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Theodotus Inscription, City of David, 1st century CE, indicating the existence of a synagogue at that site previous to 70 CE (Creative Commons: Andrey Zeigarnik)
July 1, 2026, 11:21 am
Why Israel must stop introducing itself through victimhood
Israel is not merely a refuge born from a European catastrophe. It is the homeland of an ancient people whose history, language and civilisation are rooted in that story
By Shimon Cohen
Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies
June 1, 2026, 12:35 pm
Paying the president risks creating two captains at the Board of Deputies
The Board already has a six-figure CEO. Blurring governance and management could weaken accountability rather than strengthen leadership
By Shimon Cohen
Kosher meat
November 28, 2025, 11:11 am
Keeping kosher alive: the year shechita held the line
Behind every kosher meal lies a campaign few ever see
By Shimon Cohen
Michael Gove (then Communities Secretary) visiting Beis Ruchel d'Satmar along with Shimon Cohen (centre) in 2022
September 16, 2025, 4:16 pm
OPINION: Condemning successful Jewish schools is itself a fundamentalist act
Shimon Cohen argues that while the state school system is in deep crisis, an anti-faith lobby group has sought to condemn flourishing faith schools
By Shimon Cohen
British Jews
July 18, 2025, 10:34 am
OPINION: The problem isn’t just antisemitism, it’s how we respond to it
Shimon Cohen urges Anglo-Jewry to respond to antisemitism with pride, not just protest, in wake of BoD report
By Shimon Cohen
Adolescence. Pic: Netflix
March 31, 2025, 11:28 am
OPINION: Lessons from the Jewish community, not just from Netflix
The Charedi community has a long-established model for adolescence that's ahead of the curve. Those behind the flawed Schools Bill should pay attention
By Shimon Cohen
Charedi community in Stamford Hill
February 3, 2025, 4:13 pm
OPINION: Jewish groups must end their war on yeshivas
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was meant to address real concerns about children missing from education; instead, it targets Charedim without justification
By Shimon Cohen
Shimon Cohen from Shechita UK addresses the EC conference
December 19, 2024, 10:36 am
OPINION: Is the RSPCA assuring abattoirs or advancing an anti-faith agenda?
The RSPCA’s obsessive focus on shechita smells of something more insidious than concern for animal welfare
By Shimon Cohen
Cancel culture has silenced free speech in this country.
December 12, 2024, 11:26 am
OPINION: Divided kingdom: what happened to free speech?
Once a bastion of debate, Britain now faces rising polarisation, stifled discourse and a dangerous culture of ideological conformity
By Shimon Cohen
Person holding smartphone (Credit: Tracy Le Blanc, Pexels)
October 21, 2024, 2:01 pm
OPINION: Tool of mass distraction – pupils benefit from less screen time, not more
We should advocate for backing stricter controls on smartphone use, writes PR consultant Shimon Cohen
By Shimon Cohen
Social media apps (Kon Karampelas/Unsplash)
December 21, 2023, 5:00 pm
OPINION: When it comes to free speech, our rights must be right
The right of expression has been magnified but our sense of responsibility lags far behind, warns the founder and chairman of the PR Office.
By Shimon Cohen
Stock photo of children outside a school.
December 15, 2023, 10:51 am
OPINION: The tense battleground of religion in schools is not a Jewish Issue
Having independent faith schools alongside state schools showcases the UK as a live-and-let-live model for students, writes Shimon Cohen.
By Shimon Cohen
British and Israeli flags waved in Trafalgar Square
November 16, 2023, 8:16 am
OPINION: Show leadership, strength, pride and wisdom… NOT dread
If those who plead victimhood would only look, they would see our community going about its regular life with self-confidence, writes Shimon Cohen.
By Shimon Cohen
Rally in Trafalgar Square, calling for the release of Israeli hostages taken into Gaza. © Tayfun Salci/ZUMA
November 6, 2023, 4:14 pm
OPINION: UK remains a resilient home for Jews in this relentless crisis
Chairman of The PR Office, writing in a personal capacity, says the right of British Jews to live in peace is being undermined
By Shimon Cohen
Stamford Hill
March 6, 2023, 4:35 pm
OPINION: Where is the tolerance for members of our own religion?
Why do we think we have the right to criticise those who have a different Jewish way of life to us just because we are also Jewish?, asks Shimon Cohen.
By Shimon Cohen
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