Monarchy

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In this ever-changing world, we need traditions like the coronation

My Jewish life sustains me when progress is bewildering and the royal family do the same

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Do Jews pray for the royal family a little too much?
Tony Zendle

By Tony Zendle

Do Jews pray for the royal family a little too much?

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Sleeping in the Queen’s bed changed my life
Paul Cainer

By Paul Cainer

Sleeping in the Queen’s bed changed my life

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Britain's Prince Charles attends the funeral of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. World leaders including US President Barack Obama and Prince Charles were bidding farewell to Israeli ex-prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres as his funeral began under massive security. / AFP / POOL / ABIR SULTAN (Photo credit should read ABIR SULTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Nick Cohen

By Nick Cohen

God save our newly crowned King from great British public

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I’m sad about the Queen but others are sadder
Zoe Strimpel

By Zoe Strimpel

I’m sad about the Queen but others are sadder

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Britain's Prince Charles attends the funeral of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. World leaders including US President Barack Obama and Prince Charles were bidding farewell to Israeli ex-prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres as his funeral began under massive security. / AFP / POOL / ABIR SULTAN (Photo credit should read ABIR SULTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Kate Maltby

By Kate Maltby

How the Queen and King Charles left the antisemitism of their era behind

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is greeted by the Lord Jonathan Sacks and his successor 11th Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the UK and the Commonwealth, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (L) before he was formally inducted at a ceremony at the St John's Wood Synagogue on September 1, 2013 in London, England. ( Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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