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On Everest the world’s highest minyan shows solidarity to Israel

French Jewish mountaineers climb high peaks to show the Israeli people that they are not forgotten

By Amelie Botbol

3 min read

The men of Minyan Everest hold a Torah scroll on Mount Everest (Photo: Minyan Everest)

A Charedi mohel performs a circumcision in Mea She'arim, Israel (Image: Flash90)

Rabbi Hayim Leiter

By Rabbi Hayim Leiter

The actions of a short-sighted few are endangering the practice of brit milah

3 min read

Has tikkun olam run its course?

Has tikkun olam run its course?

By Siam Goorwich

8 min read

The synagogue in Kafr Bi'rim (Image: Alamy)

Guardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian history

2 min read

An increasing number of October 7 survivors are turning to religion as they reckon with their trauma (Image: Getty)

How Israelis turned to God after the horrors of October 7

By Florit Shoihet

6 min read

When an atheist Jew embraces religion in the Anglican church, it highlights 'a critical challenge within our community'

Rabbi Joseph Dweck

By Rabbi Joseph Dweck

What Giles Coren gets wrong about Judaism

3 min read

Professor of Israel studies at Oxford University: Yaacov Yadgar

How far is Israel a Jewish state?

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

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‘I’m paralysed, but I’ve written a show about my colourful life’

Technology and a kind doctor saved my life after I was diagnosed with MND. Now, drag queens are portraying me in a new show

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February 20, 2025 12:00

Catharsis: performers Cheddar Gorgeous (right) and Tete Bang

Ben M. Freeman

By Ben M. Freeman

The crisis of faith: Recasting Judaism as a religion is destroying Jewish identity

To fully embrace Jewish indigeneity, we must re-examine how we define ourselves without an imposed Christian lens

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February 13, 2025 16:22

'The Jewish people were always self-described as an Am (people)' (Image: Getty)

Jewish nominations at the Oscars: A look at the 2025 contenders

The Brutalist picks up 10 Oscar nominations

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January 23, 2025 17:35

Timothee Chalamet arrives for the premiere of the Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" (Image: Getty)

The complex Jewish past of Bob Dylan

From bar mitzvah boy to born-again Christian releasing gospel music, then back to Judaism, the singer-songwriter is a walking contradiction of Jewishness

4 min read

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January 16, 2025 10:02

Bob Dylan at his son's bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, September 20, 1983. (AP Photo/Zavi Cohen)

How to kick the gossip habit for 2025

A WhatsApp group is helping women consider the power of words

By Deborah Linton

4 min read

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January 8, 2025 17:47

Cutting out gossip: Suzie Glaskie

Oldest surviving tablet of the Ten Commandments sells for almost £4m

The 115-pound marble artifact dates to the Late Roman-Byzantine period

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

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December 19, 2024 13:26

The oldest inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments was auctioned at Sotheby’s New York for almost £4m (Image courtesy of Sotheby's)

Make public bodies recognise Jews and Sikhs as ethnic groups, Parliament told

Board of Deputies said the measures were especially needed in the aftermath of October 7

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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December 4, 2024 17:39

Preet Kaur Gill MP (Image: UK Parliament)

‘Bagel-loving’ Jewish MP appointed to junior government role

Matthew Patrick and Josh Simons were both elected in July’s general election

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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November 15, 2024 10:35

Labour MP Matthew Patrick. Credit: Parliament TV

What does Judaism say about the assisted dying bill? Surprisingly, rabbis argue

Judaism has traditionally been against euthanasia – but ahead of the second reading of the assisted dying bill, some rabbis and Jewish doctors are questioning that stance

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November 7, 2024 15:50

A new proposal to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales was introduced to parliament last month (Photo: Getty Images)

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