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I used to perform in the West End on Friday nights. Now I stay in to light Shabbos candles

Caroline Pakter tells the JC about her journey from showbusiness to Orthodox Judaism

By Gaby Wine

5 min read
Caroline Pakter performing from 'Showbiz to Shabbos' (Photo: Robert Leach)
'I cannot sign this statement because it is deficient in facts, in nuance and in context' (Image: Getty)
Rabbi Hillel Goldberg

By Rabbi Hillel Goldberg

Why I refused to sign the rabbinic letter on Israel’s actions in Gaza

2 min read
The group of Charedi Jews dismantled the cross to use the stones for their own symbol (Image: Facebook/ Rob Williams)
Wales

Anger after Jewish teenagers dismantle giant stone cross and turn it into Star of David

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read
A stained glass window above a synagogue's entrance (Credit: ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Judaism

How can Judaism become more than just an identity?

By Jane Tobin-Green

2 min read
Bomb-making equipment allegedly found at two of the suspects' homes (Image: Israel Police)
Conversion

Jewish man who converted to Islam after IDF rejection arrested over alleged terror plot

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read
Rabbis Charley Baginksy and Josh Levy were asked to leave the stage at a Stop the Hate rally on Sunday
Rabbi Charley Baginsky

By Rabbi Charley Baginsky

We were silenced when we spoke up for Gazans, but Judaism isn’t about retreating into echo chambers

3 min read
A buffet restaurant in Belfast has apologised to a Lebanese customer after what he claimed was a 'Star of David' was drawn on his plate
Northern Ireland

Belfast restaurant apologises after Lebanese diner complains of ‘Star of David’ drawn on plate

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Ben-Gvir lifts ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

By JC Reporter

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June 27, 2025 09:39
Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (centre) has reportedly issued new policing guidance effectively lifting the ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Gathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of Israel

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read

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June 11, 2025 16:04
Members of the Conference of European Rabbis at its headquarters in Munich, Germany (Image: CER)

Would it matter if there were little green Jews?

By Simon Eder

4 min read

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June 8, 2025 10:12
Would it matter if there were little green Jews?

On Everest the world’s highest minyan shows solidarity to Israel

By  Amelie Botbol

3 min read

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May 19, 2025 16:02
The men of Minyan Everest hold a Torah scroll on Mount Everest (Photo: Minyan Everest)
Rabbi Hayim Leiter

By Rabbi Hayim Leiter

The actions of a short-sighted few are endangering the practice of brit milah

3 min read

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May 16, 2025 16:10
A Charedi mohel performs a circumcision in Mea She'arim, Israel (Image: Flash90)

Has tikkun olam run its course?

By Siam Goorwich

8 min read

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May 13, 2025 11:54
Has tikkun olam run its course?

Guardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian history

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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April 17, 2025 10:01
The synagogue in Kafr Bi'rim (Image: Alamy)

How Israelis turned to God after the horrors of October 7

By Florit Shoihet

6 min read

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March 26, 2025 13:22
An increasing number of October 7 survivors are turning to religion as they reckon with their trauma (Image: Getty)
Rabbi Joseph Dweck

By Rabbi Joseph Dweck

What Giles Coren gets wrong about Judaism

3 min read

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March 11, 2025 14:49
When an atheist Jew embraces religion in the Anglican church, it highlights 'a critical challenge within our community'
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