Dr Jonathan Boyd

The Institute for Jewish Policy Research is leading the new Europe-wide NERON initiative to strengthen research on antisemitism and contemporary Jewish life.

June 29, 2026, 7:03 pm

Joined up research across Europe means better policies in the battle against hate

European Commission-backed network will connect researchers, policymakers and Jewish communities to strengthen evidence-based responses to antisemitism

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

Moses on Mount Sinai, c. 1895. By Jean-Léon Gérôme

May 21, 2026, 11:28 am

Sinai, solidarity and conscience

The dual inheritance of solidarity and conscience has long sat at the heart of Jewish identity. But right now, it is creating tensions that feel particularly acute.

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

March 26, 2026, 9:12 am

Four questions for Pesach this year

This Pesach, the most pressing four questions may not be in the Haggadah. But the means to engage with the issues we are genuinely asking ourselves about are on every single page.

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

An antisemitism protest march in November. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News

February 25, 2026, 11:08 am

To remember and to blot out: Purim’s lesson for Jewish life after 7 October

Exploring Purim’s central paradox can guide Jewish leaders to balance the fight against antisemitism with the pressing need to invest in Jewish life

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

January 23, 2026, 3:31 pm

How climate action can strengthen our community

Taking environmental responsibility seriously has the potential to strengthen Jewish identity, participation and long-term communal resilience

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

A young Jewish boy sits on his fathers shoulders waving a British Union flag.

December 31, 2025, 1:57 pm

Beyond permanent crisis: Rebalancing Jewish communal priorities in a time of threat

Antisemitism and Israel must remain central concerns, but a community organised only around crisis risks losing strategic capacity needed to sustain Jewish life in the long term

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

Candles lit in memory of murdered Israeli embassy staff Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgram outside the Israeli Embassy in London.
Photo Credit: Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA)

October 3, 2025, 6:06 pm

OPINION: Israel just become even more important to many Jews

When extreme anti-Israel ideas become normalised in parts of government and society, they give cover and legitimacy to extreme acts, writes Jonathan Boyd

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

10th August. UK Chief Rabbi EPHRAIM MIRVIS and Israel supporters, including family members of hostages, march in the Strand to Downing Street demanding that all Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are released. Credit: Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News

September 19, 2025, 12:56 pm

OPINION: This New Year, Jews are judging – and being judged by others

Recent JPR polling shows how British Jews are reacting to the situation in Israel - and how a significant number have been directly blamed for Israeli government policies

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

August 27, 2025, 8:00 am

OPINION: There’s no one silver bullet to securing a Jewish future

The desire to find ‘the answer’ to Jewish identity is understandable but the real solution lies in an ecosystem of activities, writes Jon Boyd

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

July 4, 2025, 10:44 am

OPINION: In uncertain times, reliable data about Jewish lives is crucial

Dr Jonathan Boyd says Jewish opinions must be measured through credible research, and urges UK Jews to take part

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

The Western Wall in Jerusalem, filled with Jewish pilgrims

May 30, 2025, 4:29 pm

OPINION: Auschwitz or Sinai? A thought for Shavuot

Being Jewish comes with a fundamental moral imperative, writes Dr. Jon Boyd

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

March 20, 2025, 12:51 pm

OPINION: Ex-pat Israelis are rejuvenating Jewish Diaspora

Six percent of Israelis live abroad, but it doesn't take many Israelis to arrive in a country with a small Jewish population for their presence to be felt

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

Migration 101: Landing in Israel after making aliyah

January 16, 2025, 4:15 pm

OPINION: The data is clear: there is no ‘Jewish exodus’ from the UK

'Jews are leaving the UK due to antisemitism' some reporters say. But the data shows for every two British Jews making aliyah, three Israelis are moving in the opposite direction

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

Most recently, donations to the Community Security Trust rose from £7.8m for calendar year 2022, to £10m

December 13, 2024, 11:13 am

OPINION: The unseen economic impact of current events on Jewish life

As British Jews rally to support Israel and global emergencies, local welfare and community services face funding shortfalls amid shifting charitable priorities

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

September 2, 2024, 10:21 pm

OPINION: Israel is the summer ‘classroom’ of the Jewish people

'The past year will affect what we learn in the future for Israel experience programmes, writes Dr Jonathan Boyd

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

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