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Shylock, Jewface and the long history of the ‘Jewish’ nose

Non-Jewish actors playing Jewish roles need to be sensitive to what they are taking on

4 min read

August 25, 2023 11:39

Shylock, Jewface and the long history of the ‘Jewish’ nose

Dad’s birthday? It rather ballooned

A 90th celebrated with a lavish kiddush at Adeni synagogue in Stamford Hill - and two non-Jewish in-laws in tow. What could go wrong?

3 min read

August 25, 2023 11:31

Israel-diaspora relations

We have a religious duty to speak out against extremism in Israel

For the sake of our young, we should not remain silent when Jewish values are at stake

3 min read

August 25, 2023 11:27

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich during a discussion and a vote at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on August 16, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Germany

German airport staff ask rabbi to remove kippah, against official policy

Chabad Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal was asked to remove his skullcap by staff at Brandenburg airport

1 min read

August 25, 2023 10:54

German airport staff ask rabbi to remove kippah, against official policy

Fashion

How do you master wearing a blouse in the autumn months?

The name conjures primness but in A/W23 these garments are having a real moment

1 min read

August 25, 2023 10:48

How do you master wearing a blouse in the autumn months?

Jewish Comedy

Sophie Zucker: ‘You don't have to always cast me as the loud Jewish girl’

The Jewish comedian talks about playing Jewish characters and who's allowed to do Jewface

4 min read

August 25, 2023 10:46

Sophie Zucker: ‘You don't have to always cast me as the loud Jewish girl’

Beauty

How do people with glasses master make-up?

As a kid I got the ‘four eyes’ taunt, but funky frames and cool make-up mean I’m now happy in the specs squad

2 min read

August 25, 2023 10:25

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 26: Ali Wong attends the 2023 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Ki Tetzei

“When a man has taken a bride, he shall not go out with the army or be assigned to it for any purpose; he shall be exempt one year for the sake of his household, to give happiness to the woman he has married” Deuteronomy 24:5

1 min read

August 25, 2023 10:19

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.

Germany

German. Soldier. Jew review - Why on earth do Jews join the German army?

Absorbing investigation into a fascinating topic - even if its 30 minutes running time means it is short on penetrating psychological analysis

2 min read

August 25, 2023 10:17

2KG36D7 Hanover, Germany. 21st Nov, 2022. Michael Furst, Chairman of the Hanover Jewish Community, delivers a speech during an event for the ordination of rabbis by the Rabbinical Seminary of Berlin in the synagogue of the Hanover Jewish Community. Five rabbis and one Baal Tefilla, a prayer leader, are to receive their ceremonial ordination. According to the Office of the Federal President, this is the first Orthodox rabbinic ordination in Lower Saxony since the end of World War II. Credit: Michael Matthey/dpa/Alamy Live News

Calendar

Shabbat times from August 25 to September 1

Shabbat times for the week

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August 25, 2023 10:14

Two lit shabbat candles in silver candlesticks

Books

This Bird Has Flown review: An entertaining romance from a rock music world pro

Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs’ debut never fails to entertain even if her understanding of Britain seems solely shaped by Jilly Cooper and Richard Curtis

1 min read

August 25, 2023 10:06