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Parashah of the week: Chayei Sarah)
Parashah of the week: Chayei Sarah
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Shabbat times from November 22 to November 29
Shabbat times from November 22 to November 29

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Women
Goodbye to the ladies’ gallery
Goodbye to the ladies’ gallery

A standard feature of mainstream Orthodox synagogues is being consigned to history as the demand grows for greater inclusion of women
Sidrah
Parashah of the week: Vayera
Parashah of the week: Vayera

“Early next morning Abraham took some bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He placed them over her shoulder, together with the child, and sent her away” Genesis 21:14
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Shabbat times from November 15 to November 22
Shabbat times from November 15 to November 22

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TV
How realistic is Nobody Wants This?
How realistic is Nobody Wants This?

Does an intermarrying rabbi stretch the limits of believability?
Sidrah
Parashah of the week: Lech Lecha
Parashah of the week: Lech Lecha

“I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal strap of what is yours” (Genesis 14:23)
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Shabbat times from November 1 to November 8
Shabbat times from November 1 to November 8

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Masorti Judaism
Jonathan Wittenberg to retire as New North London Senior Rabbi next year
Jonathan Wittenberg to retire as New North London Senior Rabbi next year

He will step down after 40 years’ congregational service but will continue as Masorti Senior Rabbi

After 750 years, the town of Guildford gets its very own rabbi

An Orthodox rabbi and Reform journalist share their dialogue over Torah

Parashah of the week: Noach

Shabbat times from November 1 to November 8
In Focus
Why we must dance again on Simchat Torah

Why we must dance again on Simchat Torah

‘A time to weep, a time to laugh’ – we can’t forget what happened a year ago but here’s how we can celebrate the festival
Parashah of the week: Bereshit

Parashah of the week: Bereshit

“It is only about fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden that God said: ‘You shall not eat of it or touch it, lest you die’” Genesis 2:3
Shabbat and Simchat Torah times from October 23 to November 1
Shabbat and Simchat Torah times from October 23 to November 1

Yom Tov and Shabbat times for the week
Masorti Judaism CEO to step down
Masorti Judaism CEO to step down

Rachel Sklan will be leaving after two years in the role
We will say l’chaim this Succot – but we can’t forget the darkness
We will say l’chaim this Succot – but we can’t forget the darkness

Shuls will be trying to find a balance between our obligation to celebrate and remembering those in captivity
What should we think about when we are sitting in the succah?
What should we think about when we are sitting in the succah?

The mitzvah of succah focuses our attention on both past – and present
Parashah of the week: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Succot
Parashah of the week: Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Succot

“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Sovereign, Hashem, the God of Israel” Exodus 34:23
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Welcome support or misguided gesture? The non-Jews putting up mezuzot

Welcome support or misguided gesture? The non-Jews putting up mezuzot

Thousands of non-Jews order mezuzot after actress puts one on her door in solidarity with Jewish neighbours
Parashah of the week: Ha’azinu

Parashah of the week: Ha’azinu

“For this is not a trifling thing for you: it is your very life” Deuteronomy 32:47
Shabbat, festival and fast times from October 2 to October 11
Shabbat, festival and fast times from October 2 to October 11

Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the week
The fast that falls on the eve of October 7
The fast that falls on the eve of October 7

Sunday’s commemoration of the victims of the Hamas massacre coincides with a historic day of mourning
This year perhaps God needs our forgiveness
This year perhaps God needs our forgiveness

October 7 will leave its mark on our High Holy Day prayers
Can we really speak of God today as ‘Our Father, Our King’?
Can we really speak of God today as ‘Our Father, Our King’?

The language of prayers like Avinu Malkeinu can be a challenge for modern worshippers
A little guilt can go a long way but too much is destructive
A little guilt can go a long way but too much is destructive

The High Holy Days offer us a way to grapple positively with our shortcomings

More Judaism News

Parashah of the week: Ki Tavo
Parashah of the week: Ki Tavo

“My father was a fugitive Aramean” Deuteronomy 26:15
Shabbat times from September 20 to September 27
Shabbat times from September 20 to September 27

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The Talmud’s women aren’t always what they seem
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
Parashah of the week: Ki Tetzei
Parashah of the week: Ki Tetzei

“When you enter your neighbour's vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you desire, until you are sated, but you shall not put [any] into your vessel” Deuteronomy 23:25
Shabbat times from September 13 to September 20
Shabbat times from September 13 to September 20

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