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Ofsted salutes high standards at Hasmonean Primary

Children ‘happy and proud’ at Orthodox school

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September 20, 2024 10:45

Jewish studies inspection service Pikuach drops headline grades

New policy will allow a more balanced view of school performance

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September 18, 2024 14:58

Jewish studies inspection service Pikuach drops headline grades

Good is good enough from Ofsted for Manchester school

North Cheshire Jewish Primary had been one of the few Jewish schools to have been classed as outstanding

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September 18, 2024 14:34

Hitting the high notes: Rosh Hashanah preparation at North Cheshire Jewish Primary

Three-quarters of UK Jews disapprove of Benjamin Netanyhau

Israeli Prime Minister’s standing among British Jews has declined since October 7 says new JPR poll

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September 17, 2024 08:06

The Talmud’s women aren’t always what they seem

There are few women in the Talmud but Gila Fine’s new book shows why they deserve far more attention

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September 13, 2024 09:28

Lasting impressions: Gila Fine’s book references (from left) Marilyn Monroe, Gone With the Wind’s Scarlett O’Hara, Miss Piggy and Odette from Swan Lake. Below: Gila Fine and her book

How Judaism struck a chord for America’s first black woman cantor

Jenni Asher on her how her musical experiences in London synagogues set her on a spiritual odyssey that is leading her to ordination

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September 5, 2024 15:37

Calling the tune: Jenni Asher Credit: Arjun Ramesh

Manchester’s King David Primary rated outstanding for Jewish studies

The school also enjoys top rating from Ofsted

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September 3, 2024 14:31

Manchester’s King David Primary rated outstanding for Jewish studies

Dame Louise Ellman accepts new role at Board of Deputies

Board meetings to be run by independent chairs rather the president in move to make them more inclusive

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September 3, 2024 13:17

Dame Louise Ellman at the Jewish Labour Movement Conference in 2018 (Photo: Getty Images)

PaJeS welcomes decision to ditch Ofsted headline grades

Single-word verdicts ‘often failed to acurately reflect the true quality of a school’

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September 2, 2024 16:48

Rabbi David Meyer, chief executive of PaJeS Photo: Twitter/X)

Sephardi community mourns Rabbi Israel Elia

The popular rabbi served the Lauderdale Road Synagogue for more than 40 years

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August 27, 2024 15:48

Rabbi Elia (left) and René Trabelsi, Tunisia’s minister for tourism at the time, in Maida Vale in 2019

How women rose to Orthodox synagogue leadership

Cautious progress rather than rapid change has been the order of the day

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August 25, 2024 08:52

How women rose to Orthodox synagogue leadership

Thumbs-up from Ofsted for Cheshire nursery

Children enjoy an ambitious curriculum and show independence skills at mealtimes

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August 23, 2024 11:23

Snow business: children at North Cheshire Jewish Nursery enjoy a wintry day

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