Simon Rocker

Why Limmud is now the festival of festivals

How the event has become an international phenomenon

Prosor urges UK Jews to speak out

Revelations, crossovers… and dance

Honour for hero who saved 52,000

A Suffolk boarding school held a special service on Tuesday to commemorate an outstanding former pupil who saved the lives of nearly 52,000 Jews during the Second World War.

Youth call to be given seat on JLC

The leader of one of the largest Zionist youth movements is calling for a youth representative to be given a seat at the Jewish Leadership Council.

Charity settles its trustee dispute

The British Friends of the Hebrew University has reached an agreement with a former trustee who protested over the deduction of management charges from donor funds.

Lib Dems split over conflict

It’s OK to use BC and AD

Limmud: ex-defence chief assesses Gaza

The idea that armies should use proportionate force was dismissed by a former director of military intelligence for the Israel Defence Forces at a special session on Gaza at the Limmud conference.

Top speakers’ pullout fails to dent Limmud

The Israeli Embassy was repeatedly targeted this week by demonstrators, who accused Israel of carrying out a “Holocaust in Gaza”.

Bereaved families urge peace at conference

A group of Israelis and Palestinians brought their joint call for peace to the Limmud conference.

Orthodox college goes bust

The country’s only training college for teachers wanting to work at strictly Orthodox day schools has been forced to close.