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Danish PM says desecration of Jewish holy books 'shouldn't happen' amid planned burnings

Mette Frederiksen spoke out after several burnings of holy books in recent months inciting global outrage

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Sweden vows to prevent desecration of Jewish holy books after planned public burnings

Justice minister Gunnar Strömmer has pledged to examine legal and legislative possibilities to ban the desecration of holy books in the country

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Jewish charities supporting Torah studies investigated over use of signed blank cheques

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Sweden under fire as police greenlight another Jewish holy book burning protest

Israeli representatives and a senior rabbi has condemned the decision

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Sweden under fire as police greenlight another Jewish holy book burning protest

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My aim, as I embark on my new role of JC Community Editor, is that these pages will reflect all the multifarious strands of our community

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Cat and mouse: Joseph's revenge on his brothers

What's going on beneath the surface when Joseph encounters his brothers in Egypt? A fresh look at a familiar story

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Breaking the Talmud glass ceiling

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The family planning that Shavuot asks us to do

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The grinning cat, the spiritual tinkerer and the legacy of Rabbi Louis Jacobs

A wise, inclusive but sometimes over-protective approach to Torah

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

The Orthodox rabbi who talks bedroom Torah

Abraham the activist, who challenged God

What the rabbis teach about the ethics of war

The renaissance of halachah in modern Israel

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