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I'm Jewish with a lowercase 'j' – and mostly in it for the food, says Adam Kay

Doctor turned author and Bafta-winning screenwriter of This Is Going To Hurt on the limited role of Judaism in his life

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

New father: Adam Kay, author of 'This Is Going to Hurt', attends the National Book Awards in 2018 (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

The inside page of A Book of Jewish Thoughts

By Nicole Lampert

A book of Jewish thought that is balm for the mind at this time of uncertainty

4 min read

Henry Hamra, pictured with his son Joseph, davens in Damascus’s al-Franj Synagogue where his father Yusuf was once the rabbi (Picture: Getty)

Syria

Syria gives green light to restoration of Jewish property seized under previous regimes

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a meeting with US President Trump and President Milei of Argentina in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 (Getty Images)

US Politics

Senators urge Hegseth to consider religious exemption to military facial hair ban

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Manilan Houle (R) studies Torah during his conversion course (JNS)

Judaism

Meet the Native American advocate converting to Orthodox Judaism

By Jessica Russack-Hoffman

2 min read

By Stephen Pollard

When the police suggest being Jewish is a provocation

3 min read

Caroline Pakter performing from 'Showbiz to Shabbos' (Photo: Robert Leach)

Judaism

I used to perform in the West End on Friday nights. Now I stay in to light Shabbos candles

By Gaby Wine

5 min read

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By Rabbi Hillel Goldberg

Why I refused to sign the rabbinic letter on Israel’s actions in Gaza

Amid an existential war for Israel and the Jewish people, it is not enough to ‘make a statement’

2 min read

August 28, 2025 10:16

'I cannot sign this statement because it is deficient in facts, in nuance and in context' (Image: Getty)

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)

How can Judaism become more than just an identity?

There is so much to be gained by becoming more engaged with Judaism, writes Jane Tobin-Green

By Jane Tobin-Green

2 min read

August 21, 2025 13:24

A stained glass window above a synagogue's entrance (Credit: ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Jewish man who converted to Islam after IDF rejection arrested over alleged terror plot

Police said the foiled plan was one of ‘the most serious’ they had ever dealt with

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

August 12, 2025 12:21

Bomb-making equipment allegedly found at two of the suspects' homes (Image: Israel Police)

By Rabbi Charley Baginsky

We were silenced when we spoke up for Gazans, but Judaism isn’t about retreating into echo chambers

The leaders of Progressive Judaism were booed off stage for showing support for those suffering in Gaza – now they are ‘more determined than ever’ to stand up for ‘diversity of thought’

3 min read

August 12, 2025 09:15

Rabbis Charley Baginksy and Josh Levy were asked to leave the stage at a Stop the Hate rally on Sunday

Belfast restaurant apologises after Lebanese diner complains of ‘Star of David’ drawn on plate

The customer claimed that he was targeted with the five-point star, which was not the well-known Jewish symbol, because of where he is from

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

August 1, 2025 09:30

A buffet restaurant in Belfast has apologised to a Lebanese customer after what he claimed was a 'Star of David' was drawn on his plate

Ben-Gvir lifts ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

New guidelines from the national security minister reportedly instructed police not to enforce an unofficial prohibition which has remained in place for decades

By JC Reporter

1 min read

June 27, 2025 09:39

Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (centre) has reportedly issued new policing guidance effectively lifting the ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Gathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of Israel

The politician appeared to conflate the purely religious event with political Zionism, claiming that the presence of the event would ‘justify genocide’

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read

June 11, 2025 16:04

Members of the Conference of European Rabbis at its headquarters in Munich, Germany (Image: CER)

Would it matter if there were little green Jews?

As scientists discover indications of possible life beyond the earth, we take a look at what the rabbis have to say

By Simon Eder

4 min read

June 8, 2025 10:12

Would it matter if there were little green Jews?

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Judaism

I'm Jewish with a lowercase 'j' – and mostly in it for the food, says Adam Kay

A book of Jewish thought that is balm for the mind at this time of uncertainty

Syria gives green light to restoration of Jewish property seized under previous regimes

Senators urge Hegseth to consider religious exemption to military facial hair ban

Meet the Native American advocate converting to Orthodox Judaism

When the police suggest being Jewish is a provocation

I used to perform in the West End on Friday nights. Now I stay in to light Shabbos candles

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