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Concerns ongoing over proposed new Golders Green Mosque BY ADAM MOSES

Jewish residents in Golders Green are still outraged over the establishment of a mosque and Islamic centre in the heart of the community. The Board of Deputies hopes to foster ‘good relations’ between the Jewish and Muslim communities of Golders Green when the new Hussainiyat Al-Rasool Al-Adham Mosque and Islamic Centre opens. Dialogue between the two organisations has taken place and it seems progress has been made. Vice president Marie van der Zyl Marie has spoken to representatives from the community centre. “We have raised some of the concerns of local Jewish residents including parking and were pleased to hear about the proactive measures the Centre is suggesting. “We were heartened to hear about their commitment to opposing antisemitism and extremism. We, in turn, told them that we stand ﬁrmly opposed to anti-Muslim hatred from whichever quarter it comes. While there are legitimate concerns around planning that should be addressed, we deplore the uninformed and prejudiced comments about this application including from a small number of members of our own community. “We would encourage all to foster good relations and to be good neighbours.” Hussainiyat Al-Rasool AlAdham public relations manager Ahmad Alkazemi has welcomed news the Board of Deputies has reached out to its community to ascertain attitudes and views. “We look forward to playing our part in Golders Green’s diverse community and will always act as considerate neighbours and sincere friends towards the Jewish and other residents of this area,” he said. “With this in mind we would welcome dialogue with local residents about any concerns they have.” In terms of parking, Mr Alkazemi noted a campaign had begun to encourage community members to use public transport. Information about bus and tube routes had been circulated whilst incentives would be provided if public transport were utilised in preference to driving. He added, “We are asking the council to tighten local parking

restrictions so street parking is reserved for local residents for longer hours. We are seeking council permission to install bicycle racks as well.” Mr Alkazemi stated that the centre would not tolerate any form of hate speech on the premises. “We stand completely opposed to and will firmly address extremism, antisemitism and all forms of hatred, through education and bridge building,” he said. “We regard Jews and Christians alike as our friends. “We are grateful to the Board of Deputies and the many others in the Jewish community for their record in combating all forms of racism including antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred.” The Centre for Islamic Enlightening purchased the former Golders Green Hippodrome Grade 11-listed building on North End Rpad earlier this year for £5.25 million. A total of 5,676 people signed an online petition calling on Barnet Council to halt the proposal sale of the former BBC concert venue. The ePetition noted: ‘We want the relevant authorities at Barnet Council to investigate whether the establishment and operation of this Centre complies with planning regulations. We would like Barnet Council to consider extending parking restrictions in the surrounding residential streets. In the short term, Barnet Council should approach the management of the Centre and oblige them to make the necessary arrangements and changes in order to stop the deleterious impact on the lives of the local residents and their visitors.’ ePetitioners continued, ‘Please help us restore the charm, harmony and safety of our family neighbourhood by signing this petition. The recent establishment of a religious centre at the Hippodrome, North End Road, Golders Green has caused numerous and critical problems and inconvenience for our fellow residents and their visitors.’ Reasons given for the ePetition included: - an exponential increase in the amount of traffic well beyond the capacity of our street - a rise in air pollution - significant levels of increase in noise pollution: shouting, car

stereo music, and car horns used by frustrated and angry drivers at all hours of day and night - major congestion as a result of severe restriction to bilateral movement of vehicles along streets due to maximum number of cars being parked on both sides of roads - hindrance to the normal function of public transport - considerably reduced safety, and increased risk to the lives and health of local residents due to the inability of emergency services to reach the homes of residents - major inconvenience for the elderly and visitors to our homes. The ePetition concluded, ‘The situation has become utterly unbearable for the residents who can no longer reach or depart their homes and vicinity in a reasonable manner. Please sign the petition asking Barnet Council and all relevant authorities to act on this matter as soon as possible so as to oblige the management of the new religious centre to remedy the situation as soon as possible. The

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Council should also look into more stringent parking and planning restrictions to prevent any further deterioration of the quality of our lives and our safety.’ This ePetition ran from 04/10/2017 to 15/10/2017 and has now ﬁnished. Theatre architect Bertie Crewe built the 3,000-seat Hippodrome in 1913.

The site was converted into a BBC TV and radio studio and concert hall in 1969. Top artistes of the day including Danny La Rue and Marlene Dietrich performed live concerts. The Hippodrome, which was sold to El Shaddai International Christian Centre in 2007, hosted two Monty Python’s Flying Circus episodes of the ﬁrst series in 1969.

Arrest made after anti-Semitic graffiti found BY JW REPORTER A man has been arrested in connection with antisemitic graffiti daubed on a sign outside Etz Chaim Synagogue in Leeds. West Yorkshire Police stated that a male suspect had been detained on Monday. Police were called to the incident at the North Leeds synagogue in Alwoodley after a swastika symbol together with the word “kikes” was smeared on a front entrance sign to the shul last week. A CST staff member was allegedly subjected to antisemitic abuse outside the shul premises last Thursday. A police statement noted: “A man has been arrested in connection with antisemitic graffiti at the Etz Chaim Synagogue, in

Harrogate Road, which was reported on Wednesday last week, and a further hate crime at the same premises on Thursday last week where antisemitic remarks were made to a member of security staﬀ. “The man has been released under investigation and enquiries into both incidents are ongoing.” Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush condemned the double attack in Leeds. “We hope the West Yorkshire police investigation into these unpleasant incidents results in the perpetrator being identiﬁed, prosecuted and convicted,” he said. “No-one in our country should be subjected to repugnant racist abuse.” Leeds North MP Fabian Hamilton also condemned the incident. He said in a statement: “As

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Jewish representatives discuss Israel, anti-Semitism and Brexit with Sir Vince Cable BY ISAAC SHERMAN

In a wide-ranging meeting with the Leader of the LibDems, Sir Vince Cable, Jewish community representatives led by Board of Deputies Chief Executive Gillian Merron discussed issues including antisemitism, Israel and Brexit. Gillian acknowledged the actions of the party in expelling Baroness Tonge and preventing David Ward from standing in

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the election. Sir Vince said that he was committed to continuing to build relationships with the Jewish community and he would act immediately should any further problems arise. CST Director of Communications Mark Gardner briefed Sir Vince on antisemitism in the UK and abroad. Gillian said: “Having been briefed on the main areas of Jewish concern, it was welcome

to hear of the interest and support from Sir Vince. We look forward to continuing our ongoing relationship.” Sir Vince said: “I was pleased to discuss these serious issues aﬀecting the Jewish community and I will ensure that the Liberal Democrats remain strong friends of the community in Parliament and beyond.”

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An insight into the importance of the Balfour Declaration BY GEOFFREY ALDERMAN On 2 November 1917 the British war cabinet led by Prime Minister David Lloyd George authorised Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to issue a formal declaration of British support for the establishment, in Palestine, of “a national home for the Jewish people.” Two safeguards were added to this momentous announcement. In the ﬁrst, the war cabinet asserted that the establishment of such a home was to be achieved without prejudicing “the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.” In the second, the cabinet declared that the existence of this national home was not intended to limit in any way “the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.” The Balfour Declaration was addressed to Jews and spoke of “a national home for the Jewish people.” In referring to Jews as a “people” the Declaration acknowledged the reality of Jewish nationhood – which was why so many prominent, assimilated Jews (pre-eminently the then Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu) opposed it. The Jews – the Declaration proclaimed – were a people, and as such they were entitled to

“a national home.” This home was to be in Palestine. The Declaration did not side-step the diﬃculties that this geographical location was bound to pose. It spoke of the need to protect “the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.” This language – repeated in the Preamble to the Palestine Mandate (1922) - was also deliberate. The civil (for example, economic and cultural) and religious rights of these non-Jewish communities were to be protected, but not their political rights. A national home for persons of Jewish ethnicity was to be established in Palestine, and if by that establishment the political rights of existing non-Jewish communities in that land were to be prejudiced, then so be it. That’s what the Balfour Declaration said. What it meant was that persons who were Jewish by virtue of ethnicity had the right of settlement virtually anywhere in historic Palestine. This right derived, and derives, from the precise terms of the Palestine Mandate, as given to the United Kingdom by the League of Nations and carried forward by Article 80 of founding Charter of the League’s successor body, the United Nations Organisation. Article 6 of the Mandate obligated the mandatory power “to

facilitate Jewish immigration under suitable conditions and [to] … encourage… close settlement by Jews on the land, including State lands and waste lands not required for public purposes.” “The land” in this context referred to the land within the entire territory encompassed by the Mandate, and included - therefore – the West Bank in its totality, and even – in theory - the East Bank. But the British had second thoughts about Jewish settlement on the East Bank, subsequently renamed the Emirate of Transjordan. On the orders (1921) of Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill Jews were prohibited from settling within this Emirate, and even today it’s exceedingly diﬃcult (pursuant to a Jordanian law dating from 1954) even if technically not impossible for any ethnic Jew to acquire Jordanian citizenship. But as regards the West Bank, the right of ethnic Jews to establish and maintain communities throughout the land was lawfully exercised by Jewish people during the period 1922-1948. Its exercise was unlawfully suppressed by the government of Jordan, which occupied the West Bank from 1948 until 1967, when it fell under the control of the government of the State of Israel. Happily, this

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control has enabled the right to be exercised once more. It’s worth stressing that in promoting the settlement of Jews in Judea and Samaria, the Israeli authorities are acting in the capacity of administrator in succession to the British and not as occupier in succession to the Jordanians. It’s for this reason that the applicable regime is the Mandate as continued in accordance with Article 80 of the UN Charter, and not various provisions of the 4th Geneva Convention – a distinction that successive British governments, including the present one, have cynically ignored. In the run-up to the Balfour Declaration centenary a number of reasons have been wrongly advanced to explain why it was authorised. Its promulgation had nothing to do with currying favour with Russian Jews, American Jews or even British Jews (the overwhelming majority of whom were not then Zionists). Arthur Balfour was a Christian mystic, who saw his Declaration as an instrument through which biblical prophecy might be fulﬁlled. Lloyd George, who knew his Bible from ﬁrst page to last, took a similar view. The Arabs were not ‘double-crossed’ by the British, as Lawrence of Arabia was to argue

and as Arab apologists and their British cheer-leaders argue to this day. The partition of Ottoman Syria (within which the administration of Palestine had fallen under the Turks) was agreed by the British High Commissioner in Iraq, Sir Arnold Wilson, and the Emir Feisal, who had fought alongside Lawrence. On 3 March 1919 Feisal wrote to the eminent American-Jewish lawyer Felix Frankfurter, assuring him that in Palestine the Jews would be accorded “a most hearty welcome.” It’s tragic that this undertaking was honoured in its breach and not in its observance.

