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Meet the ‘Zoo Rabbi’ on a mission to explain Judaism through wildlife

Natan Slifkin’s passion for the natural world – and its biblical depictions – has led to a unique career

By Simon Rocker

6 min read

October 9, 2025 14:20

Meet the ‘Zoo Rabbi’ on a mission to explain Judaism through wildlife

Ten further Orthodox Jewish charities named by regulator investigating cashed cheques worth £22m

Nursery, girls’ school and food poverty charity under investigation

By Katie Grant

1 min read

September 1, 2025 15:10

The Charity Commision is investigating 105 charities believed to have issued and cashed cheques to a value of £22 million

Anger after Jewish teenagers dismantle giant stone cross and turn it into Star of David

The actions of the group have upset locals and worried Jewish figures

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

August 21, 2025 13:55

The group of Charedi Jews dismantled the cross to use the stones for their own symbol (Image: Facebook/ Rob Williams)

Hackney is battling a measles outbreak. Why aren’t Charedi families vaccinating their children?

The Charedi community is one of the most vaccine-hesitant in Europe

By Peter Carlyon

5 min read

August 4, 2025 10:28

Hackney has the lowest childhood MMR vaccination rate in the UK (Photo: Getty)

Netanyahu coalition facing collapse following UTJ withdrawal

The faction accused the prime minister of breaking his promises about the new law set to conscript yeshiva students

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

July 15, 2025 12:36

The United Torah Judaism party has confirmed its withdrawal from the governing coalition amid a row over the conscription of yeshiva students (Pictured: UTJ leader Yitzchak Goldknopf; Image: Getty)

By Rabbi Hayim Leiter

The deaths of soldiers are due to the evil of Hamas, not because they didn’t study Torah hard enough

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef seemed to connect lapses in religious learning to the deaths of five Charedi servicemen, but how could anyone know such a thing?

3 min read

July 11, 2025 13:27

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef seemed to connect lapses in religious learning to the deaths of five Charedi servicemen (Image: Flash90)

Former Israeli chief rabbi suggests IDF deaths are linked to ‘neglecting’ Torah study

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the influential spiritual leader of the Shas party, made the comments following the deaths of five soldiers from a strictly-Orthodox unit

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

July 11, 2025 10:09

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef seemingly suggested that the deaths of five Charedi soldiers were related to a 'neglect' of Torah study (Image: Flash90)

Charedi journalist investigated after celebrating the deaths of Orthodox IDF soldiers

Israel Frey wrote on X that “the world is a better place” after the military confirmed the deaths of five members of a Charedi combat unit

By Canaan Lidor

2 min read

July 9, 2025 13:47

Charedi journalist Israel Frey is under investigation after celebrating the deaths of five soldiers from a strictly-Orthodox IDF unit, the National Security Ministry has confirmed (Image: Flash90)

Fears for Jewish schools as parents lose legal challenge to Labour’s VAT tax raid

The High Court rejected the claim, brought by a number of children, parents and education providers, that the tax measures would violate human rights law

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

June 13, 2025 10:29

The High Court has ruled against a legal challenge against the government's imposition of VAT on private schools (Image: Getty)

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Gateshead elects its new rabbinic leader

Watered-down Charedi draft bill set to become law after coalition compromise

New York rabbi all set to fill the Gateshead void

Charedi man dies after falling from skyscraper during anti-conscription march

Thousands of Charedim block roads in Jerusalem anti-draft protests

Yeshiva students co-opt hostage symbols for anti-conscription protest

Former chief rabbi of Israel calls father of fallen IDF soldier a ‘heretic’ in Charedi conscription row

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Charedi journalist investigated after celebrating the deaths of Orthodox IDF soldiers

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Gateshead elects its new rabbinic leader

Watered-down Charedi draft bill set to become law after coalition compromise

New York rabbi all set to fill the Gateshead void

Charedi man dies after falling from skyscraper during anti-conscription march

Thousands of Charedim block roads in Jerusalem anti-draft protests

Yeshiva students co-opt hostage symbols for anti-conscription protest

Former chief rabbi of Israel calls father of fallen IDF soldier a ‘heretic’ in Charedi conscription row

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Meet the ‘Zoo Rabbi’ on a mission to explain Judaism through wildlife

Ten further Orthodox Jewish charities named by regulator investigating cashed cheques worth £22m

Anger after Jewish teenagers dismantle giant stone cross and turn it into Star of David

Hackney is battling a measles outbreak. Why aren’t Charedi families vaccinating their children?

Netanyahu coalition facing collapse following UTJ withdrawal

The deaths of soldiers are due to the evil of Hamas, not because they didn’t study Torah hard enough

Former Israeli chief rabbi suggests IDF deaths are linked to ‘neglecting’ Torah study

Charedi journalist investigated after celebrating the deaths of Orthodox IDF soldiers

Fears for Jewish schools as parents lose legal challenge to Labour’s VAT tax raid