Category: Jewish

Two of Britain’s best known lawyers — Rob Rinder MBE and the KC John Bowers —have become patrons of the British Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam, known here as Oasis of Peace UK. The announcement of the two new patrons was made at the… Continue Reading

Two men from vastly different backgrounds have joined together to help Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the wake of the 7 October 2023 massacre of Israelis and the subsequent war between Israel and Hamas. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, born in Gaza but… Continue Reading

Sacked Bristol University professor David Miller stands to lose half his potential compensation as a result of statements he made following his firing by the university in October 2021. An employment tribunal ruled in February 2024 that Miller… Continue Reading

Every single Jew, said Rabbi Yossi Simon, is a whole world. Which meant that the loss of one is akin to losing a world. So Tuesday night’s event at Chabad of Golders Green had an extra poignancy, as the community both celebrated the dedication… Continue Reading

A rare Jewish text, printed in Venice in 1588 and considered lost for nearly 80 years, has been returned to Hungary after being looted by the Nazis during World War II. The book, which contains the Five Books of Moses and the Haftarot, had been… Continue Reading

Sukkot is the last of the fall or Tishrei holidays on the Jewish calendar. Here is a brief look at some of the laws of the harvest holiday. A woman once asked me, “Couldn’t the holidays have been arranged in a more balanced way? Why is there a… Continue Reading

My longtime friend Toby and I have a cherished post-Yom Kippur tradition: Every year we hop in my car and head to Kew Gardens Hills — the Queens neighborhood not to far from where I where I grew up in Forest Hills — to do… Continue Reading

Adam Abeshouse, a producer of classical music whose resume included three Grammy Awards as well as side gigs performing on Broadway in the pit orchestra of “Fiddler on the Roof” and setting up his synagogue’s sound system,… Continue Reading

For Democrats, the US election night maths is very simple. If Kamala Harris can win the state of Pennsylvania, and its 19 electoral votes, she will win the election. If not – probably not.  In the US, people don’t elect the president,… Continue Reading

The United States has warned the Israeli government it will impose an arms embargo if it does not urgently address the “deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.” The White House  expressed deep concern over the “increasingly… Continue Reading