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Housing hub proposed for Orthodox community in Salford with built-in succahs

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Orthodox IDF veteran signs historic pro baseball contract

By Josh Hasten

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The Orthodox rabbi challenging the ethics of might is right

By Simon Rocker

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Rochdale makes a little LGBT history

What may be the first same-sex Jewish ceremony officiated at by an Orthodox-identifying rabbi has taken place in the UK

By Simon Rocker

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February 25, 2026 16:42

On the dance floor: Michael Sluckis and Jay Schlesinger

A good leader knows when to adapt

Moses’s model was anything but mechanical obedience

By Rabbi Elchonon Feldman

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February 8, 2026 15:47

Welcoming new generations: a baby-naming event at Bushey Synagogue

Why Orthodox communities can find room for a woman rabbi

The title ‘rabbi’ is different now to when it was used in the time of the sages, argues a graduate of a yeshivah that ordains women

By Rabbanit Nomi Kaltmann

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January 25, 2026 13:08

Minimise suffering, yes, but we should not directly hasten the end

The Assisted Dying Bill: an Orthodox rabbi puts the case against

By Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum

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January 23, 2026 10:06

The Death of King Saul, who falls on his sword rather than be captured by the Philistines

By Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag

‘No mainstream Orthodox rabbinic body anywhere recognises women as rabbis’

While women can take leadership roles in an Orthodox community, halachic boundaries remain, argues a veteran rabbi

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January 20, 2026 10:42

Breaking the mould: graduates of New York's Yeshivat Maharat, which ordains women as rabbis

By Josh Rose

The Orthodox gay shul in Tel Aviv that has changed my life for ever

I made aliyah as I can’t see a future in which I find a Jewish partner and live safely and happily in the UK

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January 15, 2026 09:26

The Orthodox gay shul in Tel Aviv that has changed my life for ever

The legacy of a leading thinker

A special edition of the journal Tradition dedicated to the ideas of Rabbi Sacks will be launched at an online event on Sunday

By Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum

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October 29, 2025 16:18

The Orthodox thinkers who pushed the boundaries of tradition

Two new books present the ideas of two of the most innovative 20th-century Orthodox rabbis

By Rabbi Dr Harris Bor

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July 2, 2025 15:05

The Orthodox thinkers who pushed the boundaries of tradition

Pioneering New York yeshivah has ordained its 100th Orthodox woman rabbi

It might have once seemed mission impossible – but Orthodox women rabbis are making their mark on Jewish life

By Rabba Dina Brawer

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June 17, 2025 14:20

Pioneering New York yeshivah has ordained its 100th Orthodox woman rabbi

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We need to stand up for one another – because no one else will

Can we still be a chosen people in the 21st century?

Housing hub proposed for Orthodox community in Salford with built-in succahs

Orthodox rabbis cast ethical spotlight on Israel at London conference

Major constitutional shift as Israel passes law making Torah study a ‘foundation’ of the state

Orthodox IDF veteran signs historic pro baseball contract

The Orthodox rabbi challenging the ethics of might is right

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