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Struggles at school ‘inspired me to go on and be better’ Jack Whitehall tells Jewish education fundraiser

The comedian was in conversation with producer and director Gabe Turner in a fundraising event for Gateways

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January 8, 2026 12:57

Gabe Turner and Jack Whitehall at a fundraiser for Gateways (Photo: Gaby Ekaireb)

Fear is cracking in Tehran as Trump’s global pressure meets street revolts

Iran’s internal drama unfolds against a backdrop of American action that is both unusually visible and deliberately unsettling

3 min read

January 8, 2026 12:10

Lebanon

Lebanese Army claims to have disarmed Hezbollah in ‘effective and tangible way’

Israel has said Beirut’s efforts are ‘encouraging’ but ‘far from sufficient’

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January 8, 2026 12:06

Lebanese soldiers standing atop a military vehicle in Alma al-Shaab, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, on November 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

Sydney terror attack

Jewish leaders condemn Australian newspapers for Bondi cartoon featuring ‘anti-Semitic tropes’

‘The cartoon could have been published in Der Stürmer,” said the Zionist Federation of Australia

1 min read

January 8, 2026 11:30

The cartoon, which is named "Grass roots" (Image: X/ Alex Ryvchin)

Spain

Spanish national newspaper apologises for saying Maduro judge ‘fair despite being Jewish’

El País was accused of ‘disgusting antisemitism’ for suggesting that Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s religious affiliation could affect his rulings

1 min read

January 8, 2026 11:11

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (C) and his wife Cilia Flores are escorted to a court appearance in Manhattan, New York City on January 6, 2025 (YouTube/InsideEdition)

Sidrah

The ambiguous identity of Moses: this week’s parashah, Shemot

“When Moses grew up he went out to his people and witnessed their burdens. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people” Exodus 2:11

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January 8, 2026 11:09

Moses slays the Egyptian taskmaster by James Tissot, late 19th century (Wikimedia Commons)

Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivor’s memorial bench destroyed in Manchester in ‘despicable act of Jew-hatred’

Chaim Ferster, who dedicated his life to educating young people about the horrors of the Shoah, was honoured with the special bench in 2019, two years after he died

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January 8, 2026 11:04

The vandalised bench dedicated to Chaim Ferster (North West Friends of Israel)

Calendar

Shabbat times from January 9 to January 16

Shabbat times for the week ahead

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January 8, 2026 10:47

Shabbat times from January 9 to January 16

Ceasefire

US prepared to start Phase Two of Gaza ceasefire before Hamas disarms and returns final hostage

The terror group has refused to lay down its weapons and still holds the remains of police sergeant Ran Gvili three months after it was meant to release them

2 min read

January 8, 2026 10:37

US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

the JC blind date

The JC Blind Date: ‘I was surprised she was wearing trousers’

Hopeful singletons Gaby and Jonathan had dinner at Delicatessen, in north London. The food was kosher but was anything else?

2 min read

January 8, 2026 10:19

The JC Blind Date: ‘I was surprised she was wearing trousers’

Hostages

Hamas and Red Cross restart search for final hostage Ran Gvili

The terror group was meant to return Ran’s remains three months ago, but claims they are buried under rubble in Gaza

1 min read

January 8, 2026 10:12

Rob Reiner

Celebrity attorney for Nick Reiner pulls out of murder case

Alan Jackson removed himself from the case on Wednesday, with Nick Reiner still to enter a plea for the charge of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele

1 min read

January 8, 2026 09:12