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The Times of Israel

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Founding editor:
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Writer: Miriam Shaviv

May 22, 2013
8:45 pm

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks with Sir David Frost (photo credit: Yakir Zur)

Legendary interviewer speaks with Britain’s chief rabbi

Intra-Jewish differences, same-sex marriage, and the nature of God: Notes from an evening in honor of the retiring Lord Jonathan Sacks

By Miriam Shaviv

May 21, 2013
4:40 pm

UK rabbi in sexual assault probe to conduct wedding

Orthodox Union of Hebrew Congregations gives Chaim Halpern approval to officiate at Finchley synagogue on Wednesday

By Miriam Shaviv

May 20, 2013
3:13 pm

Jewish settlers visiting the Temple Mount during the Passover holiday, March 27 (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)

New video explores Jewish right to the Temple Mount

Featuring historian Sir Martin Gilbert, the short film is a reaction to modern Muslim attempts to minimize the Jewish connection to Jerusalem

By Miriam Shaviv

May 11, 2013
1:53 am

Opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games, 2012. Sally Becker, opposite UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is one of the flag bearers. (photo credit: courtesy)

Sally Becker went where angels fear to tread

At the height of the Bosnian War, a young Jewish woman from England crossed the front line and saved 300 children from certain death. She only wishes she had saved more

By Miriam Shaviv

April 27, 2013
9:58 am

Judy Heicklen, Michele Vogel and Doreen Samuels, panelists at the US Women event. photo credit: (courtesy)

Keep calm and vote for women

For the first time, in elections next month, women are seeking leadership roles at London’s Orthodox synagogues. But some positions remain out-of-bounds

By Miriam Shaviv

April 25, 2013
9:48 pm

Leading rabbi and Emory University law professor Michael Broyde. (photo credit: Emory University/YouTube)

Emails from alias linked to Broyde talked up his candidacy for UK chief rabbi

Times of Israel was sent 15 messages from ‘David Weissman’ last fall relating to race for prestigious job for which professor and religious judge Broyde, recently exposed for using fake persona, was a candidate

By Miriam Shaviv

April 24, 2013
12:17 pm

Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra views a new Board of Deputies display on righteous Muslims during the Holocaust. (photo credit: Marc Morris/courtesy)

Hard to deny a Holocaust your father saved Jews from

Tackling a fractured relationship with London’s Muslims, the Anglo-Jewish leadership is staging a display honoring righteous Muslims during the Shoah

By Miriam Shaviv

April 23, 2013
11:22 pm

Does being anti-Israel make a politician an anti-Semite? (Photo credit: Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA, flickr)

Just how anti-Semitic are British politicians?

Do the ramblings of a few minor figures without much influence really matter? The consensus is yes, because their vicious rhetoric normalizes extremism and encourages irresponsible discourse

By Miriam Shaviv

April 19, 2013
5:14 pm

General view of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

No regrets for UK Jewish academic who lost landmark anti-Zionism case

The judges ruled scathingly against Ronnie Fraser, saying British law does not protect Zionist beliefs, but he’s fighting on against his trade union, which he says seeks to systematically demonize Israel

By Miriam Shaviv

April 11, 2013
11:20 pm

Raoul Wahlenberg sitting on the steps of Angell Hall, one of the primary academic buildings of the University. (photo credit: courtesy)

Wallenberg’s American chapter shaped his heroic WWII actions

As a University of Michigan student, the Swede learned the ‘can do’ attitude that saved countless Jews during the Holocaust

By Miriam Shaviv

March 16, 2013
3:00 pm

Participants at JOFA's inaugural London meeting brainstorm issues of concern. (Courtesy of JOFA)

Orthodox women’s group sets sights on Jewish life in UK

New British branch of US organization seeks greater female involvement at synagogues and better religious education for women

By Miriam Shaviv

March 14, 2013
2:26 pm

Lord Ahmed reportedly claimed during an interview in Pakistan that English Jews were persecuting him because of a controversial visit to Gaza. (YouTube screenshot)

British lord suspended over ‘anti-Semitic’ interview

Labour party will investigate report Lord Ahmed blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his jail sentence after he killed someone with his car

