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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

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February 26, 2025 13:44

Ashkenazi traditions aren’t so normative any more

Eastern European food and language are being eclipsed by Sephardi traditions

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February 26, 2025 13:16

The Whitechapel Bloom’s proudly proclaimed itself “the most famous kosher restaurant in Great Britain”. It closed down in 1996

Abraham as you may never have known him before

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

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February 24, 2025 15:21

Abraham as you may never have known him before

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

4 min read

February 24, 2025 11:39

The most Jewish food Photo: Getty Images

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

3 min read

February 23, 2025 11:18

Professor of Israel studies at Oxford University: Yaacov Yadgar

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

2 min read

February 19, 2025 08:00

Front cover of JPR report into Jewish school numbers

Senior United Synagogue rabbi suddenly leaves his congregation

Rabbi Mendel Lew of Stanmore and Canon’s Park has stepped away from his duties by ‘mutual consent’, members are told

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February 16, 2025 13:18

Rabbi Mendel Lew (photo: United Synagogue)

Schools report: Ofsted changes offer little respite for Charedi sector

The inspection service has launched a consultation on its new report card scheme for schools

2 min read

February 16, 2025 11:18

Inspection chart - what Ofsted's new report card will look like

Only half Jewish school parents in London and a third in Manchester pay religious studies contributions

‘Brutally honest’ report details challenges facing schools as Chief Rabbi calls for effort to ‘raise the bar’ in Jewish education

4 min read

February 14, 2025 15:02

UK Jewish schools excel in fostering Jewish identity (picture: Chief Rabbi's Schools Review)

JFS retains top place among Jewish schools at A-level

Immanuel College took the laurels in vocational exams

1 min read

February 13, 2025 15:32

Charedi groups petition government over plans to regulate yeshivot

Government’s new educational bill denounced as an ‘attack on fundamental rights’

2 min read

February 12, 2025 17:03

Outside Department of Education before petition to protect yeshivot is handed in (photo: Rabbincal Committee for Traditional Charedi Chinuch)

Drop in official warnings to Charedi schools

Number of Department for Education notices to strictly Orthodox schools was a third lower last year than in 2022

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February 12, 2025 10:43

Drop in official warnings to Charedi schools

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More from Simon Rocker

Alyth mulls over whether to appoint a new principal rabbi

Ashkenazi traditions aren’t so normative any more

Abraham as you may never have known him before

Is this the most Jewish food on earth?

How far is Israel a Jewish state?

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

Senior United Synagogue rabbi suddenly leaves his congregation

Schools report: Ofsted changes offer little respite for Charedi sector

Only half Jewish school parents in London and a third in Manchester pay religious studies contributions

JFS retains top place among Jewish schools at A-level

Charedi groups petition government over plans to regulate yeshivot

Drop in official warnings to Charedi schools