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Met Police
March 19, 2025, 9:59 pm
Purim arrests in Golders Green spark community backlash
Five males, aged between 14 and 18, were arrested for offences including failure to comply with the dispersal order, assaulting an emergency worker and public order offences.
By Annabel Sinclair
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaking during a vigil outside Downing Street, central London, for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks
March 14, 2025, 12:11 pm
Chief Rabbi condemns Guardian column on Purim as ‘hateful invective’
Ephraim Mirvis denounced the column by Peter Beinart as "an astonishing attempt to present the origin of Purim as an expression of blood lust and religious zeal"
By Michelle Rosenberg
The dogs at Kelev's shelter in Tokyo after a week on Chicken Soup Kibble
March 13, 2025, 6:31 pm
Chicken soup kibble hailed as cure for canine aggression
Manufacturer Ochel Group to launch range of dog food products following hugely successful trials at shelters in Tokyo and Yokohama
By JN Reporter
Racist rapper Kayne West. Probably.
March 13, 2025, 6:30 pm
Kanye West to convert to Judaism ‘to avoid accusations of antisemitism’
The rapper, known for hateful outbursts, plans to convert so he can bait Jews without consequences
By Meg Illah
A child dressed as a citrus tree, a strong symbol of Israeli and Zionist identity. Tel-Aviv, 1928. Photo Credit - Joseph Schweig, KKL-JNF Photo Archive
March 13, 2025, 3:10 pm
Vintage Purim! 1920s festival costume photos unveiled
Newly released images showcase celebrations from a century ago
By Michelle Rosenberg
In Their Own Words at the Royal Court, Jonathan Freedland 2022
March 12, 2025, 7:35 pm
OPINION: Hiding our identity on Purim – and all year long
The notion of hiding our identity from others seems particularly pertinent this year, as nearly two thirds of British Jews said they feel less confident revealing their Jewishness in public
By JON BOYD
A rally in support of Israel in January 2024
March 11, 2025, 11:11 pm
OPINION: Purim’s lesson: Strength can and will outlast hate
Jewish life in Britain has not faltered, despite last 16 months being been the most difficult in recent memory for our community
By Keith Black
Coronation of Esther. Pic: National Library of Israel
March 11, 2025, 3:29 pm
17th-century Queen Esther scroll on show this Purim
National Library of Israel loans parchment to National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah, in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna
By Michelle Rosenberg
March 6, 2025, 1:23 pm
Raising a glass to Purim and beyond
Israeli winemaking thriving and evolving
By Tal Sunderland-Cohen
The Bibas family, father Yarden (left), Ariel (second from left), Shiri and baby Kfir (Courtesy)
February 27, 2025, 11:36 am
London mums launch ‘Batman for Bibas’ Purim campaign
Don a superhero cape to honour the Bibas family and support efforts to rebuild their home at Kibbutz Nir Oz
By Michelle Rosenberg
GIFT Taking Mishloach Manot to Care Homes on Purim
March 26, 2024, 10:57 am
GIFT’s Purim initiative spreads joy to care homes across London and Manchester
Social action charity packed more than 1,600 Mishloach Manot and raised £26,000 for families in need
By Michelle Rosenberg
Photo: Anastasia Zhenina
March 20, 2024, 6:41 pm
Purim means community, celebration and a touch of holy, whisky-infused inebriation
Scotch or Bourbon? Japanese or Israeli? Our definitive guide will help you choose your libation with aplomb
By Tal Sunderland-Cohen
March 20, 2024, 6:22 pm
We left north London to run a farm but we still live an observant Jewish life
New book interweaves the Jewish calendar with the rhythm of the farming year
By Gillian Freedman
Dressing up is a rite of passage at Purim
March 5, 2023, 5:11 pm
Leap of Faith: Purim
Purim fun wasn’t always a thing in Liberal Judaism  
By Rabbi Danny Rich
Rabbi goes viral with Lizzo parody tribute
March 3, 2023, 1:33 am
American rabbi takes Lizzo song viral
Inspired by the Grammy award winner's support of Jews, an LA minister makes her hit 'Juice' a hit of her own
By Brigit Grant
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