IsraelWhy secular Israelis are turning to TalmudRabbi Ayala Deckel teaches classic Jewish texts beyond the confines of the traditional yeshivahBy Simon Rocker4 min read
yeshivotLords hear pleas to exempt yeshivot from new school regulationsBut concerns about their education is also voiced by peers in debate on new BillBy Simon Rocker3 min read
charedimCharedi parties threaten to force fresh elections over IDF draft lawOrthodox leaders have been enraged by the absence of an exemption for yeshiva students from military serviceBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Children's Wellbeing and Schools BillYeshivot may go part time to avoid registration, DfE saysHaving an intensive religious education should not prevent children having ‘suitable’ secular tuition also, the government arguesBy Simon Rocker2 min read
CharediSchool report: compromise over yeshivah regulation remains far-offProtests continue as proposals to regulate yeshivot advance in ParliamentBy Simon Rocker2 min read
Schools billCharedi groups petition government over plans to regulate yeshivotGovernment’s new educational bill denounced as an ‘attack on fundamental rights’By Simon Rocker2 min read
CharediBoard of Deputies keeps mum on yeshivah regulation controversyThe representative body says it will not be commenting on government’s new education proposalsBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Charedi leader calls government moves to regulate yeshivot ‘alarming’Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations leader pleads for new Schools Bill to leave religious institutions aloneBy Simon Rocker1 min read||January 14, 2025 18:04
Our yeshivahs should be legally protected, not unfairly targeted’Alarming’ new proposals to regulate religious institutions in Schools Bill are unnecessaryBy Rabbi Binyomin Stern2 min read||January 14, 2025 16:19
Charedi protesters denounce new Schools Bill as ‘persecution’Department for Education say Bill ‘does not prevent parents securing a faith-based education’By Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 8, 2025 17:27
Protest against UK yeshivah regulation staged in New YorkProposals to register children being taught outside school settings are due to be debated in Parliament on WednesdayBy Simon Rocker1 min read||January 8, 2025 11:23
Council voices concern over yeshivah safeguarding checksHackney says it is aware of more than 1,500 children in out-of-school settings, most believed to be in strictly Orthodox institutionsBy Simon Rocker2 min read||December 27, 2024 11:27
New Schools Bill poses threat to traditional education, Charedi rabbi warnsThe government’s Bill would make it compulsory to register children being home-schooled or taught in institutions such as yeshivotBy Simon Rocker2 min read||December 17, 2024 13:07
Charedi education protesters back on the streets in LondonFear that new legislation will interfere with yeshivah education is prompting a new wave of oppositionBy Simon Rocker1 min read||October 22, 2024 10:41
Charedim call for day of prayer in opposition to school register planRabbis fear Bill proposed by Liberal Democrat peer Lord Storey will lead to interference in yeshivah educationBy Simon Rocker1 min read||October 9, 2024 16:18
Conservatives promise to revive out of school register planManifesto also pledges lifting of faith cap on free school entryBy Simon Rocker1 min read||June 11, 2024 14:11
