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‘I resigned from my synagogue because I disagree with its stance on Israel’

There is an ever-widening schism within the community, the emotion of which synagogues and their leadership seem unprepared to confront, shul-goers tell Eliana Jordan

By Eliana Jordan

10 min read

‘I resigned from my synagogue because I disagree with its stance on Israel’

From left: Brogan Stewart, who styled himself the ‘Führer’, was jailed for 11 years, Christopher Ringrose for 10 and Marco Pitzettu for eight (Image: Counter-Terror Police)

Nazi-worshipping trio jailed for planning machete attacks on mosques and synagogues

By Dave Higgens

3 min read

Harmeet Dhillon, head of the civil rights division of the US Justice Department announced the lawsuit on Monday (Image: Getty)

US government to sue pro-Palestine synagogue protestors under Clinton-era law protecting abortion clinics

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Philip Schryber, chair of trustees of Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue

East London shul says Federation charges putting it at risk

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

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

How can Judaism become more than just an identity?

By Jane Tobin-Green

2 min read

Workers preserving the Soldiers' Synagogue in Tomsk, Siberia discovered a century-old siddur hidden in the attic (Image: Canaan Lidor)

Century-old siddur found during preservation of Siberian synagogue

By Canaan Lidor

1 min read

The synagogue in Kafr Bi'rim (Image: Alamy)

Guardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian history

2 min read

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By Vernon Bogdanor

The weekly protests remind everyone why a Jewish state is necessary

Since October 7, we’ve been reminded that Israeli is a haven from antisemitism elsewhere

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February 19, 2025 09:08

Protester in Whitehall in central London at a National demonstration for Palestine (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Israeli flag ought to be displayed in our synagogues

Leading rabbis have seen religious significance in the symbol of the Jewish state

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December 29, 2024 09:44

An Israeli flag at an event calling for the release of the hostages at the Great Synagogue of Paris in October 2023. (Photo: Getty Images)

Synagogues fear ‘devastating’ tax bill for next financial year

Failure to renew a VAT exemption scheme for historic synagogues would hit community projects

By Daniel Ben-David

4 min read

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December 24, 2024 10:59

New West End Synagogue (Photo of New West End Synagogue, Getty Images)

Angela Rayner steps in over plan to build skyscraper next to Bevis Marks shul

The deputy PM will assess the planning application ahead of committee meeting next month

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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November 29, 2024 15:43

Labour's Angela Rayner speaks at a campaign event in London, June 29, 2024 (Credit: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Goodbye to the ladies’ gallery

A standard feature of mainstream Orthodox synagogues is being consigned to history as the demand grows for greater inclusion of women

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

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November 17, 2024 11:34

Women in the upstairs gallery at St Johns Wood at the induction ceremony of Chief Rabbi Mirvis in 2013s (Getty Images)

Why Merthyr Tydfil is rallying behind its once-abandoned synagogue

A grand old shul is being redeveloped as a cultural centre for the whole of this south Wales community

5 min read

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March 28, 2024 11:29

The castle-like exterior of Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue