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Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Bemidbar

“And the chieftan of the Simeonites was Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai” Numbers 2:12

1 min read

May 29, 2025 11:42

Israelites gathering manna in the wilderness, Nicolas Poussin, c 1637 (Wikimedia Commons)

dairy dessert

Lemon tiramisu

Switch things up this Shavuot with this zingy twist on the traditional creamy Italian dessert

May 29, 2025 12:49

charedim

‘I am a proud Jewish lesbian living in the heart of the strictly Orthodox community’

My new memoir details my struggle to be myself in the face of abuse and denial

6 min read

May 29, 2025 13:32

Progressive Judaism

Shavuot launch for new ‘Prophetic Judaism’ initiative

Voices for Prophetic Judaism will champion ‘justice, peace, equality, human rights, and the planet’

1 min read

May 29, 2025 13:38

Promoting the Prophets: Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah

Film

The Phoenician Scheme, review: ‘Wes Anderson’s latest absurd comedy’

It’s an enjoyable romp with a succession of big star cameos, but you leave unsure if your time was well spent

1 min read

May 29, 2025 14:08

Symmetrical shot: Benico del Toro and Mia Threapleton in a scene from director Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme

surrogacy

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 15:40

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

Israel

Hamas’ UK lawyer claims Israel ‘murders’ Palestinians ‘because they’re not Jewish’

Franck Magennis said he aims to ‘overthrow’ the Jewish State and ‘global capitalism’

2 min read

May 29, 2025 14:43

Franck Magennis, one of the lawyers representing Hamas in its attempt to shed its proscribed status in the UK, has claimed that Israel perpetrates the 'mass murder of Palestinian because they're not Jewish' (Image: YouTube/ElectronicIntifada)

Israel-diaspora relations

Board of Deputies ‘concerned’ at Israeli plan to tax NGOs

The proposed legislation has also been condemned by a group of UK rabbis

1 min read

May 29, 2025 14:18

Members of Breaking the Silence, which is opposed to Israel\s Occupation of the West Bank, in Hebron - one of the NGOs that could face the threat of a new tax

France

Dreyfus slated for posthumous promotion, 130 years after French treason scandal

The Jewish army captain, exiled from France under false charges, will be awarded the rank of brigadier general

2 min read

May 29, 2025 14:50

French Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus is tried for treason before a court-martial at Rennes. (Getty Images)

Shavuot

Creamy raspberry, white chocolate and pecan brioche bake

Double cream and white chocolate make this dairy delight a wonderful milky pudding to make today or freeze ahead

May 29, 2025 14:54

Cook time: 30-40 minutes (20-22 minutes)

Obituary

Jewish Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan dies aged 46

Actor and reality TV star who fought his own demons while helping others fight addiction

4 min read

January 22, 2025 19:01

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Paul Danan attends the "Once Upon A Time in London" world premiere at Troxy on April 15, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Jewish star Paul Danan’s cause of death revealed as ‘combination of drugs’

The former Hollyoaks actor was found unresponsive at his flat in Bristol on January 15 after friends raised the alarm

2 min read

May 29, 2025 15:11

Manchester

Manchester school told to improve its finances by Department for Education

Official notice reflects challenges faced by single academy trusts, Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary says

1 min read

May 29, 2025 15:30

Manchester school told to improve its finances by Department for Education

Cheesecake

Cohens Bakery's No-bake cheesecake

Sometimes simple is best.

May 29, 2025 13:00

Why the UK must demand Karim Khan’s resignation

With serious allegations against the ICC prosecutor, Britain must reject the flawed case against Israel and defend the integrity of international law

3 min read

May 29, 2025 15:57

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan (Image: Getty)

Settlers

UK condemns Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements

Minister Hamish Falconer described the action as ‘a deliberate obstacle’ to the two-state solution

2 min read

May 29, 2025 16:01

Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer. Credit: UK Parliament.

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