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Eco-friendly synagogues taking action on single-use plastic

New law prohibits the sale of polystyrene containers for ready meals but Jewish communities have already started tackling the issue head on

Rabbi thrives in shadowy role

Alyth's Friday Night fever is a crowd-puller

Lord Hermer: ‘My world view was fuelled by my Jewish values’

The Attorney General was greeted as an ‘ideal representative’ of Progressive Judaism at the movement’s dinner

Super Soccer Sunday week 25 preview

The focus turns to Division Two this weekend as title-challenging Mill Hill Dons and Fairlop FC get ready to rumble, while there is also action scheduled in the Premier and Division One.

MGBSFL top-scorers: October 5

The shofar, the horn of plenty

The shofar, notoriously difficult to play, is a key part of the Rosh Hashanah services

‘Unique’ synagogue celebrates official opening

Mosaic Synagogue is home to three different congregations

Chief Rabbi backs mandatory reporting of child abuse

Rabbis could face sanctions if they do not report allegations under new proposals

New BBC series will ‘share the beauty of Jewish prayer’ with non-Jewish audiences

Both Progressive and Orthodox Judaism will be explored in the programme, ‘Prayer & Reflection’

Knesset bill giving Orthodox rabbinate full control over Western Wall passes first reading

Progressive groups reacted angrily to the bill, which could see non-Orthodox worship at the site classified as ‘desecration’, calling it ‘patronising and antisemitic’

Spurs Stadium leads the way on Holocaust Memorial Day

Commemorative events took place up and down the country

MGBSFL top-scorers: October 12

Leading Reform synagogue chooses cantor rather than a rabbi to be its new head

Cantor Zoe Jacobs selected leader of Finchley Reform, while Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin is to become principal rabbi of Alyth

Progressive Judaism: Two-state solution is ‘only sustainable path to peace’

The movement’s co-leaders reiterated their position after the UK Government officially recognised a Palestinian state

Progressive and Masorti rabbis to hold Havdalah vigil, calling for ceasefire

Organisers say they are standing in solidarity with the hostages and demanding more aid into Gaza