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Judaism

How to kick the gossip habit for 2025

A WhatsApp group is helping women consider the power of words

4 min read

January 8, 2025 17:47

France

Who was Jean-Marie Le Pen, the Holocaust denier who reshaped the French far-right?

One of Europe’s most influential populists, Le Pen’s message of hate looks set to outlive him

2 min read

January 8, 2025 17:29

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right Front National, has died (Picture: Getty)

Charedi

Charedi protesters denounce new Schools Bill as ‘persecution’

Department for Education say Bill ‘does not prevent parents securing a faith-based education’

3 min read

January 8, 2025 17:27

Charedi protest against the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Family

The nerves and rituals of a Charedi wedding night

A strictly Orthodox wife looks back to the start of her married life

7 min read

January 8, 2025 17:27

An Orthodox bride at her wedding - this is not the writer of the article (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

Israel

Anti-Israel message scrawled on Polish memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Jews

The graffiti drew comparisons between the Holocaust and the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict

1 min read

January 8, 2025 17:17

The Umschlagplatz Memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Jews has been defaced (Picture: Getty)

Anti-Israel protests

Met police finally agrees to direct Palestine marches away from synagogues after community outcry

Police say the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign’s Gaza protest risks ‘causing serious disruption’ to nearby shul

3 min read

January 8, 2025 17:08

Anti-Israel protests in London (Getty Images)

Child Abuse

Chief Rabbi backs mandatory reporting of child abuse

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

2 min read

January 8, 2025 17:00

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (Photo: Getty Images)

Travel

The Thai vegan retreat where Israelis go to zen out

Kapuhala is popular with Israelis drawn by an environment that lends itself well to those keeping kosher – or who just want to take in its off-the-beaten-track vibe

3 min read

January 8, 2025 16:54

Hostages

Father and son hostages found dead in Gaza

One of the pair was reportedly found in an underground complex, surrounded by the bodies of the terrorists guarding him

1 min read

January 8, 2025 16:54

The IDF has discovered the bodies of hostages Hamza (left) and Youssef al-Ziyadne in the Gaza Strip, the family announced on Wednesday

IDF

How ketamine could save the lives of traumatised Israeli soldiers

The Class B drug is highly effective in treating PTSD if used in conjunction with trauma therapies, experts tell Elisa Bray

7 min read

January 8, 2025 14:23

Participants and volunteer workers on the retreat, including (third from left) Dina Beer

The Schmooze

Holocaust Memorial Day should only be about the Shoah

Karen Pollock CBE is chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust

2 min read

January 8, 2025 14:19

"Post October 7, it feels even more critical that the Jew hatred of the past is understood" says HET chief executive Karen Pollock (Photo: HMDT/Grainge Photography)

Holocaust Educational Trust

‘Antisemitism has no place in society’, Starmer tells PMQs

The prime minister repeated commitment to CST funding and Holocaust education

1 min read

January 8, 2025 14:13

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Parliament TV)

There is a pull towards Israel

Rabbi Joseph Dweck delves into why he has decided to make aliyah

1 min read

January 8, 2025 14:10

Rabbi Joseph Dweck (Picture: Blake Ezra)

President Isaac Herzog

Manchester journalist selected to serve on President Herzog’s council of diaspora Jews

Josh Aronson will become one of 150 Jewish people from around the world to serve on the council

2 min read

January 8, 2025 13:59

Josh Aronson meets with Israel's President Isaac Herzog

Poland

LSJS is offering adults an educational trip to Poland in March

The London School of Jewish Studies says the trip is ‘ideal’ for those looking for an intellectually stimulating and engaging journey

1 min read

January 8, 2025 13:51

Michael Rainsbury leading an LSJS Mission in Israel last year (Credit: LSJS)

Festival of Spoken Ivrit

Seventh annual Festival of Spoken Ivrit returns with 82 shows

This year’s festival has branched out to include performances for adult audiences

2 min read

January 8, 2025 13:49

Actors Gal Barak and Tal Danino in 'Champion of Israel’

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