Simon Rocker

A daughter’s devotion: one woman’s experience of saying Kaddish

Sarah Birnbach met a few obstacles along the way – but also found great kindness and spiritual companionship

DfE lifts sanctions against Chasidic school in Stamford Hill

The Satmar primary had been unable to accept new pupils

Chasidic girls school downgraded by Ofsted for not fulfilling LGBT requirements

Beis Malka in Stamford Hill judged to ‘require improvement’ despite its good academic education and the outstanding behaviour of its students

Nursery at Holland Park Synagogue rated outstanding in all areas

Keren’s Nursery is one of four early year centres across London

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