Geoﬀrey Alderman is Michael Gross Professor of Politics & Contemporary History at the University of Buckingham and the author of British Jewry Since Emancipation (2014)

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Anti-Semitism charity slams 2017 hate crime ﬁgures by CPS as ‘paltry’ BY ADAM MOSES

The Campaign Against Anti-Semitism has slammed the falling number of prosecutions for hate crime by the Crown Prosecution Service in the UK last year. CPS prosecuted a total of 14,480 hate crimes in 2016/17 of which only 21 against Jews were forthcoming. There were 20 prosecutions (2015/16) and 12 (2014/15). Records show Jewish organisations are still awaiting a year when the CPS prosecutes over two dozen hate crimes against Jews, a fact CAS labeled ‘paltry’. The charity notes that though the CPS states it is prosecuting hate crime “ferociously”, statistics provided are unacceptable against a backdrop of rising anti-Semitic crime. “So serious are the failures by the

CPS to take action that we have had to privately prosecute anti-Semites ourselves and challenge the CPS through judicial reviews, the first of which we won in March,” commented CAS director of investigations Stephen Silverman. “In the past two years hate crime against Jews has surged by 45% but charging has plummeted by 36%. “Last year only 1.9% of hate crime against Jews was prosecuted signalling to police forces that their effort in investigating hate crimes against Jews might be wasted and sending the strong message to antisemites that they need not fear the law. “It is no wonder that only 39% of British Jews feel confident that antisemitic hate crimes against them would be prosecuted.” Mr Silberman added, “The CPS must start to seriously address hate crime against Jews.

“If they are so proud of their record why do they refuse to break down their hate crime prosecutions in the same way as police forces to show how many antisemitism cases they received and how many they prosecuted?” Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush expressed concern over the falling number of prosecutions when evidence points to a rise in antisemitic and other hate crimes. “The CPS says that there are less referrals from the police and this needs to be investigated,” he explained. “If it is a question of police attitudes or resourcing this needs to be urgently addressed. “History shows us that where low-level abusive and discriminatory behaviours goes unchecked, much worse can follow. The government, CPS, police and

community groups must look at this to ensure that there is no place for hate in our country.” A statement from CAS noted that antisemitic crime broke all records in 2014 but rather than being met with the full force of the law, antisemites have been able to target the Jewish community with relative impunity. Antisemitic crime has surged by 45% in that period. CAS commented, ‘The failure to prosecute cases of antisemitism appears to be making police reluctant to put eﬀort into investigating antisemitism in certain cases because of fears that despite their work, the CPS may drop the case. ‘Despite the rapid rise in antisemitic hate crime, charging of antisemitic crime dropped by 36% between 2014 and 2016. ‘The message sent to antisemites and British Jews is chilling.

‘According to our 2017 polling only 39% of British Jews feel conﬁdent that anti-Semitic hate crimes against them would be prosecuted and 52% believe that the CPS is doing too little to ﬁght anti-Semitism. ‘Almost one in three British Jews considered leaving Britain due to anti-Semitism in the past two years.’ The Campaign Against antiSemitism enjoys support from a cross section of Jewish denominations in Britain. It exists to research, educate about and combat anti-Semitism.

Board of deputies condemn unions over pro-Palestinian march BY ISAAC SHERMAN The Board of Deputies has slammed Trade Union backing for a pro-Palestinian march in central London on the same weekend as the Balfour Declaration Centenary commemorations on Saturday, November 4. Synagogues will host celebrations of the 100th anniversary in a special Balfour Shabbat. The National Union of Teachers, Unison, GMB, Aslef and Unite The Union are displaying support for the Justice Now: Make It Right For Palestine demonstration. Board president Jonathan Arkush has lambasted the union movement decision to back the march.

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“If these groups had spent the last 100 years making the positive case for Palestine that we make for Israel there might now be two states living side by side and in peace,” he noted. “While they mope out in the cold, we’ll be celebrating the Balfour Centenary in upbeat events right across the country. They should reﬂect on this as they continue their doomed campaign of rejectionism and negativity.” The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Stop The War Coalition, Friends of Al Aqsa and Muslim Association Of Britain have organised the contentious rally. Literature for the march uses oﬃcial logos of the trade unions stating ‘For the past 100 years Palestinian rights have been disregarded. As we approach the centenary of the Balfour Declaration – on the 2nd November – which built the path for their dispossession, we are demanding justice and equal rights for Palestinians now.’ Speakers include anti-Zionists John Pilger, Tariq Ali and Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union. Historically, the 1917

Balfour Declaration enshrined the British Government’s support for a Jewish national home. Originally taking the form of a letter from British Foreign Minister Lord Balfour to honorary president of the Zionist Federation Lord Rothschild, the Declaration played an important role in Britain’s support for and creation of the State of Israel. To mark the Centenary of this landmark document, BICOM has produced a brieﬁng explaining the Declaration, outlining its historical context, its legal implications and why the Declaration continues to hold signiﬁcance 100 years later. Bicom key points: Zionism, the name given to the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, emerged in Europe at the end of 19th century and called for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel/Palestine. By 1917, when the Balfour Declaration was published, Zionism had cross-party support in Britain as well as government backing in France, America, and other countries, while the pending defeat of the Ottoman Empire – which had controlled that geographic area for the previous four hundred years – provided an opportunity for British politicians to translate their ideological support for Zionism into practice. In that period, the Zionist movement’s call

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for statehood was but one of many nationalist movements – such as the Arab, Turkish, Armenian, and Kurdish – which saw the collapse of empires as an opportunity to achieve self-determination. The Declaration neither signalled the start of a Jewish return to the Land of Israel/Palestine nor mass immigration to it. Jews had enjoyed a continuous presence in the area for centuries before the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple in 70 CE, and by the time of the Declaration, approximately 80,000-90,000 Jews already lived in Palestine without the assistance of any external power. Despite opposition among many locals to Jewish immigration, some Middle Eastern leaders welcomed Zionism. As Emir Faisal ibn Husain, leader of the Arab delegation at the Paris Peace Conference wrote, the Arabs “look with the deepest sympathy on the Zionist movement” seeing it as helping their own people’s quest for self-determination. The Declaration itself was not a legal document but the policy it expressed, the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine, became binding in international law following the 1920 San Remo Conference, and the 1922 British Mandate from the League of Nations. As the Mandate drew to a close, the international legitimacy

of Jewish statehood was further strengthened by UN General Assembly Resolution 181 – which recommended partitioning Mandatory Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states – and reinforced by the State of Israel’s acceptance into the family of nations following its 1948 War of Independence. While the Declaration constituted an important component in facilitating Jewish immigration and creating the legal basis for the establishment of the State of Israel, it did not make such a homeland inevitable. In fact, primarily motivated by an attempt to satisfy Arab opposition to Zionism, British White Papers in the 1920s and 1930s severely limited Jewish immigration and threatened the viability of Jewish statehood. Any analysis of Britain’s role in the establishment of Israel should thus include both the Declaration – which encouraged Jewish immigration – and the numerous White Papers which restricted it. Britain’s role in the Middle East in the decades following the First World War was highly signiﬁcant. But the history of the Declaration, the years of the British Mandate and the establishment of the State of Israel are complex and any assessment of Britain’s role needs to take that into consideration.

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Israeli Security Cabinet agrees conditions for further talks with PA The Israeli Security Cabinet responded to the Hamas-Fatah agreement to form a unity government by agreeing conditions for future negotiations with the new government. In a statement issued yesterday, the Security Cabinet set out conditions which include recognition of the State of Israel, conforming to the Quartet principles and the disarming of Hamas’s military wing. The statement said: “Hamas will recognise Israel and desist from terrorism, as per the Quartet conditions; Hamas must be disarmed; IDF fallen and Israeli civilians held by Hamas must be returned.” The bodies of two IDF soldiers, Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, have been held by Hamas since Operation Protective Edge in

2014. Two Israeli civilians who smuggled themselves into Gaza are being held captive by Hamas – Avra Mengistu and Hisham a-Said, both of whom are thought to have mental health conditions. The Security Cabinet also said that the “Palestinian Authority must exercise full security control in Gaza, including at the crossings, and prevent smuggling; the PA will continue to act against Hamas terror infrastructures in Judea and Samaria; [and] Hamas will sever its ties with Iran”. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “Israel will monitor developments on the ground and act accordingly”. Despite these conditions, Israel will not cease security coordination with the PA. The Security Cabinet also conﬁrmed that the

new Palestinian government will not aﬀect the ongoing transfer of “funds and humanitarian equipment [which] will continue to ﬂow into Gaza only via the PA,” the good-will gestures agreed with the PA ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit in May or the transfer of tax funds to the PA. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was asked in the House of Commons yesterday if Hamas could now take part in peace negotiations. He said: “There may be, in the end, the prospect of Hamas being brought in … but before that can happen, they have to renounce terror. They have to recognise the right of Israel to exist. They have to cease and desist from vile, antisemitic propaganda. They have to abide by the Quartet principles.” In response to the Security

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Cabinet’s conditions, Palestinian spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said “the Israeli distinctions will

not change the oﬃcial Palestinian position to move forward with the reconciliation eﬀorts”.

