J.D. Vance has scolded European leaders for boycotting populist parties and said German politicians should abandon their policy of maintaining a “firewall” against the far-right – provoking condemnation from the country’s…
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Chief Rabbi: Our schools need radical interventions
The Chief Rabbi has warned Jewish schools require “radical and unprecedented” interventions as he launched his first-ever Schools Review assessing the state of the 33 schools under his religious authority.
The report outlines a litany…
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Members of Hasidic sect cross borders, take risks to reach tombs of sages
The tomb of Rabbi Ashi, a key editor of the Talmud and one of the greatest Jewish sages of the Gemara era, has become a popular destination for a group within the Breslov Hasidic movement that visits the graves of revered rabbis in Israel and…Continue Reading
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Alex Trupanov prays for hostages’ return
Lazar had been actively involved in efforts to secure Troufanov ’s freedom, meeting with Russian officials during the war to rally support. “I truly appreciate everything you’ve done. You’re wonderful people,” Trupanov told Lazar….Continue Reading
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Rabbi Mendel Lew leaves Stanmore shul ‘to pursue other roles’ after 19 years
Stanmore shul’s long-time minister Rabbi Mendel Lew has left the community to ‘pursue other roles’, members were informed on Friday.
The surprise announcement by the honorary officers comes after nearly two decades in the pulpit.
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‘We’re an endangered majority’: new initiative to link Israeli and Diaspora to support liberal Zionist values
A “revolutionary” new movement bringing together influencers in Israel and the Diaspora with the aim of shifting Israel back to its roots in the Declaration of Independence was launched in the UK this week. And one of the founders…
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Netanyahu: Gates of hell will be opened on Hamas if hostages are not released
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Donald Trump’s “bold” strategy for the future of Gaza during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The Israeli PM added:”We have a common strategy and…
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Amazon CEO breaks silence as employee is released after 498 days in Hamas captivity
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has finally broken his silence about employee Alexander Troufanov, who had been held hostage by Hamas after his release on Saturday.
Alexander ‘Sasha’ Troufanov, 29, was visiting his family at Kibbutz Nir Oz in…
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Dozens of Haredim illegally crossed into Lebanon overnight to visit rabbi’s tomb
At least 20 ultra-Orthodox Jews crossed the border into Lebanon overnight between Saturday and Sunday, entering the country in the midst of a tenuous cease-fire – and were stopped and returned to Israel. They entered the tomb of 4th century…
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Outgoing government extremism adviser concerned about impact of ‘weekly Gaza marches’
The government’s outgoing independent adviser on extremism has said the “weekly Gaza marches” shows the legal balance between the right to protest and need to avoid disruption of people’s lives “is not currently set…
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