Simon Rocker

Feds’ festive addition

For the first time, the Federation of Synagogues has supervised sets of arba minim (lulav and etrog) for Succot.

Reform launches outreach arm as alternative to Aish

A "non-fundamentalist" Aish alternative is to be introduced by the Reform movement.

Reluctant mohels skew birth figures

Birth stats hampered because not all mohelim (circumcisers) are providing figures for brits performed each year.

Church leader may sue over City ‘slur’

A senior Church of England figure takes legal advice over claim that he was suggested the financial world should be "de-Judified".

Seminar explores Saudi plan

Three-day seminar at Quaker retreat explores the best hope for solving the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Winters failed to tell truth in court

Ex-JNF chief loses claim against lawyers

Orthodox and Masorti pool prayers

Were succah-builders responsible for a run on cable-ties?

Alternative centre gets new Willesden home

Board leads online review of women in the community

A new survey into Jewish women was launched this week with an online questionnaire on the Board of Deputies website.

Beth Din set to hear mikveh pleas

London Beth Din agrees to hear a dispute into the building of a mikveh in Cambridge which has split the charity's trustees set up to support it.

Masorti gets £79k boost from European Union

The Masorti movement has received a grant of €100,000 (£79,000) from the European Union to develop its work in Europe.