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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

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Preet Kaur Gill MP (Image: UK Parliament)

Labour MP Matthew Patrick. Credit: Parliament TV

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

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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

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

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Celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Uman (Photo: Getty Images)

Charedim flock to Uman despite warnings

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Amsterdam's Portuguese synagogue - the picture was taken during a secular event (Photo Getty Images)

Where will we go on Rosh Hashanah now my parents have died?

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Labour MP for Hendon David Pinto-Duschinsky. Credit: Parliament TV.

New Hendon MP tells story of father’s Holocaust survival in maiden speech

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Suspect wearing keffiyeh carrying two empty bottles and a Palestinian flag leaving the scene after explosion (Photo by -/-/AFP via Getty Images)

French authorities arrest synagogue explosion suspect

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Online antisemites’ new frontier? The Talmud

Rabbi Daniel Rowe says criticism of the Talmud is escaping neo-Nazi forums, and becoming mainstream

By Hannah Gillott

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August 20, 2024 17:26

Ultra orthodox jewish kids study on the first day of school at an Ultra-Orthodox school founded by Rabbi Shmuel Stern in Jerusalem on August 9, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** תלמוד תורה בית ספר חרדים ילדים קורונה וירוס חרדים תלמוד תורה

Jews feel less safe practising their beliefs than any faith group in Britain

Three quarters of Jews believe religious extremism poses a threat to British society

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August 16, 2024 14:58

Under half of Jews in the UK feel 'free and safe' practising their religious beliefs (Photo: Getty Images)

I now work in a Hogwarts-esque palace, says Wirral West’s new Jewish MP

Matthew Patrick, Labour’s fresh-faced MP for Wirral West, speaks to the JC

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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August 5, 2024 11:13

Labour MP Matthew Patrick. Credit: Parliament TV

Meet the 66-year-old Jewish surgeon who turned true-blue East Anglia red

Peter Prinsley speaks to the JC about his surprise election victory – and his career change

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 25, 2024 15:51

Labour MP Peter Prinsley in Parliament. Credit: Parliament TV

Sarah Sackman pays tribute to Mike Freer in maiden speech

Three new Jewish MPs have also spoken in Parliament for the first time

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 24, 2024 13:55

H3K7G8 London, UK. 9th October 2016. 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street march and rally from Whitechapel to Cable St,

Karen Glaser

By Karen Glaser

This Father’s Day, let’s hear it for patrilineal Jews

Forget the idea that you’re only a Jew if your mother is Jewish. Let’s go back to the Bible

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June 14, 2024 09:00

Like father, like daughter: patrilineal Jew Gwyneth Paltrow with her father Bruce, in 2001 (Photo: Getty Images)

Rabbi Gideon Sylvester

By Rabbi Gideon Sylvester

If we want peace, we first need to be truly strong

Creating a just and compassionate world sometimes requires us to fight the enemy

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May 24, 2024 09:39

The 36th March of the Living at Auschwitz on 6 May (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)

Guildford gets first permanent rabbi in centuries

The congregation is one of the smallest in the UK

By Daniel Ben-David

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May 21, 2024 16:45

Rabbi Alex Goldberg, rabbi of Guildford Synagogue

Questioning Belief, by Raphael Zarum – review: An essential resource that helps integrate Judaism with modernity

A consummate communicator, Zarum tackles medieval thinkers with a light touch

By Harry Freedman

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April 4, 2024 09:53

Rabbinical scholars: Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum, Louis Jacobs, Joseph Hertz and David Nieto. Far left: Rabbi Dr Zarum’s book

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