Israel bombs Syrian Iraqi forces enter central Kirkuk missile base The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has destroyed a Syrian missile battery after it fired on Israeli aircraft conducting a reconnaissance mission over Lebanon. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis said that the IAF targeted a Syrian SA-5 anti-aircraft battery 30 miles east of Damascus following “a clear provocation by the Syrian regime”. The IAF aircraft fired four missiles at the Syrian position. The IDF had notified the Russian forces deployed in Syria of the operation in advance, as part of Israeli-Russian regional security coordination arrangements. Following the incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Syria that Israel would continue to carry out airstrikes as needed. He said: “Our policy is clear: Anyone who tries to hurt us, we will hurt them. The air force acted with precision, swiftness and destroyed what needed to be destroyed. We will continue to act in the arena as much as needed to defend Israel’s security.” YNet security analyst Ron Ben-Yishai said: “Syria’s

improved SA-5 anti-aircraft missiles can threaten both Israeli military jets and passenger planes ﬂying in Israel’s airspace. With Assad using the missiles against Israel for the second time this year, the IDF felt it needed to send a message of deterrence.” Israeli former head of Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin agreed, saying that the IAF strike “demonstrates that Israel will not shy away from its need to collect intelligence on the build-up of Hezbollah with the support of Iran and the Assad regime.” The Syrian army warned of “dangerous consequences” after the incident but has not yet taken any military action in response.

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Iraqi government forces have entered the centre of Kirkuk after taking key installations on the outskirts of the city from Kurdish fighters. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the operation was necessary to “protect the unity of the country, which was in danger of partition” because of a non-binding referendum three weeks ago in which Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence. The vote also took place in disputed territory outside the boundaries of the autonomous Kurdish region, including Kirkuk and the surrounding oil fields. Fighters loyal to the Kurdish opposition party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), agreed to make way for the advancing Iraqi forces. However, fighters loyal to the governing Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) tried to resist. Highlighting deep division amongst the Kurds, the Peshmerga General Command, led by President Massoud Barzani of the KDP, accused officials from the PUK of aiding “the plot against the people of Kurdistan”. Yesterday, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert issued a statement in which she said that Washington was “very concerned by reports of violence

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around Kirkuk”. She added: “We support the peaceful exercise of joint administration by the central and regional governments, consistent with the Iraqi constitution, in all disputed areas.” Reuters reports that a Kurdish oﬃcial said that Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of foreign operations for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), arrived in the Kurdish region on Saturday for talks on the escalating crisis. The IRGC have been providing training and weapons to Iraqi paramilitary groups backing the Baghdad government. In the weeks following the vote, the Iraqi government has deployed

troops to Kirkuk and implemented a flight ban to and from the Kurdistan Region. They have also imposed a border closure which was enforced by Iran on Sunday at the behest of Baghdad. Kirkuk is an oil-rich province and multi ethnic city of more than one million people. This includes Kurds, Turkmens and Arabs. Kurdish forces captured the territory in 2014 after Iraqi troops had fled an Islamic State assault, but Baghdad has never accepted Kurdish control there. Iraqi government troops as well as Peshmerga Kurdish forces are both American allies and involved in fighting ISIS.

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Israeli Labour leader clariﬁes position on settlements

Israeli Labour Party leader Avi Gabbay has reiterated his commitment to the two-state solution and the distinction between settlement blocs and isolated settlements after he was criticised for appearing to dismiss the need to evacuate any settlements in a peace deal with the Palestinians. In an interview with Israel’s Channel Two news on Monday night, Gabbay was asked if settlements would have to be removed in a peace agreement, including Eli and Ofra, which are not generally considered “settlement blocs”. Gabbay said: “Why is it necessary to remove? I think that the dynamic or the terminology that people have become accustomed to using, that [settlements] are removed in a peace agreement, is not necessarily correct. If you are making peace, solutions can be found that do not require removal.” In response MK Tzipi Livni, Chairwoman of Hatnua, Labour’s

partner party in the Zionist Union, said: “This is not my position, not the position of Hatnua and not the position of the Zionist Union.” Zionist Union MK Hilik Bar supported Gabbay’s comments and said that “it’s important to remember that most of the settlers in Judea and Samaria will be annexed to Israel in any case as part of a land swap, which is an agreed-upon principle between the sides. Indeed, there are solutions for the settlers within and outside the blocs even without eviction”. Following the criticism, Gabbay sought to clarify his position in an interview on Army Radio. He said he proposed to stop construction in isolated settlements creating a clear distinction between them and settlement blocs. He concluded by saying “this is not the time to outline the borders of the solution, including an immediate removal of all settlements”. However, Gabbay also said he

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believed that “in order to reach an agreement it’s necessary to think about creative solutions”. Previous negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian

Authority have discussed land swaps to allow so-called “settlement blocs” – which include the vast majority of settlers – to become part of Israel. The idea to

allow some Jewish settlers to continue living in a future Palestinian state after a peace agreement has also previously been raised.

Kurdish and Arab forces free Raqqa from ISIS Kurdish and Arab soldiers have captured al-Raqqa from Islamic State, liberating what had been the group’s de facto capital and headquarters in Syria. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights yesterday conﬁrmed that all ISIS forces have been cleared from the city, after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the US-led air coalition, overran the remaining ISIS ﬁghters in al-Raqqa’s sports stadium. The end of the four-month siege of the city means that ISIS has now lost all its power centres in Iraq and Syria. SDF spokesperson Brig. Gen.

Talal Silo told the Telegraph that “the SDF is now in control of the former capital of terrorism,” adding that “a formal declaration will be made from the city soon, after the clearing operations end”. Coalition spokesperson Colonel Ryan Dillon said that “there are still IEDs and booby traps in and amongst the areas that ISIS once held, so the SDF will continue to clear deliberately through areas. We expect our Syrian Democratic Force partners to hit pockets of resistance as the ﬁnal parts of the city [are] cleared”. The SDF reportedly raised the red and yellow ﬂag of the Kurdish

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People’s Protection Units (YPG) forces and tore down the black flag of ISIS, after the former ISIS headquarters in the National Hospital and former execution site were captured in the final hours of fighting. The Save the Children charity has said that 270,000 people are in critical need of aid after fleeing the city. BICOM has published a series of articles called ‘After ISIS’ by experts on Islamic State. Articles argue that many ISIS fighters will regroup in Afghanistan, the loss of territory will unburden ISIS from the responsibility of managing

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infrastructure and allow it to focus on carrying out terror attacks, and more people than ever before are

prepared to carry out the low-tech, high proﬁle attacks that are the terror group’s hallmark.

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For nearly twenty years now I have been living with a debilitating disease called MS. As the years have gone on the symptoms have become more extreme and as the disease progressed I found daily living more and more of a challenge. A ground-breaking treatment is available called Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) but is in its infancy and therefore not accessible in many countries as of yet.

There are certain publications readers should consider in connection with Balfour 100. Sir Martin Gilbert, ‘Churchill and the Jews’ published by Simon and Schuster in 2007, sets out Churchill’s view – as a major player in the Mandate -- that seventy-seven per cent of the British Mandate for Palestine was given to create the newly invented Arab Kingdom of Jordan on the East Bank, on the understanding that the 23% on the West Bank – from the River to the Sea --- would be the Jewish national home. Churchill also supported Jerusalem being given to the Jews as Jerusalem had been considered a Jewish holy place for millennia. Readers should also look up the research of Dr Jacques Gauthier on the legal status of Jerusalem. Professor David M. Philips, ‘The Illegal Settlements Myth’, Commentary Magazine December 2009. See Barry Shaw, ‘The UN’s Land Grab in Israel’ Algemeiner, 27th December 2016. Ambassador Alan Baker, ‘Israel’s Rights in the Territories under International Law’ And ‘Ten False Assumptions regarding Israel, ’Jerusalem Centre for Public Aﬀairs. 2017. See David Rosenberg, ‘Rare prestate document claims Israel entitled to Judea, Samaria’ , Arutz sheva 5 / 2 2017.

After much consideration and research and after trying everything that was available locally to me I decided to travel to Mexico. The treatment if successful would allow me to recover from some of the symptoms and give me the opportunity to pursue a normal life. The next stage was to raise the funds to have the treatment. The Chessed, kindness, and compassion I received from family, friends, people I do not know and the Jewish community has been overwhelming this enabled me to go to Mexico in July. I am now back in the UK recovering from the programme. I humbly and gratefully wish to thank all of you who found it in your hearts to assist me not only ﬁnancially, but in prayers from communities around the world. Please continue to have me in mind in your prayers, as I look ahead to years of a better quality of life. I am so proud and honoured to be part of the Jewish community and pray that everybody is blessed with health, simcha, mazal, success and shalom.

Many people do not trust the UN and its agencies as a neutral source for international law and deﬁnitions. British Prime Minister Chamberlain violated the terms of the League of Nations Mandate to appease the Arabs by closing the gates to Palestine to Jewish refugees just as Jews ﬂeeing Nazism needed refuge more than ever. When the future Jewish state needed Jews more than ever Jews were barred from entry.

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Media coverage of the Israeli Arab situation is not always accurate and now scholars are uncovering more evidence that the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine was betrayed. We should be able to answer those who genuinely doubt Israel’s right to be a Jewish state within Israel’s historical borders and with Israel’s eternal capital.

