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 communityNahamu has identified markers of forced marriage in the Charedi Jewish community and created guidance to enable […]
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 […]
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 […]
Haredi communities need a vision for a sustainable future
Published in the Quilliam Journal, 10th January 2019In a recent piece in the JC, Jonathan Boyd, the director of Jewish Policy Research, argues that haredi (ultra-orthodox) Jewish communities are growing compared to […]