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Parashah of the week: Naso

“But to the Kohathites he did not give any; since theirs was the service of the [most] sacred objects, they carried it by shoulder” Numbers 7:9

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June 2, 2023 09:19

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.

Shabbat times December 24 to 31

Shabbat times for the week

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December 23, 2021 10:09

Yom Kippur War

Yom Kippur War 50th anniversary: Sir Martin Gilbert's time in the Golan Heights, in his own words

The late historian rented a car and when war broke out, he volunteered to drive wherever it was needed

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September 15, 2023 16:58

Yom Kippur War 50th anniversary: Sir Martin Gilbert's time in the Golan Heights, in his own words

Critics of this act of communal myopia will not be silenced

Supporters of the proposed Holocaust memorial and ‘learning centre’ opposite the Houses of Parliament have been trying to stop those who oppose the plans from speaking out

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July 28, 2022 12:39

Critics of this act of communal myopia will not be silenced

The first attack on Biden’s Iran deal will come from the US Congress

There are midterm elections in November and the Republicans look set to win in a landslide - an Iran deal would be another albatross around the Democrats’ necks

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August 26, 2022 14:00

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 07: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during a discussion at the Media Summit of the Americas at the ASU California Center on June 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The event coincides with the Ninth Summit of the Americas as leaders from North, Central and South America travel to Los Angeles for the summit to discuss issues such as trade and migration. The United States is hosting the summit for the first time since 1994, when it took place in Miami. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Checkmate! Why I conceded to JC editor in our Israel debate

The only sensible response to someone coming up with an idea that challenges a settled, considered position you hold is to rethink it, not to get angry or try and change the subject

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September 14, 2023 14:38

Checkmate! Why I conceded to JC editor in our Israel debate

Money Maven

Money Maven: Inheritance tax planning time

If you wish to protect your family from the taxman, then our personal finance expert has some advice

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March 2, 2023 17:20

Money Maven: Inheritance tax planning time

Israel

Israeli teens arrested over Jerusalem Christian cemetery vandalism

Two Jewish teenagers were arrested on suspicion of damaging the Jerusalem graveyard

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January 10, 2023 09:34

Hosam Naoum, archbishop and caretaker of the Protestant cemetery, inspects vandalised graves on Mount Zion outside Jerusalem's Old City on January 4, 2023. - Church authorities said the damage was discovered in the morning, while security camera footage from January 1 showed two men or boys vandalising the site while wearing Jewish attire. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

“You shall be holy, for I, Hashem, Your God, am holy. Every person shall fear their mother and father” Leviticus 19:2-3

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April 27, 2023 11:30

Parashah of the week: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

Israel Hamas war 2023

You can’t blame British Jews for being “incensed” by Hamas violence, says Jon Sopel

The Jewish journalist shared his horror at the attacks in Israel

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October 13, 2023 10:15

You can’t blame British Jews for being “incensed” by Hamas violence, says Jon Sopel

World Jewish Relief stands by for ‘worst case’ Ukraine scenario

NGO warns that war with Russia could be 'catastrophic' for Jewish communities

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February 18, 2022 18:16

TOPSHOT - A local resident of the Ukrainian-controlled village of Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk region, walks among debris after the shelling by Russia-Backed separatists on February 18, 2022. - Eastern Ukraine was experiencing new shelling on February 18, 2022, the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists accusing each other of using heavy weapons, an upsurge in violence that feeds fears of Russian invasion. (Photo by Aleksey Filippov / AFP) (Photo by ALEKSEY FILIPPOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Lebanon agreement talks take shine off politicos’ holidays

Timing of election should have afforded them a lengthy break but they got called in to study the new gas-field treaty

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October 13, 2022 11:56

Israeli sightseers climb the rock cliff as navy vessels patrol the Mediterranean waters off the coast of Rosh Hanikra, an area at the border between Israel and Lebanon (Ras al-Naqura), as indirect talks on maritime borders between the two countries, still technically at war, resume under UN and US auspices, on May 4, 2021. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

I want to see real change from NUS - not just a fig leaf to cover bad habits

Exclusive: Government minister Robert Halfon says that he never imagined that he would question whether student life welcomed Jews

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February 2, 2023 13:02

I want to see real change from NUS - not just a fig leaf to cover bad habits

My Christmas gift to the children: we're Jewish!

This year, it was time to sit them all down around our Christmas tree and break the big news

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December 29, 2022 14:45

Shabbat eve table.Woman hand lit Shabbath candles with uncovered challah bread and kippah.

London restaurant

London's Israeli food scene is growing this summer

If you like a Middle Eastern menu there's plenty to get excited about this month

2 min read

June 15, 2022 13:23

Antisemitism

Home Secretary and Jewish community leaders say lack of antisemitic hate crime arrests is 'unacceptable'

People wearing T-shirts making fun of Hillsborough victims have been prosecuted but protesters waving swastikas have not, it is pointed out at Suella Braverman-chaired summit

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June 22, 2023 16:24

Home Secretary and Jewish community leaders say lack of antisemitic hate crime arrests is 'unacceptable'

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