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Aliyah

‘I love the weather, the beaches and the sense of community. But I miss the book shops’

Daniel Ben-David and Gaby Wine speak to people who have made aliyah since October 7

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October 6, 2025 14:46

Cynthia Lyons, her daughter, Alexia Goldstein, and granddaughter, Mitzi

Calendar

Shabbat times from October 17 to October 24

Shabbat times for the week ahead

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October 16, 2025 09:00

Shabbat times from October 17 to October 24

Jewish thought

What is the right pronoun to use for God?

Synagogues are continuing to search for the most appropriate, gender-neutral language

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October 17, 2025 09:00

What is the right pronoun to use for God?

Simchat Torah

In the dance of Simchat Torah we can find our unity as a people

On this festival we must set aside our differences and join in the circle of celebration of the Torah

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October 12, 2025 10:10

Dancing with the Sefer Torah on Simchat Torah in Netanya, 2010 (Getty Images)

Sidrah

Parashat of the week: Bereshit

“The Lord looked favourably on Abel and his offering but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favour” Genesis 4:5

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October 16, 2025 10:00

Cain and Abel by Titian (Wikimedia Commons)

The Trump-Netanyahu deal: A tenuous respite or durable peace?

Any cease-fire without dismantling Hamas will merely be a pause in violence. The terror regime’s destruction, though, could bring the vision of a US-Israel-Sunni alliance within reach

3 min read

October 12, 2025 08:36

US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Image: Getty)

Steve Witkoff

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ‘confirm Israel’s compliance’ with phase one of Trump peace deal in Gaza visit

The US special envoys travelled to Gaza on Saturday, and also visited Hostages Square in Tel Aviv

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October 12, 2025 09:40

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (in black baseball cap) during a visit to the Gaza Strip with IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (Photo: IDF)

Nova massacre

‘Pillar of Nova survivors community’ Roei Shalev dies by suicide

The Nova survivor has died aged 30

2 min read

October 12, 2025 10:10

Roei Shalev pictured with his girlfriend Mapal Adam (Photo: JNS)

Forget the rumours, this is the real deal behind Trump’s peace plan

While the Israeli air raid on Hamas leaders in Doha failed in its aim of assassinating them, it was brilliantly successful in a more important respect: ending the war

5 min read

October 12, 2025 12:33

Trump greets Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Thousands turn out for London Palestine march despite ceasefire agreement

Some demonstrators were heard calling for ‘death to the IDF’ and ‘intifada, revolution’

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October 12, 2025 12:01

Anti-Israel demonstrators pictured at the PSC march, which took place despite Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire (Photo: Getty)

Donald Trump

Israel rolls out the red carpet ahead of Trump visit

The US president will arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday morning

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October 12, 2025 12:38

Donald Trump delivers remarks during a welcome ceremony upon arrival at Ben-Gurion International Airport on May 22, 2017 (Photo: Getty)

Film

Jewish Hollywood heavyweights ‘embracing the challenge’ of producing next James Bond film

Amy Pascal produced ‘Skyfall’ while David Heyman produced all eight Harry Potter films

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October 12, 2025 13:20

Amy Pascal and David Heyman pictured in 2025 (Photo: Getty)

Ceasefire

Hamas ‘reasserts military dominance over Gaza Strip’ hours after agreeing to ceasefire

The terror group has reportedly been quick to punish suspected collaborators ahead of the first phase of the peace deal

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October 12, 2025 14:54

Members of the internal security forces loyal to Hamas are deployed in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as displaced people return to Gaza City (Photo: Getty)

Trump should take Netanyahu to Sharm el-Sheikh on Air Force One – for the future of the Middle East

The Israeli Prime Minister must stand alongside the US President at the summit in Egypt – not as a spectator but as a partner in shaping the post-war regional order

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October 12, 2025 16:10