By Miriam Shaviv

March 9, 2013
9:55 am

Members of Yachad tour the West Bank hills near Hebron. Britian's Zionist Federation recently rejected the group's membership application. (Courtesy of Yachad)

Left-wing Zionist group’s rejection ignites UK debate

A popular backlash follows a decision by the Jewish establishment not to recognize a new organization with liberal views on Israel

By Miriam Shaviv

March 8, 2013
1:42 pm

Labor leader David Miliband, flanked by Board of Deputies Vice President Laura Marks and Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer, shows off a seder plate he received at Thursday's Q&A. (Courtesy of Marc Morris)

Miliband declares himself a Zionist in Q&A with UK Jews

Riding high in the polls, Labour leader says he may not agree with every Israeli policy, but he owes the Jewish state a ‘debt’

By Miriam Shaviv

March 5, 2013
12:54 pm

“It does feel transgressive even now to me," Breuer-Weil says of his art. "But I’ve checked it out with a rabbi, and what I do is okay.” (Courtesy of David Breuer-Weil)

Rising UK art star gets the go-ahead from his rabbi

Inspired by the Talmud, Picasso and the Middle East, David Breuer-Weil is the toast of London, where his latest show has been extended twice

By Miriam Shaviv

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Miriam Shaviv

Legendary interviewer speaks with Britain’s chief rabbi

Intra-Jewish differences, same-sex marriage, and the nature of God: Notes from an evening in honor of the retiring Lord Jonathan Sacks

UK rabbi in sexual assault probe to conduct wedding

Orthodox Union of Hebrew Congregations gives Chaim Halpern approval to officiate at Finchley synagogue on Wednesday

New video explores Jewish right to the Temple Mount

Featuring historian Sir Martin Gilbert, the short film is a reaction to modern Muslim attempts to minimize the Jewish connection to Jerusalem

Sally Becker went where angels fear to tread

At the height of the Bosnian War, a young Jewish woman from England crossed the front line and saved 300 children from certain death. She only wishes she had saved more

Keep calm and vote for women

For the first time, in elections next month, women are seeking leadership roles at London’s Orthodox synagogues. But some positions remain out-of-bounds

Emails from alias linked to Broyde talked up his candidacy for UK chief rabbi

Times of Israel was sent 15 messages from ‘David Weissman’ last fall relating to race for prestigious job for which professor and religious judge Broyde, recently exposed for using fake persona, was a candidate

Hard to deny a Holocaust your father saved Jews from

Tackling a fractured relationship with London’s Muslims, the Anglo-Jewish leadership is staging a display honoring righteous Muslims during the Shoah

Just how anti-Semitic are British politicians?

Do the ramblings of a few minor figures without much influence really matter? The consensus is yes, because their vicious rhetoric normalizes extremism and encourages irresponsible discourse

No regrets for UK Jewish academic who lost landmark anti-Zionism case

The judges ruled scathingly against Ronnie Fraser, saying British law does not protect Zionist beliefs, but he’s fighting on against his trade union, which he says seeks to systematically demonize Israel

Wallenberg’s American chapter shaped his heroic WWII actions

As a University of Michigan student, the Swede learned the ‘can do’ attitude that saved countless Jews during the Holocaust

Orthodox women’s group sets sights on Jewish life in UK

New British branch of US organization seeks greater female involvement at synagogues and better religious education for women

British lord suspended over ‘anti-Semitic’ interview

Labour party will investigate report Lord Ahmed blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his jail sentence after he killed someone with his car

Left-wing Zionist group’s rejection ignites UK debate

A popular backlash follows a decision by the Jewish establishment not to recognize a new organization with liberal views on Israel

Miliband declares himself a Zionist in Q&A with UK Jews

Riding high in the polls, Labour leader says he may not agree with every Israeli policy, but he owes the Jewish state a ‘debt’

Rising UK art star gets the go-ahead from his rabbi

Inspired by the Talmud, Picasso and the Middle East, David Breuer-Weil is the toast of London, where his latest show has been extended twice

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