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Security Minister Dan Jarvis vows to move ‘heaven and earth’ to support Jewish community after attacks

Jarvis made the comment during a visit on Monday to Finchley Reform Synagogue, the target of an attack last week

By Alexandra Snow

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Dan Jarvis (centre) during the visit to Finchley Reform

Kenton United Synagogue (Image: Google)

Attempted arson attack at Kenton United Synagogue

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

Rabbi Yanklowitz (photo: courtesy)

Vegan US rabbi announces £7,000 grant for UK shuls who explore plant-based lifestyle

3 min read

Charred doors on the Beth Yaakov Synagogue after the arson attack (Image: X/ Combat Anitsemitism Movement)

European Jewish leaders ‘deeply disturbed’ by Passover arson attack on North Macedonia’s only synagogue

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

The interior of West London Synagogue before the redevelopment

West London Synagogue

West London Synagogue organ being restored – by same company which built it 120 years ago

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

Israel Gaza War

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

By Eliana Jordan

10 min read

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

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

The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act creates a buffer zone around protected buildings, which include places of worship, prohibiting obstructive protests

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

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September 30, 2025 13:28

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

East London shul says Federation charges putting it at risk

Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue has filed a claim against the Federation at the London Beth Din

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

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September 8, 2025 13:45

Philip Schryber, chair of trustees of Leytonstone and Wanstead Synagogue

How can Judaism become more than just an identity?

There is so much to be gained by becoming more engaged with Judaism, writes Jane Tobin-Green

By Jane Tobin-Green

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August 21, 2025 13:24

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

Century-old siddur found during preservation of Siberian synagogue

The wooden prayer hall was erected in Tomsk by Jews who'd been taken as children and forcefully conscripted to the Tsar’s army for 20 years.

By Canaan Lidor

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July 17, 2025 13:40

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

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

The paper has now swapped the picture for one of an early Islamic site on the other side of the country

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April 17, 2025 10:01

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

Vernon Bogdanor

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)

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