Jewish artistsNew art prize to commemorate artist who explored the intergenerational trauma of her mother’s escape from Nazi GermanyThe life and legacy of Judith Tucker is being celebrated at the University of LeedsBy Elisa Bray2 min read
University Jewish ChaplaincyUniversity Jewish Chaplaincy praised for ‘swift action’ after immediately removing rabbinic couple when ‘offensive’ posts surfaceCouple leave city months after last rabbi was forced to flee campusBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
LeedsSmall Leeds school with ‘big heart’ wins Ofsted praiseLeeds Menorah upgraded to goodBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Etz Chaim SynagogueSynagogue evacuated on Shabbat after suspicious packet found nearbyCongregants of Etz Chaim Synagogue had to leave the service earlyBy Gaby Wine1 min read
FootballIsraeli player abused online after signing for Leeds UnitedManor Solomon, previously signed by Tottenham Hotspur, has been the target of anti-Israel and antisemitic abuse onlineBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
WomenHow women rose to Orthodox synagogue leadershipCautious progress rather than rapid change has been the order of the dayBy Simon Rocker4 min read
LeedsLeeds University abandoned me when my wife was getting rape threats says Jewish chaplainZecharia Deutsch, who was hounded by death threats, says he felt betrayed by his university who cut off his emailBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Rabbi returns to Leeds shul after board gender rowDayan Shalom Kupperman had been concerned that a majority female board would not comply with Jewish lawBy Simon Rocker2 min read||August 13, 2024 11:02
Questions over women’s leadership triggers dispute at Leeds synagogueEtz Chaim rabbi says woman can be president as long as male honorary officers have controlling majorityBy Simon Rocker2 min read||August 8, 2024 09:04
Rabbi Jason and Rebbetzin Elise Kleiman are Pinner’s new rabbinic coupleThey will be moving to the United Synagogue community from the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue in LeedsBy Simon Rocker1 min read||July 30, 2024 10:14
Leeds mother jailed for not telling police about terror plotShe did not report that a friend of her son was planning to bomb LondonBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||July 17, 2024 11:30
Labour candidate claims arms sales to Israel will stop ‘immediately’ if party takes powerJewish MP Fabian Hamilton was speaking at a hustings at the Baab-Ul-Ilm mosque in LeedsBy Rosa Doherty2 min read||June 30, 2024 09:27
‘University should have done more to protect us’ says departing Jewish university chaplainRabbi Zecharia and Nava Deutsch were sent hundreds of threatening and intimidatory messages after the rabbi returned to Leeds University after reserve duty in IsraelBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||June 5, 2024 12:48
Leeds Jewish Free School still in Ofsted’s good books‘I would pick this school every day,’ says pupilBy Simon Rocker1 min read||May 14, 2024 11:42
Board of Deputies ‘invisible’ since October 7, says presidential candidateSheila Gewolb made the claim at the hustings in Leeds ahead of next month's electionBy Simon Rocker2 min read||April 4, 2024 17:07
How Zoom Judaism led me to train as a rabbiAnna Dyson from Leeds is now a student at a transdenominational rabbinic academy in CaliforniaBy Simon Rocker4 min read||March 17, 2024 12:05
