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Singing in Jewish life and celebrations

Stephen Melzack is a Jewish musician who works with pupils in all kinds of schools. We asked him how music can help RE, starting with one of his most popular songs: ‘Two Candles Burn’, about Shabbat.

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Jewish Interfaith RE

As the RE subject leader (and Year 2 teacher) at Akiva, a progressive Jewish primary school in Finchley, London, I am committed to finding interesting ways to enhance the curriculum and raise the profile of RE across...

Opinion
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Talking to children about what is most important

Professor Robert Winston gave the keynote speech at the Board of Deputies of British Jews’ first Teaching Judaism conference, run in conjunction with the Catholic Education Service. RE teacher Adina Bernstein went...

Editorial
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Sing your own song

Everybody sang. The original musical instrument is the human voice.