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Stef Wertheimer, Israeli business mogul and advocate for Arab-Jewish peace, dies at 98

Wertheimer was one of Israel’s wealthiest citizens

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April 10, 2025 08:06

Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer in his office at Iscar Metalworking in this recent but undated file photo in the Teffen industrial zone in Israel's Western Galilee (Image: Getty)

Parashah of the week: Tzav

“Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, and it was slaughtered. Moses took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right ear-lobe, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.” Leviticus 8:22-23

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April 10, 2025 09:14

Smoke rises from a burnt offering (Phillip Medhurst Collection of Bible Illustrations/Wikimedia Commons)

Calendar

Shabbat and Pesach times from April 11 to April 18

Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the week

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April 10, 2025 09:13

Shabbat and Pesach times from April 11 to April 18

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 552: Details emerge of Hamas’ de-proscription bid

Plus, freed hostage Liri Albag on the hate she received in Israel after criticising Netanyahu

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April 10, 2025 08:32

Hamas has employed a London-based law firm to try and get itself removed from the UK's list of proscribed terrorist groups (Image: X)

Pesach

Timely questions from a new Haggadah

The Louis Jacobs Haggadah ranges from scholarly analysis to personal history with a cross-denominational commentary

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April 10, 2025 09:18

Bayis Sheli

The home from home where the kids – and the staff – thrive

Daniel Ben-David visits a unique residence in north London

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April 8, 2025 15:21

Staff at Bayis Sheli. Director of care Micki Herzog is second from right (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

Pesach

My DIY Passover for three school mums

I didn’t grow up with a Seder tradition so I have created my own – with a little help from my friends

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April 9, 2025 10:31

October 7

‘I can’t discuss Israel with my anti-Zionist kids – it’s pointless.’

Meet the Jewish parents whose families have split since October 7

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April 9, 2025 16:08

A Jewish Voice for Peace protest against Israel (Getty)

Hostages

Former hostage Liri Albag condemns online abuse following Netanyahu criticism

Liri Albag, who endured 15 months in Hamas captivity, said that pro-Netanyahu commenters ‘reminded her of the terrorists’ that held her in Gaza after being subjected to a torrent of hateful posts

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April 10, 2025 10:17

Israel

Israeli Air Force set to sack reservists who signed letter calling for fresh hostage deal

More than 1,000 ‘air personnel in reserves and retirement’ signed the petition calling on the government to prioritise the return of Hamas’ captives, even if it means an end to the Gaza War

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April 10, 2025 10:22

A letter signed by a group of 1,000 current and former Israeli Air Force reservists has called on the government to secure the return of the remaining hostages, even if it means ending the war in Gaza (Image: Flash90)

It’s no use using facts to fight antisemitism

The narrative of Jew-hate is irrational – the way to counter it is to promote an alternative story about us

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April 9, 2025 15:25

Where UK Jews agree – and disagree – after October 7

Attachment to Israel has grown but a significant minority has misgivings about the war

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April 10, 2025 11:31

A protestor wearing a flag of Israel marches against anti-Semitism in London (Getty Images)

Jewish books

The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz review: ‘they played for their lives’

This thoroughly researched book explains why a place in the death camp’s only women’s orchestra was sought after, and the moral dilemmas that came with it

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April 10, 2025 10:51

Anne Sebba's new book and images of some of the orchestra members

Immigration

US to screen visa applicants for antisemitic social media posts

‘There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world’s terrorist sympathisers’ stated the US Department of Homeland Security

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April 10, 2025 11:20

The Department of Homeland Security, headed by Kirsti Noem, is set to begin screening visa applicants' social media activity for historical antisemitism (Image: US DHS)

US Politics

Mike Huckabee confirmed as US ambassador to Israel

The former Arkansas governor has been hailed among Republicans for his vocal support of the Jewish state but critics have raised concern about his previous comments regarding the West Bank

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April 10, 2025 10:50

Mike Huckabee has been confirmed by the Senate as Washington's new ambassador to Israel (Image: Getty)

We are a family – and there is far more that unites us than divides us

The tragedy of October 7 and the ordeal of the hostages has brought the UK Jewish community together in grief, but also in determination

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April 10, 2025 11:38

Yarden Bibas being reunited with his sister, Ofri, and father, Eli (Photo: X)

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