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Masorti Judaism

The making of a super-shul

A new book charts the rise of one of the UK’s biggest synagogues, New North London

4 min read

December 28, 2023 10:25

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg of the New North London Synagogue

Israel

Israel arrests 21 Palestinians in West Bank for funding Hamas terror group

The raids were conducted after Defence Minister Yoav Gallant designated five foreign exchange offices as terrorist organisations

1 min read

December 28, 2023 10:20

Israeli soldiers raid a foreign exchange office in the West Bank (Photo: IDF)

Showbiz

The stars who came out for Israel in 2023

Some celebrities stayed quiet – but others were proud to stand up for fellow Jews

2 min read

December 28, 2023 09:39

Pink: standing up for fellow Jews (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Jewish history

Hymn to history: the London shul that’s singing its story with the JC’s help

New West End Synagogue’s composer-in-residence Benjamin Till wrote a new work to celebrate the shul’s 144 year history

3 min read

December 28, 2023 09:11

Five members of the Mosaic singing group at the New West End shul, including composer in residence Benjamin Till (right). The group will be augmented by four extra singers for the Time concert

Golders Green

My pro-Israel views have left me fearing for my life, reveals MP Mike Freer

Following an arson attack on his office, the politician opens up about the abuse and intimidation that he faces daily

3 min read

December 27, 2023 18:37

Golders Green MP Mike Freer and the vandalism to his office (Photo: X/Twitter)

Israel-Hamas War 2023

Austrian business school set up by Estee Lauder heir severs ties with Harvard

The Lauder Business School announced it would be ‘forming new partnerships that are more closely aligned with our core values and standards’

1 min read

December 27, 2023 17:25

Ronald Lauder set up the Lauder Business School (Photo: Getty)

Antisemitism

Jewish men attacked by cyclist outside synagogue in Stamford Hill

CCTV footage shows a man knocking off several Charedi men’s hats

1 min read

December 27, 2023 16:56

Police are understood to be investigating the incidents (Photo: Shomrim/X)

Israel Hamas war 2023

IDF reservist who died fighting in Gaza auditioned to be Israel’s Eurovision entry

Shaul Greenglick, 26, performed on ‘Israel's Rising Star’

1 min read

December 27, 2023 15:46

Shaul Greenglick was killed in Gaza (Photo: Family issue/Israel Rising Star)

Kanye West

Kanye West asks for ‘forgiveness’ from the Jewish world after antisemitic comments

West’s frequent anti-Jewish tirades in interviews began with the ‘death con 3’ tweet

2 min read

December 27, 2023 15:00

Israel-Hamas War 2023

Anti-Israel protesters vandalise Democrat congressman’s office with paint

A doll set up in Ritchie Torres’ Bronx office to represent baby Jesus was covered in red paint

1 min read

December 27, 2023 12:19

The doll in question (l) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (r) (Photo: X/Twitter)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Vayechi

“Joseph died at the age of 110 years and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin” Genesis 50:26

1 min read

December 27, 2023 12:14

Judaism books

Negotiating the moral maze

Review: Pathways to their Hearts – Torah Perspectives on the Individual, Rabbi Nachum L. Rabinovitch, Maggid, £22.95

1 min read

December 27, 2023 12:06

Holocaust

‘Doctors Against Genocide’ cancels protest at US Holocaust Museum after uproar

The museum called the planned protest in Washington DC ‘deeply offensive’

1 min read

December 27, 2023 11:40

People visit the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC (Photo: Getty)

Iran

Iran accelerates production of near-weapons-grade uranium

UN watchdog IAEA reports that Iran has tripled its production of 60%-enriched uranium

2 min read

December 27, 2023 11:27

Fuel is loaded into Iran's first nuclear power station in 2010. The IAEA has recently reported that Iran is enriching uranium up to 60%. (Photo: Getty)

Israel

Israel to start scrutinising UN staff visas and could ban some officials from Jewish state

The move was announced by the Israeli Foreign Ministry

1 min read

December 27, 2023 10:58

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Photo: Getty)

Limmud 2023

Former US rabbi warns of burnout

Rabbi David Mason left Muswell Hill synagogue to work at a charity

1 min read

December 27, 2023 10:53

Rabbi David Mason at Limmud (Photo: Gaby Wine)

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