tikkun olamHas tikkun olam run its course?Once the rallying call of Progressive Jewry in the USA, the concept of repairing the world is falling out of fashion in left-wing circlesBy Siam Goorwich8 min read
IsraelGuardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian historyThe paper has now swapped the picture for one of an early Islamic site on the other side of the countryBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
ReligionHow Israelis turned to God after the horrors of October 7One rabbi labelled the increasingly prominent trend away from secularism as a ‘Jewish awakening’By Florit Shoihet6 min read
By Rabbi Joseph DweckWhat Giles Coren gets wrong about JudaismHis Times column showed how we need to transmit a love of Judaism to our children3 min read
IsraelHow far is Israel a Jewish state?The predominance of Zionism continues to pose challenges for Judaism, Oxford’s professor of Israel studies argues in his new bookBy Simon Rocker3 min read
Disability‘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 showBy Elisa Bray6 min read
By Ben M FreemanThe crisis of faith: Recasting Judaism as a religion is destroying Jewish identityTo fully embrace Jewish indigeneity, we must re-examine how we define ourselves without an imposed Christian lens7 min read
Jewish nominations at the Oscars: A look at the 2025 contendersThe Brutalist picks up 10 Oscar nominationsBy Ellie Grant1 min read||January 23, 2025 17:35
The complex Jewish past of Bob DylanFrom bar mitzvah boy to born-again Christian releasing gospel music, then back to Judaism, the singer-songwriter is a walking contradiction of JewishnessBy Elisa Bray4 min read||January 16, 2025 10:02
How to kick the gossip habit for 2025A WhatsApp group is helping women consider the power of wordsBy Deborah Linton4 min read||January 8, 2025 17:47
Oldest surviving tablet of the Ten Commandments sells for almost £4mThe 115-pound marble artifact dates to the Late Roman-Byzantine periodBy Imogen Garfinkel1 min read||December 19, 2024 13:26
Make public bodies recognise Jews and Sikhs as ethnic groups, Parliament toldBoard of Deputies said the measures were especially needed in the aftermath of October 7By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||December 4, 2024 17:39
‘Bagel-loving’ Jewish MP appointed to junior government roleMatthew Patrick and Josh Simons were both elected in July’s general electionBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||November 15, 2024 10:35
What does Judaism say about the assisted dying bill? Surprisingly, rabbis argueJudaism has traditionally been against euthanasia – but ahead of the second reading of the assisted dying bill, some rabbis and Jewish doctors are questioning that stanceBy Felix Pope5 min read||November 7, 2024 15:50
Charedim flock to Uman despite warningsPilgrimage draws thousands despite warBy JC Reporter1 min read||October 6, 2024 12:58
Where will we go on Rosh Hashanah now my parents have died?When your last links with childhood are lost, it’s time to make choices that you’ve put off for yearsBy Keren David3 min read||September 30, 2024 09:55
