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The strange crossover between the Jubilee and Shavuot

Bleary eyed revellers will meet Frummers this Sunday morning

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed on the large screen at Piccadilly Circus to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee on February 6, 2022 in London, England. Today marks 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne, following the death of her father, King George VI. She is the first British monarch to reign for seven decades. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

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)

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Chief Rabbi to join Royal Family at thanksgiving service at St Paul's cathedral

By Rosa Doherty

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TOPSHOT - Thousands of demonstrators march in support of Planned Parenthood and pro-choice as they protest a state decision that would effectively halt abortions by revoking the license of the last center in the state that performs the procedure, during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri, May 30, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Sabrina Miller

By Sabrina Miller

The Torah protects a woman's right to abortion and its wrong for American Christians to pretend otherwise

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Leaving Marseille made me sad

Karen E H Skinazi

By Karen E H Skinazi

Leaving Marseille made me sad

4 min read

Harvard opts for BDS — so take me out to the ball game for tefillin

Dominic Green

By Dominic Green

Harvard opts for BDS — so take me out to the ball game for tefillin

2 min read

Chief Rabbi’s outrage over Russian minister saying ‘Hitler was Jewish’

Chief Rabbi’s outrage over Russian minister saying ‘Hitler was Jewish’

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

3 min read

Louisa Clein's pilgrimage

Louisa Clein's pilgrimage

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

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Dominic Green

By Dominic Green

When it comes to the crunch... my matzah must come from Leeds

I didn’t want spelt matzah from Streit or Manischewitz..., I want the real thing - a stack of red Rakusen’s

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April 21, 2022 15:42

When it comes to the crunch... my matzah must come from Leeds

Melanie Phillips

By Melanie Phillips

Ukraine shows how vital the nation is in defending freedom

The desperate battle of Ukrainians to protect their nation has shown up the false shibboleth of progressive politics that the nation-state is the source only of bad things like intolerance

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April 21, 2022 10:07

The Liberty Bell in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA)

Yoni Birnbaum

By Yoni Birnbaum

The holy man who would never leave his room

The inspiration of Rabbi Kanievsky, who died recently, is more relevant than ever on Pesach

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April 14, 2022 10:09

The holy man who would never leave his room

How can I ensure Seder night is free of angry family broiges?

It's a question as old as the Exodus itself! And let's start by looking after the host...

By Chana Hughes

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April 7, 2022 14:34

A modern Jewish American family celebrates Passover together. They are gathered around the dining table, passing a pitcher of water and a bowl for hand washing.

Bennett's peacekeeping mission should be focused on his coalition, not Ukraine

Mr Bennett will need to spend less energy on diplomatic missions in Moscow and Kyiv

By Anshel Pfeffer

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April 7, 2022 13:19

Idit Silman, head of the Health Committee leads a Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 30, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת ועדת הבריאות הצבעה מדברים עידית סילמן

Anti-vaxxers who abused Star of David guilty of breaching anti-Nazi law

A court in Vienna found two defendants had “grossly downplayed” the Holocaust and violated Austria’s Prohibition Act banning Nazi activity

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March 24, 2022 15:41

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: Detail of an anti-vaccination patch resembling a holocaust badge as people protest the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers during a protest at Gracie Mansion on October 28, 2021 in New York City. All city workers, excluding uniformed correction officers, are required to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by 5pm on October 29th. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

The militant mystic who marched with Martin Luther King

Social activism was inseparable from religious faith for Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who died 50 years ago

By Simon Rocker

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March 20, 2022 12:13

The militant mystic who marched with Martin Luther King

Jewish lawyer sacked for not working on Pesach wins £26k in employment tribunal

Philip Bialick was sacked by NNE for taking pre-approved annual leave

By Mathilde Frot

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March 7, 2022 16:27

Jewish lawyer sacked for not working on Pesach wins £26k in employment tribunal

Why eating a pastrami sandwich is a mitzvah

American Jews are finding religious meaning in nostalgia for the past, a new book argues

By Simon Rocker

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March 3, 2022 13:40

Homemade roast beef sandwich