Category: Jewish

“Out of great pain will grow great salvation,” wrote Rabbi Yitzhak Dor, the dean of the Horev Yeshiva in Jerusalem, in a letter he sent to the parents of his students on Sunday. At the beginning of the letter, he listed the names of the six… Continue Reading

A former Israel Prime Minister and an ex Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs who sits on Fatah’s central committee have both spoken of the urgent need to “change course” to prevent further deadly violence spiralling out of control… Continue Reading

There is “growing understanding” within the current UK government that the Jewish community in the UK have broader opinions over Israel, a packed conference on the Middle East conflict has been told. Hannah Weisfeld, executive director… Continue Reading

A British-Israeli woman whose parents were kidnaped by Hamas in Gaza has told a packed conference held at JW3 on Sunday that she “does not really care” if a solution to the conflict between Israel is resolved by “a one-state solution,… Continue Reading

Ex-Jewish Leadership Council chair Sir Mick Davis has strongly criticised “the traditional view” of some communal leaders who argue that UK Jews should refrain from taking a stance on Israeli politics. Speaking at Sunday’s Haaretz… Continue Reading

Lord Michael Levy has admitted being “screamed at by people” in the community over moves the UK government have made in relation to the Middle East, but he told a packed conference:”I can assure everyone in this room that the Prime… Continue Reading

Anti-Israel demonstrators greeted an overwhelming Jewish audience attending a conference at the JW3 centre in north London discussing efforts to find solutions to the deadly conflict in the Middle East with chants of “Palestine Is Not… Continue Reading

President Biden said he wants Israel’s strike on Iran to be “the end” of direct fighting between the two countries, as Iran said it had the right to respond to the attack but did not vow to do so. Israel said that it had concluded its… Continue Reading

Three women share a booth in a diner. An omelet platter and a plate of black and white cookies sit before them. One of the coffee mugs is emblazoned with the motto: “Life. Liberty. Pastrami.” The camera pans in. One of the women speaks: “Did… Continue Reading

In 2022, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt was re-elected as Moscow’s chief rabbi. Less than a year later, however, Goldschmidt—who has served as president of the Conference of European Rabbis, representing 700 communities since 2011—was forced to… Continue Reading