Holding on - and pulling away - from Israel Since October 7, 2023, British Jewish life has been reshaped in ways that are still unfolding. The shock of the attacks on Israeli citizens, the subsequent war in Gaza and the global reaction to it ha...

As Israel prepares to mark its Memorial and Independence Days, what does it mean to British Jews today?

In his latest op-ed for The @jewishnews.bsky.social, @omrigal.bsky.social explores how #BritishJews are navigating their relationship with #Israel.

www.jpr.org.uk/insights/hol...

Whose Passover is it anyway?

And don't forget our annual 'Whose Passover is it Anyway?' family quiz, with ten new questions to read along the #Haggadah:

www.jpr.org.uk/insights/who...

From all of us at JPR,
Chag sameach!
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A night to remember a different narrative If there is one idea that defines Jewish life, it is memory. Not abstractly, but insistently - something we are told to do, again and again, and that has become a major part of our Jewish identities. ...

@omrigal.bsky.social highlights Pesach's instructions to remember a different narrative: www.jpr.org.uk/insights/nig...

Four questions for Pesach this year This year, many Jews will arrive at the seder table carrying a contradictory mixture of emotions: grief and gratitude, solidarity and alienation, pride and shame, fear and defiance. For some, Jewishne...

It is traditional to ask questions during the seder, but we figured - why stop at just the standard four?

Dr Jonathan Boyd suggests four other questions worth discussing around the seder table this year: www.jpr.org.uk/insights/fou...

Tonight, amid differences in beliefs, practices, backgrounds, and circumstances, Jews worldwide will gather around Pesach seder tables to celebrate our transformation from slaves into a Peoplehood.

In the UK, 84% of #BritishJews attended a seder in 2025: www.jpr.org.uk/reports/nigh...

84% of British Jews attend Pesach seder as tradition unites community JPR data shows Passover remains one of the most widely observed and unifying rituals in UK Jewish life

JPR data shows Passover remains one of the most widely observed and unifying rituals in UK Jewish life

Whose Passover is it anyway?

This coming Wednesday, Jews worldwide will attend seder night - the main tradition of Pesach (Passover). That's why we have produced our '𝗪𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆' 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘇 for you to download, print and bring to the seder table:

www.jpr.org.uk/insights/who...

Chag sameach from JPR!

Masks and noisemakers: The celebration of Purim among Jews in the UK

Yet the patterns beneath prompt important questions about how Purim might serve as a key moment in the Jewish calendar for engaging those on the fringes of community life and at particularly formative life stages.

Download our latest report on Purim: www.jpr.org.uk/reports/mask...

Have a safe one.

Purim is here. A festival of masks, paradoxes and noisy joy, marking the story of how Persian Jews thwarted the evil Haman’s plot to annihilate them. A tale that takes a real form in current events.

Compared with other key festivals, Purim is among the least widely observed by British Jews...

JPR Executive Director Dr Jonathan Boyd explores how #Purim can guide us to balance the fight against #antisemitism with the pressing need to invest in #Jewishlife after #October7 in his latest op-ed for @jewishnews.bsky.social

Jews: Surprisingly Normal • Words • Kings Place A Jewish Book Week discussion that ignores the heroes, artists and thinkers who have made history as famous Jews, and turns instead to the everyday lives that make up the vast majority of the culture.

𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹
𝗦𝘂𝗻, 𝟴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺
Dr Keith Kahn-Harris (JPR, ‘Everyday Jews’) joins Professor Gavin Schaffer (‘An Unorthodox History’) and Karen E. H. Skinazi (Hebrew Union College) for a conversation.
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...

Hoping to see you there!

Diaspora Jews: A Shifting Landscape • Words • Kings Place How has the Jewish diaspora changed in recent years? Daniel Schwammenthal, Jewish Chronicle editor and former AJC Transatlantic Institute director, will be joined by leading voices from across the wor...

𝗗𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗔 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲
𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝗽𝗺
A panel discussion featuring Daniel Schwammenthal (The Jewish Chronicle), Sarah Hurwitz (‘As a Jew’), Toby Axelrod (JTA) and Dr Jonathan Boyd (JPR).
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...

You are invited to two upcoming #JewishBookWeek 2026 events featuring JPR researchers: Dr @keithkahnharris.bsky.social and Dr Jonathan Boyd will share the latest data on Jewish life, and how it has changed over the past couple of years.

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Beyond permanent crisis: Rebalancing Jewish communal priorities in Europe Everything feels urgent right now. Across the UK, Europe, and indeed, the world, Jewish communities have been living since 7 October 2023 in a state of near-permanent alert: following events in Israel...

