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Aliyah

Angela Epstein: How to give my friends making aliyah a cleaner break

Just what is the etiquette of saying farewell to acquaintances leaving our shores for Israel?

By Angela Epstein

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Powerful memento: plants will likely be left behind

Yehuda Fagleman, co-director of State Fayre (Photo: courtesy)

Manchester

Manchester’s oldest kosher bakery – and 25 jobs – saved

By Lucy Pollock

1 min read

Reaching out: UJIA's Anat Caspi Kaivanto; a group therapy session; Caroline Ratner, CEO of UK Friends of Natal; counsellor and psychotherapist Esther Calek

Health

The trauma experts from Israel helping Manchester recover

By Gaby Koppel

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Housing

Housing hub proposed for Orthodox community in Salford with built-in succahs

By Ben Conway

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Housing

Manchester and Liverpool Jewish housing associations merge to form regional provider

By Arthur Popivker

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Green Party

Greens vow to twin Manchester with Ramallah if they win mayoral race

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Manchester

Two arrested after Manchester Jews ‘shot with BB gun’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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Police failure to check Heaton Park terrorist’s phone before attack ‘distressing’ for survivors, say Jewish leaders

CST spoke after Manchester police chief apologised for ‘missed opportunity’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

July 23, 2026 11:23

Sir Stephen Watson, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, (R) with then-Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (L) and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (C) visit the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation following the terror attack on the synagogue on October 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Manchester Reform welcomes new rabbi after three-year gap

Rabbi Scott Aaron is coming from over the pond to take on the role

By Ben Conway

1 min read

July 22, 2026 15:46

By Angela Epstein

Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plan is just as ill-conceived as his Israel views

If British Jewry is to trust the new prime minister, he will use the inevitable hours marooned on the dysfunctional Manchester-London train line to reflect on his deplorable ideas on the Middle East

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July 16, 2026 13:34

Andy Burnham at Millbank studios on July 2, 2026, ahead of an interview (Image: Getty Images)

The ex-Aish rabbi who opened up a universe of knowledge

Rabbi David Steinberg co-founded TheTorah.com, which brings academic Bible scholarship to wider audiences

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

July 13, 2026 17:00

Spreading the word; Rabbi David Steinberg, co-founder of TheTorah.com

Pensioner handed life sentence for husband’s murder

Daryl Berman had claimed that David, her husband of almost 30 years, had accidentally fallen on the knife while carrying a lunch tray

By Ian Leonard

4 min read

July 3, 2026 13:02

Strong Ofsted showing for ‘warm and nurturing’ Manchester school

Early years, behaviour and inclusion are highlighted in Bury and Whitefield’s latest report

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

June 24, 2026 15:51

Prepared well for school: Bury and Whitefield infants

Prestwich woman found guilty of murdering husband with lunch knife

Daryl Berman deliberately stabbed her husband of 27 years in the chest, the court found

By Ian Leonard

3 min read

June 24, 2026 08:40

Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic school

The Satmar-linked Beis Ruchel is one of the first Orthodox independent schools to be examined under the inspectorate’s new ‘report-card’ scheme

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

May 15, 2026 10:50

Focus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic school

Man who threatened to cut Jews’ throats pleads guilty to hate crimes

Wayne Kelly shouted abuse at a group of synagogue goers in Salford while walking his dog, before saying he would go home to retrieve knives to murder them

1 min read

May 8, 2026 15:53

Manchester Magistrates Court (Getty Images)

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Angela Epstein: How to give my friends making aliyah a cleaner break

Manchester’s oldest kosher bakery – and 25 jobs – saved

The trauma experts from Israel helping Manchester recover

Housing hub proposed for Orthodox community in Salford with built-in succahs

Manchester and Liverpool Jewish housing associations merge to form regional provider

Greens vow to twin Manchester with Ramallah if they win mayoral race

Two arrested after Manchester Jews ‘shot with BB gun’

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