First Brit Gives Blood in Israel as Guidelines Change

A change in guidelines concerning who can give blood in Israel has seen the first Brit give blood in the country for nearly 25...

Brazil embassy move to Jerusalem on cards

By Leah Waxler Brazil is set to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed talks with President Jair Bolsonaro during a historic...

UJIA Annual Dinner: UK Jewish community needs to reboot connection to Israel

In an evening that looked firmly to the future, the UJIA Annual Dinner brought home the charity’s vision of a strong British Jewry with...

Walking and cycling prescription trial funding allocations published

Funding allocations for each of the 11 local authorities taking part in a £13.9 million trial that enables health workers to prescribe walking and...

Yeshiva and Seminary budget concern

Israel’s state budget deficit has reached NIS 70 billion. Finance Ministry figures released yesterday comes on the back of rising tensions in Israel’s coalition government...

Rabbi Taragin on Parshat Bo

Redemption was well under way as the entire country of Egypt had been ravaged by interminable calamities. Once a superpower capable of supporting the...

Mill Hill Shul hosts event for refugees from Ukraine

Mill Hill US hosted its first drop-in afternoon for Ukrainian refugees in an initiative aimed at building bridges with the local community and offering...

Covid Comment – Opinion Piece by Jacqueline Curzon

Vaccines are not all from the same stable but are created in a multitude of subtypes; some are ‘live,’ eg. MMR, flu, BCG, shingles; these...

Shock and tributes following JFS student’s sudden death

Jewish students and teachers have been stunned by the sudden death of JFS student Oli Leigh. A pupil at Yavneh College until last year where...

Chief Rabbi Composing New Prayer for the Royal Family

Speaking to the BBC this evening, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis reflected on his association with the Queen and her deep interest and respect she...

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