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World Jewish Relief runners ﬁnish Royal Parks Half Marathon 2017 World Jewish Relief’s team of runners raised more than £11,500 for the charity in the 10th Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday (8 October 2017). Cheered on by family, friends and World Jewish Relief’s chief executive, they joined 16,000 other runners on a scenic route through London’s Royal Parks including Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’ Park. The sun shined and they were greeted at the end with snacks, smiles and certiﬁcates. The money raised will go to support World Jewish Relief’s work supporting older Jews in Eastern Europe. Adam Leigh, one of World Jewish Relief’s trustees said, “I can honestly say that the

Royal Parks Half Marathon was the greatest two hours in my 52 years on planet earth... it’s an in-credible run... It’s for such an important cause and such a terrific experience.” David Shaw said, “I feel exhausted, but I feel great. I feel happy to have supported such a great cause. To anyone who wants to complete a challenge event for World Jewish Relief: Do it! It’s worth it.” Tamir Grant said, “Great crowd, support and weather, looking forward to food and sleeping until 2018.” Paul Anticoni, World Jewish Relief’s Chief Executive, says, “I am so proud of our runners having trained so hard, giving

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their all and wearing our t-shirts for a wonderful event in the most pleasant of surroundings. They all looked so spritely, while pushing their bodies to the limit in support of World Jewish Relief’s work. A big thank you also to

family and friends who turned up to support those running.” A big thank you to all of our runners: Jessica Bohm, Tamir Grant, Max Heller, Robin Hilton, Adam Leigh, David Shaw

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Three young blessings The ﬁrst Baby Blessing held at Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue took place on Simchat Torah, when three babies born in the community this year were blessed by Rabbi Emanuel Levy, Rabbi of the Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue. At the traditional ‘Kol Hana’rim’ Blessing , when all the children are blessed under a Chupah Canopy, the three babies were held under the Chupa by the three fathers. Rabbi Levy blessed each of the babies in turn, and then presented each child with a cappel and a teddy bear. The blessing was made to the delight of the parents and grandparents who shed tears of joy on the happy occasion. Rabbi Levy said: ‘The babies were wonderfully behaved, I think they really enjoyed it, and the fact that three babies were born this year is a really healthy sign for the future’.

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UJS plan special event to commemorate Balfour centenary

The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) has organised a panel event for students as part of the Balfour centenary celebrations, in conjunction with Balfour100. The event, planned for November 6th, will look at the various meanings of Zionism in the Jewish student community, and explore the differing perceptions of Zionism, self-determination and debates surrounding the subject. The panel will be made up of representatives from Yachad, Stand With Us, the Zionist Federation and We Believe In Israel. UJS is also supporting and facilitating other local events for the centenary, including national Friday night dinners at various Jewish Societies, live-streaming the Balfour Centenary Lecture with Simon Schama and a UK-Israel relationship discussion at the Bridges not Boycotts conference on October 29. Sam Gold, campaigns officer at UJS said: “The Balfour centenary celebrations present a unique opportunity to reclaim Zionism, and explore and discuss different perceptions. Such an important and nuanced term should be celebrated, which is why we are looking forward to the panel discussion featuring a broad range of experts on the topic.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Activities kicked oﬀ at Watford & District Synagogue with a Tribe ‘Shabbat Experience’ Cheder event on Monday. “It was amazing and beyond our expectations,” said Rebbetzin Rochel Levine. “Over thirty children participated, singing and dancing, the community came together, which was wonderful. “Parents have booked now for our challah make and we are expecting around 80 people for our Friday night event now. We are delighted with the response.” Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was at the ShabbatUK Kids Concert at Lee Valley Athletics Centre on Tuesday with over 1,400 children from around 20 diﬀerent schools in attendance. Rabbi Mirvis will be supporting a number of events over the coming days in the grand build up to one of the biggest weekends in the Jewish calendar. Synagogues throughout London to Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester have events

organised including scores of challah makes, musical concerts and Friday night dinners with guest speakers as the largest number of participants for the event is anticipated by organisers. Superstar A Capella group The Maccabeats head up the HavdalahUK concert alongside folk-rock duo The Portnoy Brothers next Moitzei Shabbat. Jewish comic Ashley Blaker hosts the event. ShabbatUK is the largest mass participation event organised for Jewish communities of the United Kingdom. Part of the International Shabbos Project, events are tailored speciﬁcally for each community. The key goal is to connect people with Shabbat by encouraging increased engagement with Shabbat observance, unifying the largest possible numbers of British Jews and empowering communities to achieve great things locally. Judging by this weeks activities ShabbatUK 2017 is gearing up to be the best ever. Don’t forget to pose for a picture by the van and send it to us at pictures@thejewishweekly.com for a chance to win a special prize.

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US give Rabbinic Interns a taste of community leadership

As part of the US Community Division’s Rabbinic Internship Programme, 7 Rabbinic couples were given the opportunity to gain ﬁrst-hand experience of life as a United Synagogue Rabbinic couple over the Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days). The couples were selected from Yeshivot in Israel and America. The 10 day programme saw the Rabbinic couples spending the High Holy Days in a number of United Synagogue communities, including Bushey, Cockfosters and Woodside Park, where they helped to lead services, deliver explanatory services and participate in “Question and Answer” sessions. The Rabbinic couples also had the opportunity to meet the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, as well as key leaders of the United Synagogue including the US Trustees, the Dayanim of the London Beth Din and the Chief Executive Steven Wilson, thus enabling them to gain a thorough understanding of The US and its key position within the Jewish community in the UK. The course also provided insights into the various departments and programmes of the United

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Synagogue including visiting the US burial grounds at Bushey as well as a visit to JFS, a US foundation school. Speaking about the Internship, Rabbi Moshe and Hudi Niehaus, who spent the High Holy Days in Barnet US, said: “Through this fantastic programme we gained an essential insight into the work of Rabbinic couples. We were fortunate to hear from Rabbis and Rebbetzens about the challenges and the rewards of their roles, as well as learning about the great responsibility of working with a community. We were also impressed with the high level of professionalism that exists throughout the United

Synagogue and we hope to work closely with them in the future.” Community Services Director, David Kaplan, commented: “Over the last few years, this Rabbinic Intern Programme has been instrumental in ensuring our communities continue to have excellent and talented additional rabbinic assistance over a key part of the Jewish year. Since the intern programme began over a dozen interns have or are still working within the US family. This programme is one of our key strategic platforms to try and ensure we are able to provide a high calibre and diverse rabbinate for our US communities for many years to come”.

Young musical brain raises money ahead of Bar-Mitzva Ari Wohlgemuth, 13, from Hendon, has chosen to put his piano skills to good use as his Bar Mitzvah fast approaches. Over the past few months, he has been entertaining audiences at various Care Homes and Friendship Clubs to raise money for much needed equipment and awareness for charity. His chosen charity is Schneiders’ Children’s Medical Centre in Israel (Petach Tikva), a leading paediatric centre “renowned for its pioneering spirit and staﬀ dedication towards every patient as a child and not as a small adult.”

Ari, in Year 8 at Immanuel College, is currently learning for Grade 7 piano and hadn’t had experience on the keyboard until recently, but has enjoyed the challenge of building up a mixed repertoire of classical, jazz and well known favourites. He is hoping to raise enough money to buy a paediatric ophthalmoscope for the hospital and has almost reached his target. If you would like to support him and the hospital, please go to his justgiving page - www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/ari-wohlgemuth

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Over 50 men join for a Leil Iyun to mark ShabbatUK BY JW REPORTER The university and Young Professional Learning Programme, known as the Evening Beis, will be marking ShabbatUK with a learning session on the topic of Havdalah. The programme, spearheaded by Rabbi Eliezer Zobin, Assistant Rabbi of Ner Yisrael, and Rosh Beit HaMidrash at Immanuel College, attracts over 50 men every night and runs a variety of shiurim, events, and programmes throughout the year. Rabbi Eliezer Zobin, Maggid Shiur at the Beis, said: “The ShabbatUK Leil Iyun is a tremendous show of strength for our community. That 50 young men regularly take time out of their busy schedules of work and study, to attend the Beis, demonstrates their commitment to Torah study and their diligence. ShababtUK is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the whole community and we are

thrilled that we could participate through Torah learning.” A spokesperson from ShabbatUK said: “ShabbatUK is an opportunity for everyone across all communities to engage with Shabbat in a way that they might not do every week. The Leil lyun event at Evening Beis is a clear example of that, encouraging young men who

learn on a regular basis to learn something extra about Shabbat is very special. ShabbatUK is unique in that it brings people closer to Shabbat, closer to their communities and closer to each other and we would like to wish the Beis a hatzlacho raba with their ShabbatUK learning programme.”

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Wonderful evening of music at Catford Synagogue Once again at Catford Synagogue the Music Club had a wonderful musical evening, with songs from ‘Oliver’ it was a great evening with a large audience . The tenor was the Synagogue Minister Cantor David Rome and on the piano was Sharona Joshua and playing several percussion instruments

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including the glockenspiel was David Coronel all being members of the Synagogue. Other members helped with the production and refreshments .

