IsraelBlood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparationsPost-Nazi Germany’s offer of compensation to Israel for the Shoah split the countryBy Rabbi Gideon Sylvester3 min read
Board of DeputiesCommunal row continues as 25 rabbis publish new letter against war in GazaFresh intervention from Progressive ministers comes as 36 deputies face a petition banning them from Israel over their letter criticisng the Jewish stateBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Progressive JudaismAfter six years Cardiff Reform finds a rabbiThe only Progressive congregation in Wales has not had a permanent rabbi since before the pandemicBy Simon Rocker1 min read
SchoolsSchool report: Why I, an Orthodox rabbi, love teaching my mostly Muslim classHendon School is a paragon of peaceful co-existenceBy Rabbi Michael Pollak2 min read
RabbisAlyth mulls over whether to appoint a new principal rabbiThe last holder of the position had to return to Israel owing to the situation thereBy Simon Rocker1 min read
ManchesterKing David Jewish studies head to be new rabbi of Manchester’s Yeshurun SynagogueRabbi Benjy and Emily Rickman have been appointed as rabbinic couple of the modern Orthodox communityBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Child AbuseChief Rabbi backs mandatory reporting of child abuseRabbis could face sanctions if they do not report allegations under new proposalsBy Simon Rocker2 min read
The rabbi who helped to crack Israel’s Orthodox glass ceilingRabbi Meesh Hammer-Kossoy, one of a growing number of Orthodox women rabbis, will be teaching at this year’s Limmud FestivalBy Simon Rocker2 min read||December 16, 2024 11:54
UAE publishes names and photos of suspects in murder of Chabad Rabbi Zvi KoganThe authorities are investigating the incident which Israeli officials suspect may be linked to antisemitismBy Ellie Grant1 min read||November 25, 2024 11:27
Welcome support or misguided gesture? The non-Jews putting up mezuzotThousands of non-Jews order mezuzot after actress puts one on her door in solidarity with Jewish neighboursBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||October 2, 2024 12:33
Bournemouth Reform rabbi to celebrate second bar mitzvah at 83Rabbi Maurice Michaels will mark the 70th anniversary of his bar mitzvah with a celebration service at the synagogue where he presidesBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||September 9, 2024 16:30
Rabbi arrested in Ireland over ‘illegal’ circumcision granted bailRabbi Jonathan Abraham, 47, has been detained for over three weeksBy Felix Pope2 min read||August 22, 2024 17:14
Rodney Mariner, beloved former rabbi of Belsize Square Synagogue and convener of the Beit Din, dies aged 83Mariner was rabbi of Belsize Square Synagogue for some three decades and convener of the Reform Beit Din for 22 yearsBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||August 19, 2024 16:48
Newly ordained rabbis reflect on studying rabbinics later in lifeFive new rabbis were ordained during a service at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue last month after completing their studies at Leo Baeck CollegeBy Hannah Gillott 3 min read||August 15, 2024 16:32
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
With more rabbis opting for a change of career, what does it take to stay in the pulpit?A rabbi’s life is demanding – but never dullBy Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain3 min read||July 29, 2024 09:59
