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Pro-Palestine protests yesterday shouldn’t have gone ahead, Home Secretary says

Shabana Mahmood also urged those planning to demonstrate at the weekend to reconsider as an ‘act of kindness’

3 min read

October 3, 2025 10:47

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (Photo: Getty)

Parashah of the week: Ha’azinu

“Moses came, together with Hosea son of Nun, and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people” Deuteronomy 32:44

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October 3, 2025 11:18

A new Torah scroll being completed in Berlin last year (Photo:Getty Images)

Christianity

New Archbishop of Canterbury condemns antisemitism in her first address

‘We are witnessing hatred that rises up through fractures across our communities’, said Dame Sarah Mullally

1 min read

October 3, 2025 11:31

The new Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally giving her first address at Canterbury Cathedral (Image: Getty)

Calendar

Shabbat and Yom Tov times from October 3 to October 10

Shabbat and Succot times for the coming week

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October 3, 2025 11:09

Shabbat and Yom Tov times from October 3 to October 10

Terrorism

Synagogue attacker named as Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent

A Prestwich neighbour of the killer told a reporter she recognised him from photographs

3 min read

October 2, 2025 20:24

The attacker as he was trying to get into the shul

CST

CST call for more police in Jewish areas after Manchester terror attack

Board President Phil Rosenberg asks Palestine protesters to ‘fall back’ in wake of Yom Kippur tragedy

5 min read

October 3, 2025 12:26

Emergency services at the scene at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation terorr attack in Manchester (Image: Getty)

Rosh Hashanah food

Rosh Hashanah spiced apple and caramelised granola cake with salted honey buttercream

Salted honey buttercream, tart Bramley apples and crunchy caramelised granola make this bake a winner

September 3, 2025 12:17

Cook time: 60-70 minutes

Cake

Rosh Hashanah honey, pistachio and rose loaf

Showstopping looks and gorgeous nutty notes – this honey-flavoured loaf cake makes a wonderful new year treat

September 4, 2025 09:11

Cook time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Reform UK

‘We have friends here’, Israel’s deputy ambassador tells Reform UK conference

Israeli hostage Evyatar David’s cousin addressed nearly 100 party members

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September 5, 2025 15:07

Israel's deputy ambassador Daniela Grudsky (centre) speaking alongside Evyatar David’s cousin Tamar Eshet (right) at Reform UK's conference in Birmingham.

Green Party

‘We still welcome Zionists’ say Jewish Greens despite outrage over deputy leader’s October 7 remarks

The group’s founder insists Zionists are welcome in the party despite Mothin Ali defending the right of ‘indigenous people to fight back’ on the day of the Hamas attacks in Israel

3 min read

September 5, 2025 14:19

New Green Party leader Zack Polanski (Image: Getty)

Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community

Called up to the Torah – at the age of 82!

Chrissie Hassall decided to have a bat mitzvah more than 50 years after converting to Judaism

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September 5, 2025 15:26

Chrissie Hassall (r) holding her bat mitzvah certificate, and Janet Berkman, chair of Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community (Photo: Progressive Judaism)

Board of Deputies

Board of Deputies calls on public to nominate sites for Jewish heritage plaques

The initiative saw its first plaque of many unveiled on Thursday at the former site of the Jews’ Temporary Shelter in Tower Hamlets

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September 5, 2025 15:52

Board of Deputies calls on public to nominate sites for Jewish heritage plaques

Metropolitan Police

Police tried to prevent pro-Jewish march outside BBC while allowing pro-Palestine protest

Sunday’s March Against Antisemitism will now pass the BBC’s Broadcasting House – after the organiser complained

1 min read

September 5, 2025 16:16

Pro-Jewish protesters outside the BBC's Broadcasting House in 2023 (Image: Getty)

Reform UK

We warned that the Gaza marches would incite hate – and we were right, says Reform deputy

Richard Tice said he would be visiting Israel later this month

4 min read

September 5, 2025 16:39

Deputy Leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, speaks during a press conference on September 1, 2025 (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Books

Operation Wrath of God review: ‘A reminder of the sad need for Mossad – then and now’

This fascinating account of Israeli counterterrorism is based on unique access to a huge cache of original documents

3 min read

September 5, 2025 17:17

Grieving: relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics receive their coffins at Ben Gurion Airport

Film

Honey Don’t! – Ethan Coen on his latest lesbian detective caper

The younger Coen brother says the second instalment in his lesbian genre film trilogy normalises sex – and sex toys

6 min read

September 5, 2025 18:26

Chris Evans stars as Drew Devlin in Ethan Coen’s Honey Don't! Credit: Karen Kuehn / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

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