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Refugees

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Looking after the ‘stranger’ lies at the heart of the Torah

4 min read

February 1, 2024 15:13

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Biden

Biden ‘to order sanctions on settlers who attack Palestinians’

US President also reportedly considering plan to unilaterally recognise a Palestinian state

2 min read

February 1, 2024 15:11

Biden addresses the terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023 (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

sidrah

Parashah of the week: Yitro

“Moses’s father-in- law said to him: ‘The thing you are doing is not right; you will surely wear yourself out and these people as well” Exodus 18:17-18

1 min read

February 1, 2024 15:01

Calendar

Shabbat times from February 2 to February 9

Shabbat times for the week

1 min read

February 1, 2024 15:00

Two lit shabbat candles in silver candlesticks

Schools

No smoke bombs at Purim please, Orthodox school warns

Menorah Grammar in London says refundable deposits could be taken from students warned over behaviour last year

1 min read

February 1, 2024 14:54

No smoke bombs at Purim please, Orthodox school warns

Our House

Podcast review: Our House: Stories of the Holocaust

What happens when Berliners trace the history of their homes?

2 min read

February 1, 2024 14:37

One of the Berlin residents who took part ion the project

Israeli food

Carmel chef Josh Katz to open second restaurant in Fitzrovia

Katz, brother Paul and Mattia Bianchi will be opening Carmel in Fitzrovia next month

1 min read

February 1, 2024 14:30

breast cancer Jewish women

I am a BRCA carrier … I had to decide whether to have surgery

I didn’t think I’d be affected by the genetic mutation that makes many Jews prone to certain forms of cancer. But I was wrong

5 min read

February 1, 2024 14:12

Do you have BRCA in your DNA? (Photo: Getty Images)

Theatre

Theatre review: Plaza Suite: ‘A perfectly-formed play and Sarah-Jessica Parker is a revelation.’

Ticket prices are high but for fans of Neil Simon this is an unmissable revival

1 min read

February 1, 2024 14:07

Theatre review: Plaza Suite: ‘A perfectly-formed play and Sarah-Jessica Parker is a revelation.’

Film

Film review: The Zone of Interest: ‘Hopefully it will win Oscars’

Capturing the ordinariness of atrocity

1 min read

February 1, 2024 13:39

Christian Friedel in The Zone of Interest

turning 60

I’m turning 60 … is it time for a new profession?

With a husband who’s no good at DIY, Claire Calman’s considering a radical shift in direction

3 min read

February 1, 2024 13:37

I’m turning 60 … is it time for a new profession?

giles coren

Would you eat Giles Coren’s lokshen pudding?

In his latest bid to cook his way back to Jewishness, Giles Coren attempts the classic Ashkenazi afters. It’s basically a rice pudding made with spaghetti, right?

6 min read

February 1, 2024 13:32