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New site for Fidelity Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt presents

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payments. Fidelity have industry speciﬁc solutions for many sectors but specialise within the Insurance, Property, Hotels and E-commerce industries. Fidelity have recently moved more centrally to Kings Cross, this will enable a more modern and larger working space, while being located in an area of innovation and tech ﬁrms in NC1.

book ‘Communitati et Orbi’ Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, has presented his most recently published book to President Antonio Tajani, the President of the European Parliament, in the presence of Vice President of the Europeana Parliament Maired McGuiness and other parliamentarians. Coming so soon after the recent Austrian elections which saw a far-right party come second in the

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polls, Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt’s book ‘Communitati et Orbi’: To the Community and to the World is a timely discussion on pressing religious, cultural and social issues, such as the rise of anti-Semitism and religious extremism. Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament said: “Thank you [to the Chief Rabbi for his] visit to the European Parliament. […]The Jewish community, Jewish history, is an important part of

our European history. […] In this difficult moment, it is important to strengthen our identity. Without our identity, it is difficult to open our doors. It is difficult to have a good dialogue with all the peoples without identity.” Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, said: “During these complex and often troubling times, it is an honour and a great privilege to be able to present my book to the European Parliament. I feel that we have a collective responsibility to fight extremism in all its forms and spread a message of tolerance and respect across Europe. I hope my book can be a constructive addition to the dialogue that I know is taking place and provide some insight on the challenges that we face so that we can be strong and overcome them together.”

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Over 1,400 school children unite for ShabbatUK BY ISAAC SHERMAN

Over 1,400 children from 20 primary schools across the community have united in the Lee Valley Athletics Centre in London to kick oﬀ ShabbatUK celebrations with a schools concert. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis joined the celebrations and welcomed the children to the largest gathering of Jewish children in the UK. The schools concert brings children from a variety of schools, communities and backgrounds to sing Shabbat songs, dance and get excited about ShabbatUK and experience education outside of the classroom. TRIBE’s Rabbi Eli Levene joined the celebrations to enhance

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the atmosphere together with volunteers from the Jewish Network of Volunteering (JVN) and sixth formers at Hasmonean Girls School, helped keep the singing and ruach (atmosphere) going. Musical entertainment was provided by Rabbi Marc Levene of Belmont United Synagogue and Rabbi Garry Bazak of Project Seed in Edgware, supported by Asaf

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Flumi’s band. Munch ‘n Crunch catering provided all the children with ShabbatUK branded biscuits and each child was given a ShabbatUK T shirt to take home. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said: “The Kabbalat ShabbatUK concert is one of the most inspiring events of the year. It brings together 1500 Jewish children, united in their enthusiasm for Shabbat and Judaism. There is nothing more wonderful than seeing so many young people dancing and singing with such joy on their faces.” Justin Kett, a teacher at Sacks Morasha Primary School said: “Coming together for the schools concert is a great opportunity no matter what our schools are doing to celebrate Shabbat UK. We are grateful to the Chief Rabbi for our school and for bringing all of the other schools together.”

Seed serves pizza in the hut at five Schools Nearly 800 parents and children joined Jewish education charity Project Seed for the in-school event “Pizza in the Hut” over Succot. The annual event, part of the Wohl Family Education Programme, brought fun Jewish activities and hot pizza to succahs in five primary schools - Etz Chaim, Immanuel Prep, Mathilda Marks, Sinai and Wolfson Hillel. Parents and children worked together to make flags for Simchat Torah and their own lulav and etrog using arts and crafts materials. Seed’s Rabbi Daniel Sturgess who works as Sinai’s in-house Family Educator said: “Our goal is to create exciting and meaningful Jewish experiences for parents and

A mother and son in the Sukkah

children to share together, so it was wonderful to see so many having fun with it”.

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A memorable event! A joyous occasion! The walls of Pardes Hall reverberated with merry song and dance on Monday Chol HaMoed Sukkot.over ninety sets of parents and their families relaxed and rejoiced in the knowledge that their sons were having the time of their lives ,spending their evening enjoying an amazingly well-planed packed program of excitement and fun.

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Shabaton L’menucha, an organisation geared for families of children and adults with special needs, held their annual simchas beis hashoevah ,following a successful shabaton in Eastbourne and Kent ,the simchas beis hashoevah attracted boys with special needs from Manchester ,Hendon, Golders Green, Edgware and Stamford Hill. Each child was paired with a loving volunteer who was responsible for

him throughout the entire evening. The event was well attended by over 400 people ,including special guests from israel . The thoughtfully laid out project was a tremendous success, all credit to the hardworking organisers and committee: Mr Nachman Grunbaum,Mr Elimelech Feldman ,Mr Yisroel Kibel ,Mr Yanky Erlanger, Mr Menachem Liberman and Mr Mordchai Shlome Schmerler. A special Thank you went out to Mr Yanki Rothschild of Symphony Productions who took upon himself to arrange all we needed for the music and band. He was wished a lot of success in his new business. Another Thank you went to Reb Yisroel Shimon Wozner who entertained the children with so much fun and laugh. The evening was packed with activities that catered to both ruchnius and gashmius of the children, ﬁlling each child with elation as well as a strong sense of belonging. Sander Uri and his band provided lively music and song. Famous singers from Manchester and London

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captivated the crowd with their rich melodious voices. Guest of Honour Dayen A.D Dunner and Reb Padwa danced individually with each child and the boys revelled in the private attention . He then sat with the boys for a heart-warming Kumzitz, ﬁred questions on the subject of Sukkot and intrigued them with fascinating stories. Dressed up clowns and jugglers with magic ricks and balloons arrived and kept the boys entertained. A delectable buﬀet was much enjoyed by all .

It was a incredibly awe-inspiring and entertaining evening and Shabbaton L’menucha received rewarding feedback from many of the parents. The remarkable success has left the organisation greatly inspired to carry on with many more projects for the special needs children , b’ezrat Hashem.

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Reaction to latest Crown Prosecution Service statistics The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has released embargoed statistics, stating that in 2016/17 it prosecuted 14,480 hate crimes. Currently, we have yet to see a year in which the CPS prosecuted more than two dozen hate crimes against Jews. So far in 2017, we are aware of a paltry 21 prosecutions, in 2016 there were 20, and in 2015 there were just 12. Set against a backdrop of rising antisemitic crime, this is unacceptable. In 2014, antisemitic crime broke all records, but rather than

being met with the full force of the law, antisemites have been able to target the Jewish community with relative impunity. Each year since 2014 has been a record-breaking year for antisemitic crime: between 2014 and 2016, antisemitic crime surged by 45%. The failure to prosecute cases of antisemitism appears to be making police reluctant to put eﬀort into investigating antisemitism in certain cases because of fears that despite their work, the CPS may drop the case. Despite the rapid rise in

British Jews gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice to protest the failure to prosecute anti-Semitic hate crime

antisemitic hate crime, charging of antisemitic crime dropped by 36% between 2014 and 2016. The message sent to antisemites and British Jews is chilling. According to our 2017 polling, only 39% of British Jews feel conﬁdent that antisemitic hate crimes against them would be prosecuted, and 52% believe that the CPS is doing too little to ﬁght antisemitism. Almost one in three British Jews considered leaving Britain due to antisemitism in the past two years. Stephen Silverman, Director of Investigations and Enforcement at Campaign Against Anti-Semitism said:

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“Whilst the CPS says that it is prosecuting hate crime ferociously, we have yet to see a single year in which more than a couple of dozen anti-Semitic hate crimes were prosecuted. So serious are the failures by the CPS to take action that we have had to privately prosecute antisemites ourselves and challenge the CPS through judicial reviews, the ﬁrst of which we won in March. In the past two years, hate crime against Jews has surged by 45%, but charging has plummeted by 36%. Last year only 1.9% of hate crime against Jews was prosecuted, signalling to police forces that their eﬀort in

investigating hate crimes against Jews might be wasted, and sending the strong message to antisemites that they need not fear the law. It is no wonder that only 39% of British Jews feel conﬁdent that antisemitic hate crimes against them would be prosecuted. “The CPS must start to seriously address hate crime against Jews. If they are so proud of their record, why do they refuse to break down their hate crime prosecutions in the same way as police forces, to show how many anti-Semitism cases they received and how many they prosecuted?”

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Entrepreneur Jeff Woolf donates Hadley Wood building hundreds of folding helmets to Norwood for the future Jeff Woolf OBE, entrepreneur and designer behind the Morpher folding helmet, has donated more than 200 helmets to Norwood for the charity’s 25th anniversary series of bike ride challenges across Israel. Woolf was inspired to make the philanthropic gesture after hearing about Norwood cycling challenges from Paul Huberman, an investor in Morpher who has so far taken part in 17 charity bike rides for Norwood. Woolf delivered the helmets personally, travelling to Israel himself to take on the challenge of riding across the country. Setting off with his fellow challengers on 15 October, Woolf is on a journey that will eventually see him riding into the coastal town of Eilat on 22 October. Jeff Woolf OBE, Morpher CEO, said: “We are delighted to support Norwood on the silver anniversary celebrations of its cycling challenges and I’m looking forward to taking part. It is an incredible charity that does such important work in the community. We could not think of a more appropriate event to donate to, so we created a special

silver folding helmet to mark the 25-year bike ride celebrations. We hope that the riders will use and enjoy their Morpher helmets wherever and whenever they cycle. This is a huge personal challenge for me but as difficult as the challenge seems I’m excited about the ride.” Paul Huberman added: “We’re delighted that Jeff has decided to support Norwood in this way. I’m also looking forward to seeing him on the ride. Despite inventing the helmet, I’ve never actually seen Jeff on a bike, so I pointed out to him that there is no better way to get out on one than taking part in one of the Norwood Challenges. Happily he agreed!” Nick Doffman, of the sponsors Mishcon de Reya LLP : “Both my firm and I have had a strong relationship with Norwood for many years and on so many levels. We are proud to be associated with the charity and in particular the Challenge rides as we celebrate their 25th year. Co-sponsoring the Morpher folding helmets is our way of sharing in the celebrations.” Lynne Gilbert of the Norwood

