May 11, 2023 12:09

In this ever-changing world, we need traditions like the coronation

My Jewish life sustains me when progress is bewildering and the royal family do the same

March 23, 2023 10:12

Why is Israel the world's fourth happiest country?

The secret of Israeli's soaring levels of wellbeing is very simple, as any visitor knows

February 02, 2023 10:49

Israel should learn from diaspora rabbis

For years it’s been Israeli figures leading the way, but our rabbis have much to teach them

December 15, 2022 14:00

I have non-Jewish friends but few Reform ones

Interfaith work with other communities is important but how well do we know other Jews?

October 28, 2022 10:22

l cannot forget how Starmer endorsed Corbyn

It’s still too soon to vote Labour until it has a set of fresh faces untainted by that awful era

September 05, 2022 11:57

We must beware the modern-day Meir Kahane

Itamar Ben-Gvir is the heir to the extremist’s dark legacy, and is dangerously close to power

July 25, 2022 14:31

Rabbi Romain’s shechitah views risk calamity

Like those Jews who gave succour to Corbyn, his attack on the practice is a gift to its enemies

February 18, 2022 12:05

Diaspora Jews are now all about social justice

Far-right Israeli politicians like Smotrich have failed to keep up with shift in Western culture

December 30, 2021 10:33

Wake up: Orthodox teenagers are now ‘woke’

Shuls and other institutions have to find ways to accept a different generational outlook

November 11, 2021 11:08

The chaos of being an Israeli parent in Britain

Israel's ‘forced citizenship’ rules for entry for the children of expats are unethical and mad

September 24, 2021 12:50

Women will begin saying ‘no’ to the chuppah

The beth din’s stance on get coercion is protecting abusive men, and we won’t take it for long

August 05, 2021 11:58

The reaction to My Unorthodox Life is telling

The defensiveness of many modern Orthodox women belies genuine issues with fulfilment

June 18, 2021 16:25

Orthodox female rabbis deserve more respect

It is perverse to bar women from teaching if they decide to gain better qualifications to teach

March 04, 2021 17:26

Wearing a mask should be a Jewish tradition

Why mark the historical plague of the Talmud while ignoring the one afflicting us now, writes Miriam Shaviv

January 26, 2021 16:45

How can Orthodox Jews still support Trump?

'This section of the community has allied itself to a wacky fringe which is being rejected outright by every decent American. And they are still defending a leader whose personal and ethical shortcomings are finally embarrassing even those who stuck by hi

December 11, 2020 13:14

Cancel culture isn’t coming for Dahl’s racism

'If the case of Roald Dahl shows anything, it’s how little “cancel culture” cares about antisemitism.'