As another Jewish year draws to a close, it is tempting to ask whether 5786 was a good year or a bad one for British Jews. It was, after all, a year that began with the deadly attack outside the Heato...

Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence

NERON (the Network for European Research on Jewish Life and Antisemitism) is a major European initiative designed to strengthen the research foundations needed to foster Jewish life and combat antisem...

There is also less clarity about Israel’s relationship with the global kehillah, says Professor Sergio DellaPergola

Since October 7, 2023, British Jewish life has been reshaped in ways that are still unfolding. The shock of the attacks on Israeli citizens, the subsequent war in Gaza and the global reaction to it ha...

If there is one idea that defines Jewish life, it is memory. Not abstractly, but insistently - something we are told to do, again and again, and that has become a major part of our Jewish identities. ...

This year, many Jews will arrive at the seder table carrying a contradictory mixture of emotions: grief and gratitude, solidarity and alienation, pride and shame, fear and defiance. For some, Jewishne...

JPR data shows Passover remains one of the most widely observed and unifying rituals in UK Jewish life

A Jewish Book Week discussion that ignores the heroes, artists and thinkers who have made history as famous Jews, and turns instead to the everyday lives that make up the vast majority of the culture.

How has the Jewish diaspora changed in recent years? Daniel Schwammenthal, Jewish Chronicle editor and former AJC Transatlantic Institute director, will be joined by leading voices from across the wor...

Everything feels urgent right now. Across the UK, Europe, and indeed, the world, Jewish communities have been living since 7 October 2023 in a state of near-permanent alert: following events in Israel...

A Jewish journalist explores his community’s relationship with Israel.

Two weeks ago, on the eve of Rosh Hashana – the Jewish New Year – I spoke to one of the senior teams at the European Commission involved in combating antisemitism across Europe. We were mainly discuss...

In Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashanah is less New Year’s Day than Judgement Day. For practising Jews, it’s a time for introspection, accountability and renewal – a moment to stand before God and ask to b...