RabbisGathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of IsraelThe politician appeared to conflate the purely religious event with political Zionism, claiming that the presence of the event would ‘justify genocide’By Jacob Jaffa3 min read
The United SynagogueSenior rabbinic couple of St John’s Wood Synagogue to retire early next yearRabbi Ivan and Rebbetzin Rachie Binstock will be stepping down after three decades leading the congregationBy JC Reporter1 min read
RabbisGun-toting Orthodox rabbi turns the tables on would-be car thievesEmanuel Goldfeiz was still dressed in his Shabbat best when he was attacked by two masked assailantsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
RabbisRabbi Sacks was ‘wonderful’ to me, recalls Britain’s first woman rabbiRabbi Jackie Tabick recounted some of her experiences at an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of women’s rabbinic ordination in BritainBy Simon Rocker5 min read
IsraelBlood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparationsPost-Nazi Germany’s offer of compensation to Israel for the Shoah split the countryBy Rabbi Gideon Sylvester3 min read
Board of DeputiesCommunal row continues as 25 rabbis publish new letter against war in GazaFresh intervention from Progressive ministers comes as 36 deputies face a petition banning them from Israel over their letter criticisng the Jewish stateBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Progressive JudaismAfter six years Cardiff Reform finds a rabbiThe only Progressive congregation in Wales has not had a permanent rabbi since before the pandemicBy Simon Rocker1 min read
School report: Why I, an Orthodox rabbi, love teaching my mostly Muslim classHendon School is a paragon of peaceful co-existenceBy Rabbi Michael Pollak2 min read||March 16, 2025 12:28
Alyth mulls over whether to appoint a new principal rabbiThe last holder of the position had to return to Israel owing to the situation thereBy Simon Rocker1 min read||February 26, 2025 13:44
King David Jewish studies head to be new rabbi of Manchester’s Yeshurun SynagogueRabbi Benjy and Emily Rickman have been appointed as rabbinic couple of the modern Orthodox communityBy Simon Rocker1 min read||January 28, 2025 14:53
Chief Rabbi backs mandatory reporting of child abuseRabbis could face sanctions if they do not report allegations under new proposalsBy Simon Rocker2 min read||January 8, 2025 17:00
The rabbi who helped to crack Israel’s Orthodox glass ceilingRabbi Meesh Hammer-Kossoy, one of a growing number of Orthodox women rabbis, will be teaching at this year’s Limmud FestivalBy Simon Rocker2 min read||December 16, 2024 11:54
UAE publishes names and photos of suspects in murder of Chabad Rabbi Zvi KoganThe authorities are investigating the incident which Israeli officials suspect may be linked to antisemitismBy Ellie Grant1 min read||November 25, 2024 11:27
Welcome support or misguided gesture? The non-Jews putting up mezuzotThousands of non-Jews order mezuzot after actress puts one on her door in solidarity with Jewish neighboursBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||October 2, 2024 11:33
Bournemouth Reform rabbi to celebrate second bar mitzvah at 83Rabbi Maurice Michaels will mark the 70th anniversary of his bar mitzvah with a celebration service at the synagogue where he presidesBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||September 9, 2024 15:30
Rabbi arrested in Ireland over ‘illegal’ circumcision granted bailRabbi Jonathan Abraham, 47, has been detained for over three weeksBy Felix Pope2 min read||August 22, 2024 16:14
