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Saudi Arabia

Only ‘handful of issues’ stopping Saudi-Israel peace deal says US Secretary of State

Anthony Blinken met with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman today

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March 21, 2024 15:43

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah on March 20, 2024. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel and the diaspora unity

Israelis go on a solidarity mission to the UK

A delegation of Israeli community leaders met their Anglo-Jewish counterparts

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March 21, 2024 15:13

A delegation of Israeli centre managers meeting members of the Brighton Jewish community at the BNJC while on a solidarity trip to the UK

Healthcare

Child with blood disorder ‘scared to wear kippah’ after being ‘forced out of bed’ by pro-Palestine nurses

Manchester hospital said it was investigating after boy ‘treated well’ when he was without a yarmulke

1 min read

March 21, 2024 14:40

The child, whose face has been obscured to conceal his identity, received medical treatment while lying on the floor of the hospital (Photo: Elliott Smus)

Canada

Ontario cinema pulls out of Jewish film festival over ‘safety concerns’

Jewish organistion ‘outraged’ over the Playhouse Cinema’s choice to revoke the use of its venue for the annual festival

2 min read

March 21, 2024 14:31

The Playhouse Cinema, an independent art house theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, sparked outrage on Tuesday for revoking the use of its venue for the upcoming Jewish Film Festival. (Photo: Playhouse Cinema via X)

Purim

Purim’s call for unity that Israel should take to heart

Israel’s rabbinate should make conversion easier for Russians and national service should be compulsory for all including the Charedi community

4 min read

March 21, 2024 13:55

Sarah Lightman's cover for the new Izzun Megillah, translated by Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet with commentary by Rabbi Jeremy Gordon. Available from izzunbooks.com

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Vayikra

“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you were leaving Egypt, how he happened upon you on the way and cut off all the stragglers at your rear, when you were faint and weary, and he did not fear God” Deuteronomy 25:17-18

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March 21, 2024 13:52

Calendar

Shabbat times from March 22 to March 29

Shabbat times for the week

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March 21, 2024 13:49

Two lit shabbat candles in silver candlesticks

Liberal Judaism

Liberal rabbi returns to West Country role

Three Counties Community welcomes back Gloucester-based Anna Gerrard

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March 21, 2024 13:43

Rabbi Anna Gerrard (front row, centre) with guests at the service to mark her return

Ramadan

Synagogues open their doors to host iftar meals

Alyth and Birmingham Progressive were two of the synagogues to hold break-fast meals during Ramadan

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March 21, 2024 13:36

Birmingham Progressive Synagogue hosted an interfaith iftar meal

The Netherlands

Israel’s dutch embassy firebombed after police warned of ‘serious threat’

No one was injured in the attack which took place this morning

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March 21, 2024 13:10

Black screens are errected around the building of the Israeli Embassy on Johan de Wittlaan due to a threat, in The Hague, on February 9, 2024. (Photo by Laurens van PUTTEN / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by LAURENS VAN PUTTEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

chicken recipe

Panko, poppy and sesame seed chicken schnitzel

A favourite food gets a crunchy makeover

March 21, 2024 12:00

Panko, poppy and sesame seed chicken schnitzel

Vegan

Heartwarming Hlelem soup

Comforting, warming and packed with healthy pulses

March 21, 2024 11:48

Cook time: 30-40 minutes

Dance

Celebrating the work of pioneering ‘powerhouse’ choreographer Bella Lewitzky

A sometimes overlooked icon of dance, the Jewish Californian is being recognised at the Royal Opera House

3 min read

March 21, 2024 11:12

Strength in depth: dancers perform in California Connections: Three Pioneering Women (Photo: Jimmy Parratt)

Books

Review: Shylock’s Venice – An unimprovable book

A rigorous trawl through Venetian archives yields a work that begs for a lavish film adaptation

3 min read

March 21, 2024 10:44

Back to the wall: Venice Ghetto (Photo: Felix Pope)

Shema for hostages

Millions across the globe to recite Shema today for hostages

Families of hostages in Gaza will be speaking and praying at the Kotel

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March 21, 2024 10:11

Millions of people will join in prayer this afternoon for the release of the 134 hostages still held in Gaza (Photo: E Jacobs Photography)

Israeli Politics

‘Woke’ London is the most antisemitic capital city in Europe says Israel’s diaspora minister

Amichai Chikli also called on the UK to prevent radicalisation in mosques and schools

3 min read

March 21, 2024 09:41

Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at a Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ?????? ???? ?????? ??????? ????? ????? ?? ??????

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