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Miriam Shaviv

In this ever-changing world, we need traditions like the coronation

My Jewish life sustains me when progress is bewildering and the royal family do the same

By Miriam Shaviv

2 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Do Jews pray for the royal family a little too much?

Tony Zendle

Do Jews pray for the royal family a little too much?

3 min read

Sleeping in the Queen’s bed changed my life

Paul Cainer

Sleeping in the Queen’s bed changed my life

3 min read

Britain's Prince Charles attends the funeral of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. World leaders including US President Barack Obama and Prince Charles were bidding farewell to Israeli ex-prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres as his funeral began under massive security. / AFP / POOL / ABIR SULTAN (Photo credit should read ABIR SULTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Nick Cohen

God save our newly crowned King from great British public

3 min read

I’m sad about the Queen but others are sadder

Zoe Strimpel

By Zoe Strimpel

I’m sad about the Queen but others are sadder

3 min read

Britain's Prince Charles attends the funeral of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. World leaders including US President Barack Obama and Prince Charles were bidding farewell to Israeli ex-prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres as his funeral began under massive security. / AFP / POOL / ABIR SULTAN (Photo credit should read ABIR SULTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Kate Maltby

How the Queen and King Charles left the antisemitism of their era behind

3 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is greeted by the Lord Jonathan Sacks and his successor 11th Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the UK and the Commonwealth, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (L) before he was formally inducted at a ceremony at the St John's Wood Synagogue on September 1, 2013 in London, England. ( Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Claudia Mendoza

By Claudia Mendoza

The bond between Jews and the Crown is subtle but enduring

2 min read

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Melanie Phillips

By Melanie Phillips

The key question: will King Charles be good for the Jews?

Some of his interventions have caused anxiety — such as his ‘Defender of Faith’ comment. But a look at his record shows that Charles has been a consistent friend to our community

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September 13, 2022 11:30

The key question: will King Charles be good for the Jews?

From the archive: How the JC reported the death of previous monarchs

From Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II, how the JC reported on the passing of previous British monarchs

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September 12, 2022 13:13

From the archive: How the JC reported the death of previous monarchs

Lord Levy

A sense of harmony radiated through the Queen’s every interaction with the Jewish community

Lord Levy remembers the Queen as someone with the utmost respect for Jewish organisations

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September 12, 2022 09:20

A sense of harmony radiated through the Queen’s every interaction with the Jewish community

'Sad' that the Queen was never allowed to visit Israel, says peer

Lord Polak hit out at the Foreign Office, which prevented Her Majesty from seeing the holy sites

By Georgia L Gilholy

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September 12, 2022 09:16

'Sad' that the Queen was never allowed to visit Israel, says peer

From the archive: How the JC marked key moments in Queen Elizabeth II's life

From 1926 to 2022, the JC has reported the most important moments in the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II

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September 9, 2022 15:41

From the archive: How the JC marked key moments in Queen Elizabeth II's life

Chief Rabbi Mirvis issues special prayer in remembrance of the Queen

The prayer to be recited in Orthodox synagogues throughout the UK and the Commonwealth this Shabbat

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

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September 9, 2022 13:24

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks at a National Holocaust Memorial Day event at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on January 26, 2017 in London, England. The commemorative event, attended by religious leaders, heard testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust, in which millions of predominantly Jewish people were killed. National Holocaust Day on February 27 marks the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by Soviet troops. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

For Jews, the Queen represented everything that we love about this country

The JC leader on the passing of the Queen

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September 9, 2022 11:55

For Jews, the Queen represented everything that we love about this country

Marie van der Zyl

By Marie van der Zyl

We will remember the Queen with love and King Charles will carry on her legacy

Board of Deputies president Marie van der Zyl pays tribute to the Queen

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September 9, 2022 11:45

Picture taken October 1940 in Windsor shows the Britain's Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Margaret sending a message during the BBC's children programme, particularly to the children who were being evacuated because of the World War II. (Photo by POOL / AFP) (Photo by -/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rabbi Lord Sacks

By Rabbi Lord Sacks

From the Archive: Rabbi Lord Sacks on the Queen

The late Chief Rabbi described the Queen as one of the 'great unifying forces in Britain'

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September 9, 2022 10:05

From the Archive: Rabbi Lord Sacks on the Queen

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