Chief Rabbi issues new guidance to mourners as lockdown continues BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER With synagogues closed and gatherings banned, mourners unable to say Kaddish can instead recite the Hazkarah, the Memorial Prayer for a departed person

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, May 1, 2020

94-year-old to follow in Captain Tom’s footsteps for World Jewish Relief BY MATHILDE FROT Robin Myers has so far raised £1,136 of her £2,000 target for the humanitarian charity, which she says works to ‘support the most deprived people worldwide’

Progressively Speaking: Captain Tom Moore and the lessons from selfless heroes BY RABBI DR ANDREW GOLDSTEIN   Shoah educators unveil theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 BY MATHILDE FROT

LISTEN HERE: The JN Podcast – Episode 1 Guests this week include Britain’s Ambassador to Israel Neil Wigan, the Daily Mail’s City Editor, Alex Brummer, and consultant cardiologist Dr Jonathan Behar

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Chief Rabbi issues new guidance to mourners as lockdown continues BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER With synagogues closed and gatherings banned, mourners unable to say Kaddish can instead recite the Hazkarah, the Memorial Prayer for a departed person

Coronavirus-related deaths rises to 361 among UK Jews BY MATHILDE FROT   Chief Rabbi: Flouting lockdown indefensible and disgraceful BY MATHILDE FROT

ANALYSIS JOE HYMAN OPINION: Dual-isolation of LGBT Jews during this pandemic Joe Hyman reflects on the ‘immense pain’ caused by this week’s sedra, which has been interpreted as condemning same-sex relations – and how it may impact LGBT Jews under lockdown

How unorthodox is ‘Unorthodox’? BY ANDREW GILBERT Does the hit Netflix show a faithful portrayal of the devout Satmar community? Andrew Gilbert digs deep to find out how accurate it really is.

New York police break up Chasidic funeral procession   Chasidic man must pay ex-wife £300K over ‘harassment’ for leaving community BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

ANALYSIS JACK MENDEL OPINION: Starmer must clear up Corbyn’s mess – and it needs action not words After two Labour MPs took part in a Zoom meeting with expelled activists, Jack Mendel says Keir Starmer must start translating strongly worded condemnation into concrete action

Dawn Butler says watchdog likely to find Labour ‘guilty of institutional racism’ BY MATHILDE FROT   Outrage after Labour MPs take part in meeting with expelled activists BY MATHILDE FROT   OPINION: Board of Deputies will never apologise for advocating for ALL Jews BY MARIE VAN DER ZYL

Rachel Riley, Damian Collins and CST urge tech giants to ‘deplatform’ David Icke BY MATHILDE FROT The Countdown star and Community Security Trust are among signatories of letter by the Center for Countering Digital Hate warning social media companies of ‘moral duty’ to act now

Tributes to South African anti-Apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who dies at 87 BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

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Letters to the editor: ‘Thanks for saving our lifeline’ BY JEWISH NEWS   Arts expert named new head of quarterly Jewish magazine BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   Schoolchildren to pose questions to survivors with new online learning project BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER   ‘Five-fold increase’ in burials taking place in Israel among UK Jews BY JACK MENDEL   ‘We wanted to give him the Jewish burial he deserved’ BY STEPHEN ORYSZCZUK   Sir Mick Davis: Israel’s leaders are ‘violating our values’   Supreme Court rules government guidance on local authority boycotts is illegal   Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher help donate cargo of PPE to NHS staff BY MATHILDE FROT

British Library archiving lockdown experiences, including passover preparation BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER ‘Covid Chronicles’ will be based of callers to BBC Radio 4 and will ‘document the national experience’ of the pandemic.

Graduates urge people to declutter wardrobe in support of NHS stuff BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

11 of the best Israeli spy shows to watch on Netflix! BY FRANCINE WOLFISZ From Munich, The Spy and Entebbe to Homeland, Fauda and Operation Finale, here’s a round-up of the most thrilling Mossad-inspired TV shows and films to watch right now…

Even in lockdown – the beat goes on!