jewish story strand

Kushner and Netanyahu meet for ‘peace’ talks

It is unclear how exactly Mr Trump and Mr Kushner intend to solve one of the most intractable conflicts on the planet.

Lebanese beauty queen loses title over Israel trip

Lebanon's Minister of Tourism decided she should be punished for visiting Israel last year

Travel news - the best of the UK's news

A month of poetry around England, Scotland's new luxury hotels and a facelift for Bodmin Jail

JFS pupils hail GCSE success

Students overcome challenges posed by grading changes to post record results