Search

Showing 17585 - 17600 of 115958

Technology

Why I’m doing a full-on Yom Kippur phone fast

I am temporarily quitting my devices habit to prove I can

2 min read

September 22, 2023 08:30

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 04: An Apple iPhone 14 is displayed at an Apple Store on August 04, 2023 in Berkeley, California. Shares of Apple stock fell on Friday morning after the tech giant reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday with revenue of $81.8 billion compared to an expected $81.69 billion. Revenues have declined for the third consecutive year. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Germany

Nearly one-fifth of Germans think Jews want to 'take advantage' of the Holocaust

A new study of 2,000 people shows extreme right-wing views on the rise

1 min read

September 21, 2023 22:07

COTTBUS, GERMANY - JULY 13: Supporters waviong flags during the inaugural AfD election rally in Brandenburg state elections on July 13, 2019 in Cottbus, Germany. Both Brandenburg and the neighboring state of Saxony will hold state elections on September 1. The AfD has a viable chance of emerging as the strongest party in both elections. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

Telemarketers review: Office friends spill the beans on tele-crimes

Story of how sales company had a deliberate policy to hiring drug addicts, school dropouts and felons in the knowledge they would see picking up the phone as a means of survival

1 min read

September 21, 2023 16:49

Telemarketers review: Office friends spill the beans on tele-crimes

Books

The Maniac review: Huge ideas spread too thin

There are lively moments but this fictionalised account of 20th-century polymath John von Neumann will disappoint many readers

2 min read

September 21, 2023 16:44

FF8X90 JOHN von NEUMANN (1903-1957)./nThe American (Hungarian-born) mathematician, right, with J. Robert Oppenheimer at the 1952 dedication ceremony for the computer built at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, of which Neumann was director.

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Ha'azinu

“Make My teaching drop like rain, my sayings should flow like dew” Deuteronomy 32:2

1 min read

September 21, 2023 16:27

A torah (Hebrew scripture) reading. The "yod" - a hand-shaped silver pointer - is used by the reader to mark his or her place in the text.

Vegan

Meet the vegan instagram chef marking Yom Kippur on BBC's Celebration Kitchen

Ben Rebuck, a shulgoing, self-taught chef is making waves online

3 min read

September 21, 2023 16:27

Meet the vegan instagram chef marking Yom Kippur on BBC's Celebration Kitchen

calendar

Shabbat and Yom Kippur times from September 22 to September 29

Shabbat and fast times for the week ahead

1 min read

September 21, 2023 16:23

Two lit shabbat candles in silver candlesticks

Theatre

The White Factory review: An important addition to the Shoah canon

Dmitry Ghlukhovsky’s new play investigates how good people can be corrupted under relatively little pressure

2 min read

September 21, 2023 16:06

The White Factory review: An important addition to the Shoah canon

Hebrew

The beauty of Hebrew over three millennia of Jewish civilisation

Scribe and calligrapher Izzy Pludwinski has collated texts from the last 3,000 years to demonstrate the alphabet's artistry and mystical power

6 min read

September 21, 2023 15:59

The beauty of Hebrew over three millennia of Jewish civilisation

Germany

Jewish life ‘flourishes’ in Munich, 85 years after Kristallnacht

Shoah survivor Charlotte Knobloch said that, contrary to the world's expectations, 'the heart of European Jewry beats in Bavaria today'

2 min read

September 21, 2023 15:56

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 19: Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Jewish Community Munich and Upper Bavaria, (L) and Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the President of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) and exiled former Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia, speaks the opening of the new European CER headquarters on September 19, 2023 in Munich, Germany. The Conference of European Rabbis is the umbrella organisation representing hundreds of mainstream Orthodox Jewish communities across Europe. (Photo by Leonhard Simon/Getty Images)

Showbiz

The 'cool Jew' is back and Brits are leading the way

This summer we saw the beginning of the return of the handsome Jewish leading man.

3 min read

September 21, 2023 15:15

TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 08: Actor Jonah Hauer-King of 'The Song of Names' attends The IMDb Studio Presented By Intuit QuickBooks at Toronto 2019 at Bisha Hotel & Residences on September 08, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)

First World War

Medals awarded to First World War Jewish flying icon to go under hammer

Distinguished Captain Solomon Clifford Joseph was responsible for 13 aerial victories over the Western Front

1 min read

September 21, 2023 15:05

Medals awarded to First World War Jewish flying icon to go under hammer

Vegetarian recipe

Recipe: Zucca Barucca Disfatta - 'Blessed' Pumpkin Mash

A super-comforting dish traditionally eaten by some Italian Jews to break the Yom Kippur fast

September 21, 2023 15:00

Cook time: 30 miinutes

Recipe: Zucca Barucca Disfatta - 'Blessed' Pumpkin Mash

Archbishop Welby has let Islamists use him to burnish their public image

'It's good to talk' is a wrong-headed mantra. Sometimes it's very bad to talk

3 min read

September 21, 2023 14:52

Interview The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, about people being able to identify with the Queen losing her husband Prince Philip, as people have lost loved ones during Coronavirus pandemic (BBC News 10pm Bulletin - 16/04/2021 - AEXZ288W)

Netflix

Jewish actor Dan Levy joins final season of Netflix hit Sex Education

Levy, known for co-writing and starring in Shitt's Creek, plays professor in new season

1 min read

September 21, 2023 14:32

Jewish actor Dan Levy joins final season of Netflix hit Sex Education

Yom Kippur War

Yom Kippur War 50 years on: How two IDF veterans coped on the front line

The pair were among tens of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed into battle when Egypt and Syria launched their surprise invasion in 1973

7 min read

September 21, 2023 13:43

Yom Kippur War 50 years on: How two IDF veterans coped on the front line

1...1099 1100 1101...7248