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Wombs to rent: ‘We were scared to tell our surrogate she couldn’t eat pork’

As surrogate births continue to rise, Jewish couples who have taken this path share the many moral and religious dilemmas they have had to face

15 min read

May 22, 2025 16:40

Growing their family: Alexandra and Zach French with their newborn surrogate daughter

Israeli Politics

Israeli Supreme Court rules firing of Shin Bet chief unlawful

The attempt to dismiss Ronen Bar led to a months-long political spat at the highest levels of Israeli government

3 min read

May 22, 2025 16:37

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully in firing Shin Bet director Ronern Bar (Pictured: senior justice Yitzak Amit; Image: Flash90)

Golders Green

Man arrested over suspected double mezuzah attack in Golders Green

A 33-year-old has been released on bail pending further enquiries into suspected ‘racially-motivated criminal damage’

1 min read

May 22, 2025 16:27

A man has been arrested an bailed after a video emerged of a mezuzah being hacked from a door frame in Golder's Green (Image: Getty)

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu sets Trump Gaza plan as condition for ending the war

The Israeli PM called the proposal, which would see Gaza’s population relocated to third countries, ‘correct and revolutionary’

1 min read

May 22, 2025 15:30

Benjamin Netanyahu has seemingly set the implementation of President Trump's plan for Gaza's future as a pre-condition for ending the war in the Strip (Image: Getty)

I’m in the Cotswolds on the trail of a bunch of Jewish detectives

Filming a television series, Maureen delves into the wonderful world of Yiddish crime fiction

4 min read

May 22, 2025 15:03

Maureen Lipman is diving into the world of Jewish detectives on a trip to the Cotswalds (Image: Getty)

Shavuot

The surprisingly ancient history of cheesecake

Michael Leventhal explains how our Shavuot favourite goes back centuries

3 min read

May 22, 2025 15:03

The surprisingly ancient history of cheesecake

Kanye West

Kanye West announces he’s ‘done with antisemitism’ after releasing ‘Heil Hitler’ song

The rapper, who has previously identified as a ‘Nazi’, may have been responding to the shooting of two Jewish diplomats in Washington DC last night

1 min read

May 22, 2025 14:28

Kanye West has claimed he is 'done with antisemitism' just weeks after releasing his new single, titled Heil Hitler (Image: Getty)

The killings of Yaron and Sarah are what ‘globalise the intifada’ really means

All over the world violent antisemitism is being tolerated and encouraged

3 min read

May 22, 2025 14:03

A man draped in the Israeli flag, bearing a cross and the name "Jesus" at its center, gestures as Metropolitan Police officers secure the area outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead in Washington, DC, in the early hours of May 22, 2025. Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday, May 21, outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine," authorities said, with US officials and Israeli diplomats expressing shock and outrage over the killings. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Cheesecake

Bourbon biscuit cheesecake for Shavuot

The classic cookie gets to join in the Shavuot fun

May 22, 2025 13:53

Washington DC

Washington shooting suspect’s alleged manifesto said killing was ‘only sane thing to do’

A letter posted online in the suspects name appears to explain his motives ‘against the genocidal state’

1 min read

May 22, 2025 13:41

Elias Rodriguez is detained at the scene following the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC (Image: X/@MrAndyNgo)

Cheesecake

White chocolate strawberry cheesecake bars

Fruity, zingy and creamy – these cheesecake bars hit all the right notes

May 22, 2025 13:41

Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Family

Unlike Michelle Obama, I won’t need therapy when my kids leave home

Less washing, less noise and fewer shoes in the hall. When my chicks (big loud birds) fly the nest, I shall endeavour to see it as the start of a stress-free life

4 min read

May 22, 2025 13:38

Scary milestone: Michelle Obama (right) recently discussed the impact of empty nest syndrome on her wellbeing

Gratitude

More than just a glass of water

A brief guide to counting your blessings

1 min read

May 22, 2025 13:15

Kosher chef

Why this kosher chef is reaching for the stars

London-based Ory Abrahams is on a mission to take London’s culinary kashrut scene up a notch or three

4 min read

May 22, 2025 13:01

Why this kosher chef is reaching for the stars

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Behar-Bechukkotai

“Then shall the land be paid be paid her sabbaths, as long as it lies desolate and your are in your enemies’ land: even then shall the land rest and repay her Sabbaths” Leviticus 26:34

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May 22, 2025 12:39

'The land shall have her rest' - palm grove in the Negev (photo: Getty Images)

Calendar

Shabbat times from May 23 to May 30

Shabbat times for the week

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May 22, 2025 12:35

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