Committee, said: “Receiving the Morpher folding helmet as part of the 25 year celebrations is a great surprise. I love riding bikes but the thing I ﬁnd diﬃcult is carrying the helmet around. This folding helmet solves the issue of carrying it around the city all day because I can keep it in my laptop bag!” Anyone interested in taking part in a Norwood Challenge can visit the website at www.cms.norwood. org.uk/challenges/

Planning permission has been unanimously approved for the extension and refurbishment plans of the Hadley Wood Jewish Community. This vibrant United Synagogue community in the heart of Hadley Wood has spent 4 years pursuing eﬀorts to turn the house they have used as their Shul into a ﬁt for purpose Community Synagogue. Chairman, John Melchior said: “Our new plans will give all the various activities in the shul much better facilities and will be a real blessing securing our future for a long time to come. I am very pleased that we have been able to work closely with the council, the United Synagogue and also our neighbours with whom we have had several consultations. Our team have been persistent and diligent and worked around the clock to get us to this point;

we are incredibly lucky to have so many great volunteers.” The timing of the announcement fits nicely with the arrival of Shabbat UK said Mr Melchior: “We will certainly be celebrating this news, and with Shabbat UK taking place next week, this gives us the perfect opportunity to do it in style. Then the real effort begins as we start the building work.” The intention is to commence building at the end of November for the next 8-10 months. During that time, the community will have to manage without its usual facilities. “The positive energy that you find in our community is wonderful,” said Mr Melchior, “so whilst the period of building work will present the odd challenge, I know that we will manage and then have something wonderful to show for it for years to come.”

Paul Huberman and the folding helmet

& Volunteer Spotlight Why do you volunteer? I went into volunteering for a number of reasons. My father always said that the more you put in the more you get out. I have retired and therefore have more time on my hands. I have always been involved in Borehamwood Shul and this just seemed a great way of combining my enjoyment of running with helping someone else. What do you do? Currently I volunteer for GIFT - I deliver food parcels to homes in Borehamwood.

I am a case worker for Paperweight and help people with their ﬁnancial and administrative problems. I help at Borehamwood Shul, - collecting people, befriending, deliver honey cakes at Rosh Hashana and pesach deliveries at Pesach. I also run regularly with William, a young man with learning diﬃculties from Langdon, to provide company for him and we talk about all sorts of things while doing something we both enjoy What do you get out of it? Volunteering gives me a great

deal of pleasure in helping others less fortunate than myself and I sincerely hope that some of the people I have been in contact with have had their lives made slightly better and I feel that I have made a diﬀerence.

TONY ROSE Think Volunteering, Think JVN www.jvn.org.uk info@jvn.org.uk 020 8203 6427 @JVN_org_uk

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Thousands enjoy Chol HaMoed trips to Gulliver’s and Paradise

Chazan Kirshenbaum of St John’s Wood Synagogue amongst others

Howling with laughter

Gila, Shira, Ayala, Shimon, Hillel, Shalom and Batya enjoy the fun

Rabbi and Rebbezin Friedman of New West End Synagogue with their family

Johnny Marks with his son and daughter

Lunch time with Reichs

Don’t look down!

Chazan Turgel of Stanmore Synagogue and family

The long queues to get some ice cream

GIFT thanks its dedicated volunteers Charity GIFT thanked its dedicated volunteers last week at an in-house appreciation event where GIFT volunteers had the opportunity to meet each other and hear about the invaluable work done in the community. Hundreds of volunteers of all ages volunteer for GIFT, from visiting patients in hospitals and the elderly in care homes; helping families after school; collecting surplus food from shops, supermarkets and GIFT boxes; packing and delivering food parcels to hundreds of families and welfare organisations across London.

A recipient of GIFT’s food distribution made an emotional address to the volunteers explaining how grateful she was to receive the help at this diﬃcult time in her life and how she and her children would not be able to cope without the support. Roxanne Stross, GIFT Volunteer Coordinator who ran the event said “Getting our volunteers together for a thank you evening was so important to us. They do so much and we are so grateful. Without our volunteers GIFT wouldn’t be able to do the incredible work we do. It was such a fabulous evening and

everyone really enjoyed meeting each other.” Michelle Barnett GIFT Director commented – “the evening gave the volunteers the opportunity to see how their role ﬁts together within the whole puzzle of GIFT activities and hearing the inspiring words of the recipient of their volunteering was incredibly moving and reminded the volunteers how essential what they do really is!” One volunteer remarked how she had originally set out to help others, but the actual volunteering had provided her with so much more.

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To enquire about volunteering opportunities with GIFT, email volunteer@jgift.org or phone 0208 457 4429. GIFT’s twin objectives are to inspire and facilitate volunteering, helping those in need.

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Special Simchat Torah A very special Simchat Torah took place at The Sharon Hotel Hertzliya Pituach last week with the United States Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman and Rabbi Abraham Levy, the former head of the Spanish and Portuguese Community in the United Kingdom being appointed Chatan Torah and Chatan Bereshis respectively. The Synagogue in the Hotel was packed to capacity for this momentous occasion.

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Six common investment mistakes and how to avoid them BY MARC OVITS

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The world of investing can be both exciting and very rewarding - but it’s not without its potential pitfalls. So it’s important to arm yourself with as much information as possible to make sure you choose the right investments. Here are some of the common mistakes many investors make and how you can avoid them Mistake 1 - Trying to time the market In the words of renowned economist J K Galbraith, “There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know”. It is hard to establish the best time to buy (and sell) shares and funds. A sensible investment strategy can be to develop the habit of investing money each month regardless of market conditions and set up a monthly savings plan. By drip feeding your money into the market each month, known as

pound cost averaging, the eﬀects of the highs and lows are smoothed. You buy fewer shares when prices are high and more when prices are low. Mistake 2 – Missing opportunities There are, however, some occasions when it can be a good idea to consider putting larger sums into the market, if you have money to spare. For example, if you have a long-term investment horizon you may have the opportunity to pick up good investments at cheap prices after a heavy fall in the market, beneﬁting from the panic selling of others. Mistake 3 - Not doing your homework Many people make the mistake of investing without fully understanding what they’re buying. This means they don’t appreciate the possible risks and rewards. Make sure you look under the bonnet of where your money is going. Look at what the fund invests in and its objective to give you an idea of the returns and level of

risk. You can study performance ﬁgures of funds you are interested in which will allow you to gauge how the fund - and investment team - has fared so far. But don’t be entirely guided by them. Past performance is no guidance to future performance. Remember that big is not necessarily best. Funds that attract the largest amount of money are often seen as safe bets. But that’s not always the case. You should also understand the charges that are taken out of the fund.

in a blend of equities, bonds, cash, and alternative asset classes such as property. You should also consider diversification when selecting funds. Holding a number of popular equity income funds for example is unlikely to give you much of a diversification benefit as the investment holdings in these funds are often similar.

Mistake 4 - Putting all your eggs in one basket

The return from an investment is made up of a combination of income and capital growth. With a bit of number crunching it’s clear that income can sometimes come at the expense of capital. So make sure that you understand how taking income from a portfolio could aﬀect your capital over time and remember that any income you take from an investment is not available to generate future growth.

Diversification is key to any investment portfolio. When you hold a basket containing a large number of investments in different asset classes, losses from any single investment shouldn’t have too large of an impact on the value of your portfolio as a whole. Your overall returns should be smoother as when some asset classes tend to perform badly, others tend to do well. To build a well-diversified portfolio you could consider investing

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Mistake 5 – Neglecting the impact on capital in the pursuit of income

Mistake 6 - Neglecting your investments Investment planning should not be a one-off event but part of your financial planning agenda throughout your life. Over time it’s likely that your circumstances change and this may well have an impact on your investment objectives and risk appetite. It’s important to regularly consider whether any fund holdings you have build up over the years remain right for your needs. Equally, markets and asset classes don’t all move in a straight line, so over time your exposure to different investments will change. This means your investments may have become higher – or lower – risk than you actually want. Check your asset allocation and

The Writer is the owner and Managing Director of Alpha Wealth Management Limited. Drawing on over twenty years’ experience in financial services, Marc helps private clients, businesses, charities, and trusts optimize their finances. He is a Chartered Financial Planner providing ‘Independent’ financial advice. Prior to being a financial adviser, Marc was a Director at several global investment banks, providing investment advice to Europe’s leading institutional investment and pension fund managers. For advice on inheritance, investment, protection, or retirement planning, please contact Marc on 020 8203 6920 or 07866 503 898 or marc@alphawm.co.uk.

if necessary rebalance to reﬂect your current goals and attitude to risk. You should also keep an eye out for funds that are consistently underperforming. Understand why, and don’t stick with paltry returns for the sake of it. While it is important to monitor how your portfolio is performing, the point of buying funds is to let the professionals worry about market movements. Experts recommend ignoring short-term noise and making sure you stick to your long-term investment strategy and goals.

