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JFS to offer bulge class amid surge in demand

Europe’s largest Jewish school says applications have doubled over the course of two years

Charedi man fights extradition to Israel by arguing that prison could be hit by Hamas rocket

Efraim Grinfeld also told High Court that overcrowding in Israeli prisons would violate his rights

Rise in applications to Jewish schools ‘likely’ due to antisemitism fears

Schools network PaJeS has reported a record high in first preference applications to Jewish state schools in London

Zionist Federation ordered to admit UK branch of Shas

The Sephardi group successfully appealed to the Zionist Supreme Court in Jerusalem for recognition

UK Sephardi group appeals to Zionist Supreme Court in attempt to gain admittance to Zionist Federation

A local branch of the Orthodox party Shas is seeking to win recognition ahead of World Zionist Congress later this year

Why have we seen a drop in numbers at Jewish schools?

Alyth mulls over whether to appoint a new principal rabbi

The last holder of the position had to return to Israel owing to the situation there

Ashkenazi traditions aren’t so normative any more

Eastern European food and language are being eclipsed by Sephardi traditions

Abraham as you may never have known him before

In his daring new biography, Anthony Julius portrays a divided patriarch

Is this the most Jewish food on earth?

Meet the man who has written about a dish with variations all over the world — and is even served for Ramadan break fast

How far is Israel a Jewish state?

The predominance of Zionism continues to pose challenges for Judaism, Oxford’s professor of Israel studies argues in his new book

After decades of growth, pupil numbers fall at UK Jewish schools

For the first time in nearly 30 years, there were fewer Jewish children in Jewish schools than the year before