In his latest op-ed for @jewishnews.bsky.social, Dr Jonathan Boyd asks: Can we move beyond “permanent crisis” in 2026, and create space for long-term vision, growth and resilience?

Read the insight here: www.jpr.org.uk/insights/bey...

Shabbat shalom from JPR!

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For the first time, support for Labour and Conservatives combined drops below 60% among Jews in the UK, as Green and Reform UK climb.

Thank you @theguardian.com, @jewishnews.bsky.social, @jewishchron.bsky.social, @relmedcentre.bsky.social for sharing our research and insights.

The end of two-party politics? Emerging changes in the political preferences of British Jews

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Last summer, JPR reported that British Jews are more prone to vote for one of the two large parties than the general UK population. Our latest report suggests this gap is closing fast.

www.jpr.org.uk/reports/end-...

Currently - The Split - BBC Sounds A Jewish journalist explores his community’s relationship with Israel.

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BBC Radio 4 dives into the relationship between #Jews in the UK and Israel, and how the #October7massacre impacted what #BritishJews feel about #Zionism, the war and more.

With JPR's Dr Jonathan Boyd.

Now available on @bbcsounds.bsky.social:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The writing was on the wall, and in the data Two weeks ago, on the eve of Rosh Hashana – the Jewish New Year – I spoke to one of the senior teams at the European Commission involved in combating antisemitism across Europe. We were mainly discuss...

The wider atmosphere surrounding Jews has been febrile for at least two years now, with one in three British Jews reporting feeling unsafe as Jews in the UK today, compared to 9% before October 7.

Read Dr Jonathan Boyd's insight: www.jpr.org.uk/insights/wri...

Shabbat shalom from JPR 😞

Our most recent report, based on a survey of over 4,800 British Jews in Jun/Jul 2025, shows that more British Jews think antisemitism is a “very big” problem in the UK than ever previously measured.

Download the full report: www.jpr.org.uk/reports/two-...

We are shocked by the attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Yom Kippur, and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the two victims, Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, as well as the injured.

Shocked, but not surprised.

The judgements we face this Rosh Hashanah In Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashanah is less New Year’s Day than Judgement Day. For practising Jews, it’s a time for introspection, accountability and renewal – a moment to stand before God and ask to b...

We begin this year in a notably different place from where we were two years ago, according to our recent data. JPR work is designed to help #policymakers and community leaders understand more accurately how #JewishLife is changing, every year.

www.jpr.org.uk/insights/jud...

The Season of our Joy: The celebration of Succot among UK Jews and how it compares to other Jewish High Holydays

Last year, we shared our analysis of those who observe #RoshHashanah and fast on #YomKippur; this year, our report looks for the first time at how many #BritishJews celebrate #Succot, based on the responses of over 4,800 members of the JPR Research Panel.

Download the report: shorturl.at/INR7Y

The #JewishNewYear starts this evening, with its opening holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, both days focused on reflection and introspection, and Succot to follow. To you, your families and your friends:

#ShanaTova – a happy, healthy and hopefully, a peaceful new year - from JPR.

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Jewish children in Jewish schools in the UK today

Read insights by Dr Jonathan Boyd and Dr David Graham: www.jpr.org.uk/insights

And don’t forget to download our infographic factsheet: www.jpr.org.uk/reports/jewi...

Have an enjoyable, interesting and safe school year!

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What works: The impact of Jewish programmes and experiences on Jewish identity outcomes in the UK

As the new #schoolyear begins, we emphasise that Jewish identity develops through a long-term and dynamic process. Understanding how different experiences interact with one another is the key.

Download the full report, commissioned by @thejlc.org: www.jpr.org.uk/reports/what...

#MakingHeadlines
The desire to find a 'silver bullet' experience that will forge #JewishIdentity is an understandable ambition. However, as our new landmark study reveals, it is the cumulative effects of multiple experiences working together as part of a larger ecosystem that genuinely matter.

If you haven’t completed our 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆, this would be a good time to pause, have YOUR say, and make your opinions count: survey.jprpanel.org.uk/wix/2/p25928...

With only 7 days left to respond, don't wait. Your voice matters to us!

Are you Jewish, 16+ and living in the UK?

Complete our Jews in Uncertain Times Survey and make your opinions count when policymakers plan for the future of our community:

survey.jprpanel.org.uk/wix/2/p25928...

20 minutes to impact the next 20 years.

Are you Jewish, over 16 and living in the UK?

Make your opinion count and help fight antisemitism and foster British Jewish life:

survey.jprpanel.org.uk/wix/2/p25928...