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Oakwood topple Brady Maccabi with late winner BY DAVID SAFFER

Defending Premier League champions Oakwood A came from two goals behind to defeat early season table toppers Brady Maccabi on Sunday. Leor Sidle hit the winner 10 minutes from time. Brad Wine and Alex Lee levelled the scores for Oakwood after Ben Kohler and Reiss Mogliner had put Brady into a comfortable half time lead. Oakwood’s second successive league win moved them to within a point of Brady with three games in hand. Redbridge Jewish Care A, who lost the title to Oakwood last season, lead the way in the following a scrappy 2-0 win at Maccabi London Lions Blue for a third consecutive victory. Oakwood’s victory was not lost on manager Daniel Kristall with the top two last season set for another title battle. “This was a big win for us in a game that looked over by half time,” he said. “It was a remarkable comeback and one of the best wins I have been involved.” He added, “The pitch suited the team playing uphill as the ball was held up on a slippery surface, but

no excuses, it was a huge bonus that we weren’t 4-0 down. In the first half we were outfought and outplayed by an excellent Brady side. “This was the first time we’ve been two goals down in a league game in over two years so turning it around showed real character.” Kristall made changes during the break and it told in a terrific fightback. “Our subs made a big impact on the game and we looked a different side,” he said. “I felt an early goal would panic Brady and it did. As the game wore on, Brady sat deeper, we took control of midfield and were clinical with our chances.” Wine hit Oakwood’s first with a superb finish from the edge of the box into the top corner. Alex Lee equalised from close range before Sidle, playing his first game for six months, poached the winner. “We must defend better and have lots to work on,” said Kristall. “On another day, we may have lost this game but we go into another break from league action on a high, having proven our mental resolve and shown Jewish football why we are the champions.” Oakwood’s boss added, “I hope

Brady Maccabi go close against Oakwood

Brady put a team like that out every week because they will be a force in this league. Let’s hope that wasn’t a one off when they play against the Hendon and Redbridge’s of the league. “Brady should take great credit from this performance, some big wins are round the corner for them if they keep that level of performance up. “The game was a great advert for the league and shows the strength of the division. “I always say that as the number of teams are reducing, the Premier Division is very competitive and games like yesterday prove it.” “Oakwood are a very good team who showed their team spirit in the way they came back at us,” said Brady boss Joel Nathan. “We are disappointed but will learn from it especially as we had control of the game in the first half and just let them over run us in the second.” Redbridge Jewish Care A claimed their win over Maccabi London Lions Blue with goals by Scott Oldstein and Aaron Goldberg. “We ground out a win,” said boss Jon Jacobs. “Both teams tried to play football on an awful pitch. It was a difficult game for both teams summed up by Redbridge missing a penalty and scoring two scrappy goals, but a win’s a win so we move on.” In League One, Faithfold A enjoyed a 3-0 win at Redbridge Jewish Care C to remain top. Chaim Bodern scored the first two goals before Johnny Gahan sealed the points. “Another game and another win plus a first clean sheet, what’s not to be happy about?” said a delighted Avi Markiewicz. “We started the game well, moved the ball nicely from front to back, dictated the tempo, scored

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London Lions on the attack

three ﬁrst half goals and could have had more. “We took our foot of the gas a little in the second, but still controlled the game even though we should have added to our tally. Apart from a couple of long punts over the top by their goalkeeper, we remained untroubled. It was a good week at the oﬃce for my lads.” Scrabble sit third after a 1-0 win against pre-season favourites North London Raiders B. The victory was special for Scrabble as they lost a number of players to Raiders during the close season and had to rebuild the side. Recent recruit Craig Edwards scored the winner on 75 minutes sparking wild celebrations. “It was a needle game and for our guys this was a big, big win,” said boss Ray Abrahams. “We went toe to toe with Raiders and it’s a long time since I’ve seen us play like that. “All the lads were superb. The players battled and fought for every ball, they clearly wanted this more than they did. We’ve claimed some bragging rights after the manner in which some of boys left for Raiders over the summer. I’m very pleased we’ve put that right today and showed we’ve replaced players with better in terms

of attitude and commitment to our club.” He added, “This was a top performance, I couldn’t have asked more from the lads in terms of attitude passion and commitment. “Our goalkeeper making his debut had a terriﬁc game, we defended, we went forward together as a unit and the workrate of midﬁeld and the guys up top was phenomenal. “There was only going to be one goal in it but we’ve kept a clean sheet and Edwards was there to win the game when it mattered. We are delighted.” Redbridge Jewish Care B shipped a second minute goal before thumping Temple Fortune A 6-2. Daniel Gordon (2), James Law, Anthony Cope, Paul Biller and Richard Rosenthal scored the goals for Redbridge. Eshed Rahav and Ami Wymbourne scored for the visitors. “It was an excellent display from the team, easily our strongest performance of the season but I don’t think we were anywhere near as good as I know we can be,” said manager Josh Rambling. “The work rate and movement from everyone was fantastic.” Oakwood B and L’Equipe shared the spoils in a 3-3 draw in

19 OCTOBER 2017 the league’s other ﬁxture. Haydon Davidson (2) and Daniel Seligman scored for Oakwood. In Division 2, there were goals galore across four matches. Catford & Bromley Maccabi showed title credentials with a comfortable 6-0 triumph at Hertswood Vale to stay in top spot. Jamie Sinai (2), Mitch Green (2), Joel Lassman and Alex Jacobs hit the target. “All in all a pretty comfy morning,” said player-manager Jeﬀ Gotch. “We found ourselves 3-0 up after 15 minutes and controlled the whole game.”

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Oakwood come from behind to win

Emanuel added, “Fair play to Jeff and his boys, they look a much better outfit than last season and you can tell why they’re one of the favourites for the title.” Bayern Mincha who won 4-1 at Faithfold B with goals from Adam Herszaft (2), Akiva Fink and Alon Pinhas, are a point adrift of Catford. North London Raiders C won 8-3 against bottom club Boca Jewniors 8-3. The top scorers across the leagues were FC Team who claimed a second win of the season in an 11-2 rout against Temple Fortune B. Marc Hecht (4), Mitch Young (2), Jon Berger, Adam Rones, Dave Grossman, Dylan Young and Ben Zion struck the goals. In Masters football, Dan Levy scored the crucial goal for Division One league leaders to seal victory over Scrabble. Division Two title prospects St John Woods Tigers recused a point in an eight-goal thriller with Brady Maccabi B. Brady led 4-1 at half time before Tigers fought back to earn a share of the spoils with goals from John Perloff (2), Ashley Marks and Ilan Cohen in a 4-4 draw. Glenthorne edged a tight

encounter 3-2 at Temple Fortune with goals from Vincent Goodman, Adam Lennard and Paul van Gelder. There were also goals aplenty in the Manchester Jewish Soccer League. Adam Shiﬀman hit a hat-trick for Haroldeans in a 6-1 win over Reich to remain top of the Premier Diviison. Taylor Moss, Eden Harris and Paul Harris also hit the target, Dovi Klyne scored a consolation goal for Reich. Oli Abrahamson was the hat-trick

hero for second-placed Leeds Maccabi in a 5-1 win at Manchester Maccabi Blue. South Manchester 1st edged a sensational derby clash 6-4 against South Manchester 2nd. Roy Fux grabbed a hat-trick for the victors. Jonny Franks (2) and James Rosenberg also hit the target in a 10-goal thriller. Josh Gordon (2), Mark Williams and Adam Turk scored for the home team.

26 year old dazzled in his 100th Man City game. Yet, for me, the sublime pass for Sane for 6-2 was one of the most incredible passes I’ve ever seen. The way his right boot sweeps around the side of the ball, nudging it past his left ankle and knees bent, unusually deeply and his arms a little bit out of balance as the ball fizzes in between the stationary Gabriel Jesus and David Silva, into the path of Sane was a masterpiece. The man bought from Wolfsburg for a then club record of £55 Million in 2015, guided his team to open up a twopoint lead at the top of the Premier League and just as I predicted, favourites to go on and win the league, but remember it ain’t all over till the fat lady sings. Classic, classic Arsenal. After winning 6 of their last 7 games in all competitions, they faced an inspired, high-flying Watford team who were comfortably sitting in 8th. It was all looking good when the Gunners led through Per Mertesacker’s header but the Hornets equalised when Troy Deeney converted from the spot after Hector Bellerin was adjudged to have fouled Richarlison. Substitute Deeney’s strike with 19 minutes left set the scene for a stirring Watford finish, with Tom Cleverley

converting in the closing seconds to send Watford fourth. After Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, said “I would say it was not a penalty,” when referring to the Hornets’ equaliser, goal scorer Deeney gave a scathing assessment of Wenger’s comments and the Gunners in general, telling BT Sport: “I’ve heard Wenger’s already saying the penalty is the reason they lost. Well, I’m not going to be one to tell Mr Wenger about himself, but there’s a reason they lost and it wasn’t because of one penalty.” I’m sorry to say Arsenal fans but I’ve got to agree with Deeney right there as Arsenal seem to have a meltdown every single year in the past 10 years and this year it’s come early. For years now I’ve been saying it’s time for Wenger to go and every year he somehow manages to keep his job by the skin of his teeth. I think it’s clear to see that Arsenal is like a cycle. It starts oﬀ by the fans being optimistic and claiming this is their year after buying their new superstar player, then the meltdown of playing terribly and losing against weak opposition comes in and then just about saving their season by winning the Fa Cup, meaning Wenger stays. For a club of that stature, I’d be embarrassed call myself an Arsenal fan.

Other results include Manchester United’s bore fest with Liverpool resulting in a 0-0 draw and Mourinho to conjure up some gossip by saying United might not be his last club he manages. Spurs recorded their first Premier League victory at Wembley as Christian Eriksen’s second-half winner saw off a resolute Bournemouth and Swansea City earned their first home win of the Premier League season by beating newcomers Huddersfield, to lift the pressure on manager Paul Clement. But the biggest winners this week were by far Newcastle United. Not only did they get a good result drawing away from home at Southampton and keep up their top 10 in the league status, but indeed the real reason why the Toon are the winners this week is because of their hated, treacherous and unpopular owner Mike Ashley has decided to put up the club for sale. It has been reported he is looking for a price of over £700 million and is looking for the Magpies to be sold by Xmas. After years of seeing the Toon struggle and deteriorate away from its rightful place of being up there with the best, now is the time for the Geordies to celebrate and look forward to a new year ahead.

