A Mayoral visit to The Succah at The Nicky

Councillor Trevor Holt, the Mayor of Bury, accompanied by the Mayoress, Mrs Evlyn Holt, were guests at The Nicky Alliance Centre when Rabbi Yanky...

Rise of hatred on social media

The abuse on social media such as twitter and facebook is well known despite the so-called clamp-down from these companies to remove racist and anti-Semitic material....

Ukraine may follow US Embassy move

Ukraine might move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Dozens of Ukrainian politicians have called on new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to back a bill to recognise Israel’s capital and follow the United States’ historical lead. Almost...

FROM HELL TO HEAVEN

On 14th August 1945, a group of three hundred Jewish children who had survived the Holocaust and who later came to be known as the ''Windermere Boys'',...

Valerie Mirvis leads rebbetzen trip to Rome

In a rare and invaluable opportunity for rebbetzens across the UK, 40 ladies travelled to Rome from as far afield as Cardiff, Newcastle and...

Hendon United Synagogue appoint rabbinic couple

Rabbi Zvi Portnoy and Rebbetzen Orly have been appointed the new associate rabbinic couple at Hendon United Synagogue. The Portnoy’s, who had been at Loughton Federation Synagogue for six years, will...

WWII JEWISH RAF VETERANS HONOURED AT THE RAF MUSEUM

Last week the RAF Museum launched a new project called ‘Hidden Heroes’: The Unknown Story of Jewish Personnel in the Royal Air Force. In attendance were...

CAMP SIMCHA ROYAL PARKS RUNNERS RAISED £14,000

Camp Simcha’s 13 Royal Parks runners raised nearly £14,000 to support families coping with serious childhood illness. Nine of the team Lee Bladon, Mandy and...

From behind the Editor’s desk

Two weeks ago, our Ask the Rabbi columnist Rabbi Schochet responded to a question regarding the recital of Kaddish for Hamas terrorists that took...

JEWISH CARE WELCOMES THE NEW YEAR

Marks and Spencer Chairman, Archie Norman provided a lively, interesting and thought-provoking start to the new year for 200 guests who attended Jewish Care’s...

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