Vivian Wineman

March 18, 2026, 1:39 pm

Disability is not a niche issue: our new commission will focus on communal response

The new Board of Deputies Commission on Disability Inclusion will seek to draw on the insights of families, practitioners, educators, academics, rabbis and communal leaders

By Vivian Wineman

February 17, 2026, 6:16 pm

Orthodox Judaism continues to grapple with the roles of women and LGBT people

Movement forward has been incremental, yet still noticeable

By Vivian Wineman

Isaac Herzog meets Keir Starmer at Downing Street

September 30, 2025, 10:14 am

OPINION: Should we be grateful that Israel claims to have our backs?

President Herzog's empty words ring hollow for British Jewry

By Vivian Wineman

Charedim. (Photo by Kish Kim / Sipa USA)

July 7, 2025, 2:09 pm

OPINION: Haredi Judaism’s rise was the comeback no one saw coming

Once expected to vanish after the Holocaust, Orthodox Judaism is now growing rapidly and reshaping Jewish life worldwide

By Vivian Wineman

March 25, 2025, 1:21 pm

OPINION: Deadly legacy of asbestos and the leaders who looked away

The asbestos crisis isn’t history, it’s ongoing and fuelled by decades of corporate silence and political indifference

By Vivian Wineman

IDF Nahal Brigade soldiers on their regular service

May 17, 2024, 4:38 pm

OPINION: Israel’s army: unity, controversy and change

The modern Israeli state faces mounting political and ethical challenges regarding national defence and the enlistment of those who serve, writes a former president of the Board of Deputies.

By Vivian Wineman

Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra appeared on stage alongside Rabbi Josh Levy at a Humanity Not Hatred vigil

November 18, 2023, 11:34 am

OPINION: British Jews and Muslims need good leadership now more than ever

The conflict has sparked communal tensions in the UK. To overcome it we require calm and respect on all sides, writes former Board of Deputies president Vivian Wineman.

By Vivian Wineman

Sir Ben Helfgott receives his knighthood from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire

June 22, 2023, 11:20 am

OPINION: Dear Ben never gave way to bitterness or hate or lost his zest for life

Former Board of Deputies president Vivian Wineman reflects on his friendship with Ben Helfgott and the legacy the iconic educator and community leader has left behind.

By Vivian Wineman

May 2, 2023, 11:15 am

OPINION: Wikimedia – the case for protecting an online global phenomenon

Vivian Wineman reflects on the possible effects of the Online Safety Bill on Wikipedia, the largest gathering of information in human history

By Vivian Wineman

Marie van der Zyl congratulates King Charles ahead of his coronation
credit © IJP Event Photos 2023

March 23, 2023, 1:12 pm

OPINION: The loyal address to the new King

As Jews and citizens of this free and democratic country, we should be proud to take our place at the impressive and moving ceremony, writes Vivan Wineman

By Vivian Wineman

Settlers setting the Palestinian town of Huwara on fire, February 26 2023. Courtesy: Twitter.

March 6, 2023, 12:23 pm

OPINION: What is a government’s purpose if not to protect ALL its citizens?’

How is a government that allows police to use tear gas to suppress peaceful demonstrators in Tel Aviv unable to stop a violent mob attacking innocent Palestinians, asks former Board of Deputies president Vivian Wineman

By Vivian Wineman

February 6, 2023, 1:26 pm

OPINION: What was not said during Daniel’s appointment was significant

As a Charedi Jew becomes Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, how lucky we are that he is judged on merit, writes Vivian Wineman.

By Vivian Wineman

Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, 81, with Chief Rabbi Mirvis and Rabbi Joseph Dweck
((C) Blake Ezra Photography)

January 5, 2023, 12:16 pm

OPINION: The civilised tolerance of my dear old friend Rabbi Levy will be sadly missed

Former President of the Board of Deputies Vivian Wineman reflects on the passing of a community giant and personal friend who represented the very best of Sephardi values.

By Vivian Wineman

IDF soldiers run towards potential situation in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 2022

December 16, 2022, 1:19 pm

OPINION: Equality before the law in the West Bank is shockingly absent

Former Board of Deputies president Vivian Wineman reflects on the two-tier court system he witnessed during a recent visit to Area C in the disputed territories.

By Vivian Wineman

February 9, 2022, 12:17 pm

OPINION: The dark secret of Nachsholim resort

Former Board president Vivian Wineman looks at a new film about bodies buried in an Israeli coastal town

By Vivian Wineman

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