I grew up in Glasgow, and as a teenager I met Charedi girls my age. On Sunday mornings, we would learn Chumash with Rashi, sitting around the teacher’s dining table. […]
The denial of education in the Charedi community is a human rights issue
Rabbis, please confirm shunning children is inconsistent with Jewish law
Sitting in the Court of Appeal listening to the one day appeal on the High Court decision of J v B[1] was a surreal experience. The case involved a transgender father […]
Forced Marriage: Analysis of Arranged Marriage as Practised in Jewish Communities
Jewish think tank, Nahamu speaks out against forced marriage within the Charedi Jewish community Nahamu has identified markers of forced marriage in the Charedi Jewish community and created guidance to […]
Success stories are not the whole story
Nahamu welcomes the announcement of the Board of Deputies of British Jews that it is opening a public dialogue on the relationship between the mainstream Jewish communities and the haredi communities. The […]
Who cares about the women?
A guest post by Shmuli Simon. Parashas Vayechi marks the completion of Sefer Bereshis. That’s a significant piece of Torah learning and, in my opinion, something to be celebrated. However, […]
And If Not Stern, Spitzer?
The gadfly activist Shraga Stern has built quite the media profile for himself of late. It is amazing what a combination of ghostwriting, photobombing and sock-puppetry can achieve in the smoke-and-mirrors world […]
The Missing?
New data about the missing 1,500 Chassidic boys is available from the DFE. They aren’t missing in the normal sense of the word, though. What is missing is the boys’ education as required […]
When mainstream leaders stand up against extremism, the community is stronger (Part 2)
In my previous article, I showed what a huge and beneficial difference it makes for the mainstream political leadership of the Jewish community to draw a clear line between the healthy […]
When mainstream leaders stand up against extremism the community is stronger (Part 1)
The well-known minor reality TV contestant turned rightwing agitator, Katie Hopkins, is following a well-worn path in her quest to become an international celebrity on the Islam-bashing circuit. In turning to […]
Defending secularism: Why the secularists get it wrong – and why the religious don’t get it
Published on the website of Radix, the radical centre think tank, 25th June 2019. Some years ago, the American pastor Jim Wallis wrote a bestselling book about religion in American public […]