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Progressive Judaism

After six years Cardiff Reform finds a rabbi

The only Progressive congregation in Wales has not had a permanent rabbi since before the pandemic

1 min read

April 10, 2025 11:46

Bound for Wales: Rabbi Martina Loreggian (photo: Zoe Norfolk/Leo Baeck College)

Israel

Israeli Air Force set to sack reservists who signed letter calling for fresh hostage deal

More than 1,000 ‘air personnel in reserves and retirement’ signed the petition calling on the government to prioritise the return of Hamas’ captives, even if it means an end to the Gaza War

2 min read

April 10, 2025 11:22

A letter signed by a group of 1,000 current and former Israeli Air Force reservists has called on the government to secure the return of the remaining hostages, even if it means ending the war in Gaza (Image: Flash90)

Hostages

Former hostage Liri Albag condemns online abuse following Netanyahu criticism

Liri Albag, who endured 15 months in Hamas captivity, said that pro-Netanyahu commenters ‘reminded her of the terrorists’ that held her in Gaza after being subjected to a torrent of hateful posts

2 min read

April 10, 2025 11:17

Former hostage Liri Albag speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza (Image: Flash90)

Pesach

Timely questions from a new Haggadah

The Louis Jacobs Haggadah ranges from scholarly analysis to personal history with a cross-denominational commentary

4 min read

April 10, 2025 10:18

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Tzav

“Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, and it was slaughtered. Moses took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right ear-lobe, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.” Leviticus 8:22-23

1 min read

April 10, 2025 10:14

Smoke rises from a burnt offering (Phillip Medhurst Collection of Bible Illustrations/Wikimedia Commons)

Calendar

Shabbat and Pesach times from April 11 to April 18

Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the week

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April 10, 2025 10:13

Shabbat and Pesach times from April 11 to April 18

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 552: Details emerge of Hamas’ de-proscription bid

Plus, freed hostage Liri Albag on the hate she received in Israel after criticising Netanyahu

4 min read

April 10, 2025 09:32

Hamas has employed a London-based law firm to try and get itself removed from the UK's list of proscribed terrorist groups (Image: X)

Obituary

Stef Wertheimer, Israeli business mogul and advocate for Arab-Jewish peace, dies at 98

Wertheimer was one of Israel’s wealthiest citizens

2 min read

April 10, 2025 09:06

Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer in his office at Iscar Metalworking in this recent but undated file photo in the Teffen industrial zone in Israel's Western Galilee (Image: Getty)

Matzah

Rabbi who found ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti on matzah box says he will order more than ever this year

The Chabad branch in south London has been receiving boxes of matzah and distributing them to 250 families for five years

1 min read

April 9, 2025 18:12

Matzah box delivered to Chabad Greenwich & Docklands with the words 'Free Palestine' and 'Gaza' (Credit: EJA)

Hamas

British law firm working for Hamas leader launches bid to de-proscribe the terror group

Lawyers acting on behalf of senior Hamas figure argue that the terror group poses ‘no threat to Brits’

3 min read

April 9, 2025 18:08

Riverway Law has changed its name to Riverway to Sea following its bid to have Hamas removed from the UK's list of banned terror groups (Pictured: Riverway's Farhad Ansair (centre); Image: X)

Colombia

Colombian government appoints director of religious affairs accused of being ‘fake rabbi’ who ‘bought title online’

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre also accuses Richard Gamboa Ben-Eleazar of calling Zionists ‘Nazis’

2 min read

April 9, 2025 17:53

Richard Gamboa Ben-Eleazar and his 'ordination certificate' from the Esoteric Theological Seminary (Images: Facebook / LinkedIn)

Universities

Speaker at KCL student union society event ranted about ‘scared’ Jews with ‘a lot of money’ and defended child marriage

Abutorab Islam suggested a nine-year-old girl was ‘mature’ enough to consummate a marriage and said Brits have ‘no right’ to talk about age of consent

5 min read

April 9, 2025 17:29

Second-year King’s College London medical student Abutorab Islam told students that Jews were “scared” and “had a lot of money,” and described martyrdom in battle as a “great reward” for Muslims (Photo: Muslim Reconnect YouTube)

Antisemitism on campus

Two US universities have funding frozen over alleged civil rights violations

The move comes after other institutions received similar suspensions in connection with an Education Department investigation into campus antisemitism

1 min read

April 9, 2025 17:29