Judaism

How Israelis turned to God after the horrors of October 7

One rabbi labelled the increasingly prominent trend away from secularism as a ‘Jewish awakening’

By Florit Shoihet

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March 26, 2025 13:22

An increasing number of October 7 survivors are turning to religion as they reckon with their trauma (Image: Getty)

By Rabbi Joseph Dweck

What Giles Coren gets wrong about Judaism

His Times column showed how we need to transmit a love of Judaism to our children

3 min read

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March 11, 2025 14:49

When an atheist Jew embraces religion in the Anglican church, it highlights 'a critical challenge within our community'

How far is Israel a Jewish state?

The predominance of Zionism continues to pose challenges for Judaism, Oxford’s professor of Israel studies argues in his new book

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

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February 23, 2025 11:18

Professor of Israel studies at Oxford University: Yaacov Yadgar

‘I’m paralysed, but I’ve written a show about my colourful life’

Technology and a kind doctor saved my life after I was diagnosed with MND. Now, drag queens are portraying me in a new show

By Elisa Bray

6 min read

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February 20, 2025 12:00

Catharsis: performers Cheddar Gorgeous (right) and Tete Bang

By Ben M. Freeman

The crisis of faith: Recasting Judaism as a religion is destroying Jewish identity

To fully embrace Jewish indigeneity, we must re-examine how we define ourselves without an imposed Christian lens

7 min read

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February 13, 2025 16:22

'The Jewish people were always self-described as an Am (people)' (Image: Getty)

Jewish nominations at the Oscars: A look at the 2025 contenders

The Brutalist picks up 10 Oscar nominations

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

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January 23, 2025 17:35

Timothee Chalamet arrives for the premiere of the Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" (Image: Getty)

The complex Jewish past of Bob Dylan

From bar mitzvah boy to born-again Christian releasing gospel music, then back to Judaism, the singer-songwriter is a walking contradiction of Jewishness

By Elisa Bray

4 min read

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January 16, 2025 10:02

Bob Dylan at his son's bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, September 20, 1983. (AP Photo/Zavi Cohen)

How to kick the gossip habit for 2025

A WhatsApp group is helping women consider the power of words

By Deborah Linton

4 min read

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January 8, 2025 17:47

Oldest surviving tablet of the Ten Commandments sells for almost £4m

The 115-pound marble artifact dates to the Late Roman-Byzantine period

By Imogen Garfinkel

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December 19, 2024 13:26

The oldest inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments was auctioned at Sotheby’s New York for almost £4m (Image courtesy of Sotheby's)

Ben-Gvir lifts ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Gathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of Israel

Would it matter if there were little green Jews?

On Everest the world’s highest minyan shows solidarity to Israel

The actions of a short-sighted few are endangering the practice of brit milah

Has tikkun olam run its course?

Guardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian history

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