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Simon Rocker

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Simon Rocker

    Never has the Jewish prayer for rain felt more appropriate - The Jewish Chronicle (opens the original)

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    The prayer for rain, which we will be reciting at the weekend, is one of the most sombre moments in the liturgy. The ark is opened and the chazan will have donned the white kittel associated with the High Holy Days. But there has always been something incongruous about saying it at this time of year. Often the skies would be leaden outside and sometimes a heavenly downpour drumming on the windows would remind us of its superfluousness. Even more than the sweet fragrance of the etrog, for me the

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Simon Rocker

    Regulator releases first findings into Orthodox charities in £22 million cashed cheques inquiry - The Jewish Chronicle (opens the original)

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    The Charity Commission has concluded investigations into four of the strictly Orthodox charities that are subject of a wider inquiry into £22 million of cashed cheques. In April last year, the regulator announced it had opened a statutory inquiry after an HMRC visit to a company in Hackney with which 105 charities had cashed cheques between December 2021 and March 2023. It named ten charities as part of its initial investigation in May, added another 10 in September and a further 12 in December.

  3. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Simon Rocker

    Phil Rosenberg to stand for second term as Board of Deputies president - The Jewish Chronicle (opens the original)

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    Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg has confirmed he will seek re-election for a second three-year term in May. The PR consultant was believed to be the youngest leader in the organisation’s history when he was elected two years ago at the age of 38. Rosenberg informed deputies of his decision to stand at Sunday’s plenary meeting and also made his first public comments on an emerging debate over whether the presidency should in future be paid. He told deputies that the position had become

  4. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Simon Rocker

    Israel sanctions could threaten British security, shadow foreign secretary warns - The Jewish Chronicle (opens the original)

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    The shadow foreign secretary, Tom Tugendhat, has warned that plans to sanction Israel over West Bank settlements could put British security at risk, making it harder to prevent terror attacks. The government is expected to announce measures as early as this week, prompted by Israeli moves to go ahead with the so-called E1 settlement bloc on the West Bank that critics fear would thwart the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state. But Tugendhat, a security minister in the last Conservative admi

  5. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Simon Rocker

    The new Torah commentary that highlights links with the Qur’an - The Jewish Chronicle (opens the original)

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    A decade ago, Rick Sopher, a prominent member of London’s S & P Sephardi Community whose family originated in Iraq, was learning Arabic. He was finding the books his tutor asked him to translate less than engrossing so one day he suggested something from his own shelf: a Chumash. As he started with the opening verses of Bereshit, immediately he was struck by similarities between the Hebrew and Arabic. That sense of relationship has led to his latest project: the publication of a commentary on th

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