Simon Rocker
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
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
Manchester’s King David Primary rated outstanding for Jewish studies
The school also enjoys top rating from Ofsted
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
PaJeS welcomes decision to ditch Ofsted headline grades
Single-word verdicts ‘often failed to acurately reflect the true quality of a school’
Sephardi community mourns Rabbi Israel Elia
The popular rabbi served the Lauderdale Road Synagogue for more than 40 years
How women rose to Orthodox synagogue leadership
Cautious progress rather than rapid change has been the order of the day
Thumbs-up from Ofsted for Cheshire nursery
Children enjoy an ambitious curriculum and show independence skills at mealtimes
Kisharon Langdon to close Manchester campuses after poor Ofsted
Charity says efforts are under way to secure alternative placements for students
Who do you think you are? Limmud can help
A genealogy project is one of a number of initiatives launched by graduates of Limmud’s Young Leadership programme this year
Back to the land: the radical new group promoting ‘earth-based’ Judaism
Devon-based Miknaf Ha’aretz is looking to a build a different model of Jewish community from the suburban standard
Rabbi returns to Leeds shul after board gender row
Dayan Shalom Kupperman had been concerned that a majority female board would not comply with Jewish law
Irish court says that rabbi in prison must receive kosher food
Rabbi Jonathan Abraham is in custody accused of carrying out illegal circumcisions
Israel’s ‘precision strike’ on Hamas command centre in Gaza school condemned by Lammy
IDF said attack killed 31 terrorists while limiting civilian deaths
Questions over women’s leadership triggers dispute at Leeds synagogue
Etz Chaim rabbi says woman can be president as long as male honorary officers have controlling majority
‘Things have changed in our community forever’
Claudia Mendoza, CEO of the Jewish Leadership Council, speaks to the JC about life after October 7
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