KosherHow the pig became a bête noireRelations between us and the most unkosher of beasts is the subject of a captivating new historyBy Simon Rocker3 min read
TorahAn Orthodox rabbi and Reform journalist share their dialogue over TorahA new book shows how to conduct a heavenly argumentBy Simon Rocker4 min read
Islington ChabadJewish comic to lead medley of acts at Chabad fundraiserMagicians, classical music, and comedy will come together on SundayBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
TorahTorah can help unleash your inner creativity – here’s howArtistic expression can help you build a connection with the biblical textBy Rabbi Adina Allen4 min read
CambridgeJesus College hosts first Jewish wedding in its 500-year historyNewlyweds reveal how they fused two traditions to create their special dayBy Elisa Bray2 min read
VilniusFrom London to Lithuania: a Torah scroll brings communities togetherThe loan marks a major step in the renaissance of Jewish life in VilniusBy Elisa Bray3 min read
EnvironmentalBack to the land: the radical new group promoting ‘earth-based’ JudaismDevon-based Miknaf Ha’aretz is looking to a build a different model of Jewish community from the suburban standardBy Simon Rocker4 min read
We should spend our time more wisely than our moneyThe teachings of the Torah can help us manage time more effectively, according to a new bookBy Rabbi Osher Chaim Levene3 min read||August 4, 2024 10:13
Parashah of the week: Mattot-Massei“Among the cities you shall give to the Levites, shall be six cities of refuge, which you shall provide [as places] to which a murderer can flee” Numbers 35:6By Rebbetzin Shuli Liss1 min read||August 1, 2024 11:30
We should aim to be more like Moses than MichelangeloThe great artist’s and biblical hero’s approach to mortality show a revealing contrastBy Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum3 min read||June 16, 2024 08:45
Our grandmothers would be amazed to see what’s happening in shulThe feminine imagery associated with Shavuot underlines the importance of women’s role in educationBy Ma'ayan Shoshana Landau4 min read||June 9, 2024 10:24
Is there a Jewish way to fight a war?A new book explores what the rabbis have to say about military ethicsBy Simon Rocker4 min read||March 29, 2024 11:58
My belief in questionsChallenges to our faith can yield new insights which help to strengthen it, says the author of a new bookBy Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum3 min read||February 26, 2024 17:29
Parashah of the week: Terumah“You will make planks for the Tabernacle” Exodus 26:15By Rabbi Daniel Silverstein1 min read||February 14, 2024 10:00
The grinning cat, the spiritual tinkerer and the legacy of Rabbi Louis JacobsLouis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary Jewish Theology, Miri Freud-Kandel, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, £29.95By Simon Rocker2 min read||February 11, 2024 12:47
A wise, inclusive but sometimes over-protective approach to TorahListening for God in Torah & Creation, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Hatchette, £30By Rabbi Dr Harris Bor1 min read||February 2, 2024 15:12