Brady and Oakwood in action

Dan’s Premier League Round up Column BY DAN SILVER

After witnessing true heartbreak with my beloved Scotland, watching Wales throw it all away in their own backyard and reminiscing the days when England actually played beautiful football, it was time for the return of the Premier league and Cor Blimy was it a return. I’ve been watching Football since the day I was born and in those 15 years of my life, it never seizes to amaze me. After coming off the bounce of losing their first seven games - including three under new gaffer Roy Hodgson – and not scoring a single league goal, things weren’t looking so bright for Palace fans’ going into their game with the reigning champions, Chelsea. Yet, the hosts seemed rejuvenated after the international break and were inspired by the return of Wilfried Zaha, who had been out of action with a knee injury since the opening day of the season and the combination of Zaha and Andros Townsend caused problems throughout, with Townsend sending in the ball for Cabaye to score the opener and Palace’s first goal in 731 minutes.

Palace’s lead lasted only eight minutes as Cesc Fabregas’ corner was headed in by Tiemoue Bakayoko, the £38 million signing from Monaco in the summer. But Zaha, who I tip to make it into England’s World cup squad for Russia, made it 2-1 just before the break and Hodgson’s side held on despite an onslaught from the Blues in the second half. Although the Eagles win does not move them oﬀ the bottom of the table, they have reduced the gap from safety to four points and if they carry on this level of performance, spearheaded by Zaha’s magic, I can really see them climbing out the bottom three. Giggs, Bergkamp, Henry, Gerrard, Drogba, Ronaldo. These are the players that stand out for me when I think of legends in the Premier league. But, after watching Man City hammer Stoke in their 7-2 victory at the weekend, I can think of no other player (except for Alan Shearer) who has such a big impact in a game then the Belgian excellence of Kevin De Bruyne. Getting his 32nd Premier league assist since September 2015 and his second assist of the game, the

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ASK THE RABBI Looking for answers? Send your question to asktherabbi@thejewishweekly.com Don’t Worry – Be Happy Dear Rabbi, The High Holidays are over and I’ve got the blues. To be honest I ﬁnd them a distraction from everyday life which enables me to be practically on a high. But knowing that it’s another 6 months till the next festival I ﬁnd really depressing. Is it just me or is it a Jewish thing? Janice Dear Janice, Being down from one festival till the next is not a Jewish thing. In fact the Jewish way is to always strive to be happy. I know it is easier said than done especially when coping with daily responsibilities

and whatever the anxieties of life. But, try the following experiment. Close your eyes for a minute and think of three things – three diﬀerent realities in your life that might give you cause to be sad. Then pause and take another minute to think about three things – three real reasons why you should have reason to be glad – to be happy. And then consider which ones outweigh the other. I maintain that with the exception of extreme circumstances, 99.9 times out of 100, the happy factors will outweigh the sad factors. And then you need to be honest enough with yourself and ask: “Well then why am I sad?” If you just checked the numbers on your lottery ticket and saw that you won a £10 million jackpot – you jump up for joy and come crashing down, breaking your leg G-d

forbid in the process – how much pain do you think you are going to be in? Even as they’re wheeling you in to pin that leg together in the operating theatre, chances are you’ll be thinking about how you are going to spend your winnings when convalescing? So why can’t you apply that same model to your own daily life? Yes, right now there are certain things that get you down. But what about the lottery ticket – the winning numbers that you’re holding in your hand? Doesn’t the bigger picture outweigh the present reality? You just went through the simple experiment. The reasons to be happy override the reasons to be sad. Why are you letting yourself become perplexed rather than concentrate on the greater goodness that beckons when you come out the other side.

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There is a concept in psychology known as the “negative bias” which says that all things being equal we have a natural disposition towards negativity. Science will tell you its part of our natural state – our biological makeup. But against that psychology also maintains the twelve second rule. That is, if you spend twelve seconds focussing on something positive, it will recalibrate your mindset and channel you in a happy and positive direction. Twelve seconds. That’s something we Jews do very well. You see maybe we go to bed consumed with all our worries and anxieties at night, but when we wake in the morning the ﬁrst thing we do is recite the Modeah ani prayer. It’s twelve words, reﬂecting on the gift of another day. Say the twelve words deliberately; think about the gift of life; consider all the blessings in your life – 12 seconds – and you’re good! That’s the general Jewish approach. However, to be sure, there could be a lot of other contributing factors relating to your personal situation and you need to assess your circumstances in a very real and professional way. Get in touch with JAMI or your own health professional to determine where you might be able to get extra help. Wishing you a happier year ahead! Taking a dream literally? Dear Rabbi, I’m a second year student at a London university doing a course in psychology. I share this by way of introduction so that you don’t think I am mad. I had a dream about a man who came to me holding a New Testament in his hands. He told me he was the Messiah coming to save the world and that I should prepare everyone for his imminent arrival. I thought nothing of it until I had the identical dream a second time. Now I don’t know what to do. Is it a message from beyond? What do you think it means?

Dear Mark, Well if you’re studying psychology then you’ll know Freud’s theory as to the “latent content” – the symbolic meaning of dreams is telling you that you’re working far too hard. All things considered you would make a great case study for your fellow classmates. Shabbat Candles: Why is it a woman’s thing? Dear Rabbi, Why is lighting the Shabbat candles uniquely a woman’s privilege? Can I do it as a man? Harvey Dear Harvey, You should do it as a man assuming there is no woman in the house available to light them. However, in the first instance it is especially the woman who was tasked with this sacred ritual. The Zohar explains that Eve, through her sin of eating the forbidden fruit, unintentionally expelled much of the divine light from this world. Hence it is the unique ability of the woman to restore what was lost. What this means is that Kabbalah teaches that when sinning, there is an opportunity to achieve rectification, and thus reach an even higher level of spirituality than prior to the sin. So even as Divine light was lost from the world on account of the actions of Eve, it is womankind’s greatest honour to effect such a lofty rectification.

Mark

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In loving memory of Yaakov Yehoshua ben Ephraim Hirsch

In loving memory of Yaakov Yehoshua ben Ephraim Hirsch “And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first (month) on the first of the month, the waters dried from upon the earth; Noach removed the covering of the Ark, and looked – and behold!The surface of the ground had dried” (Bereishit 8:13).

The Names of Noach's Sons by Rabbi Zvi Cohen, Kingsbury United Synagogue Our sidrah begins with the introduction of Noach and his three sons – Shem, Cham and Yefet. This seems repetitive, as they had already been mentioned at the end of last week’s sidrah. Why are they reintroduced? The Ramban (Nachmanides d.1270) explains that the Torah is emphasising that unlike his predecessors who all fathered many children, Noach (at that point) only had these three 1st Aliya (Kohen) – Vayikra children and no more. They12:1-23 were saved from After childbirth, lady would waitworld several weeks the Flood in hisa merit and the would be before an elevation offering (olah) and a rebuilt bringing through them. sin offering (chatat). This completed her post-birth purification Names canprocess. be chosen for a number of reasons; God Moshe someone who aftertold loved onesand we Aharon wish to that recall and honour had the appearance of a particular type of and after great people we wish our childrenskin to disease would toLand showofthe white emulate.(tzara’at) They can relatehave to the Israel or blemish to ajust Kohen. Thewe Kohen would are chosen because like how theyevaluate sound! and decide if the affliction was clearly tzara’at, thus rendering the person impure (tameh). If the Sometimes a name is given to send a message. case was unclear, the Kohen wouldHoshea quarantine For example, the Biblical prophet was the person in house for seven after which instructed byaG-d to marry anddays, then name each the would in re-inspect the afflicted area and of Kohen his children a way that would warn the Jewish whether People inthe theperson Northern Kingdom declare was tameh of or Israel tahor of their impending punishment. (pure).

worship, as we see later on in the sidrah when the people built the tower of Babel to ‘make a name’ for themselves (Bereishit 11:4); Rashi (d. 1105) comments that this is a reference to an idol (see Rashi to Job/Iyov 1:1) . ‘Cham’ means ‘hot’; it hints to those violent crimes that are committed ‘in the heat of the moment’, murder and theft. ‘Yefet’ means beauty, alluding to those drawn into forbidden relationships.

Sidrah Summary: Tazria-Metzorah With the names of his children, Noach was thus

Depiction of Noach’s Ark on the mountains of Ararat c.1278, North French Hebrew Miscellany

Sidrah SidrahSummary: Summary: Noach Noach

1st Aliya (Kohen) – Bereishit 6:9-22 6th Aliya (Shishi) – 9:18-10:32 “And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first (month) on the first of the month, three of sons Shem,–Cham and Noach is dried introduced as athe righteous man removed who Noach’s the waters from upon earth; Noach the covering theare Ark,called and looked and behold! “walked with G-d”. The had people have become The surface of the ground dried” (Bereishit 8:13).Yefet (see p.3 article). Noach plants a vineyard, eventually drinking its wine and becoming drunk. thieving and corrupt. Noach is told by G-d that He will destroy the world with a flood and Cham enters Noach’s tent and disgraces his commands Noach to build a wooden Ark with father; Shem and Yefet then protect Noach’s specific dimensions. Noach and his family are to dignity. After Noach wakes up, he realises what enter the Ark, as well as a male and female of has happened and curses Cham and his descendants, but blesses Shem and Yefet. Noach every non-kosher species of animal and bird. Point to Consider: Noach is described as dies at the age of 950. Cham and Yefet’s “perfect in his generations” – is this a positive or descendants are listed, including Cham’s great grandson Nimrod, a mighty warrior and conqueror. negative qualification? (see Rashi to 6:9) 7th Aliya (Shevi’i) – 11:1-11:32 2nd Aliya (Levi) – 7:1-16 In addition, seven males and females from each All people share a common language and live in species of kosher animal and bird are to enter the Babylonia. They decide to build a city with a tower Ark. Noach is 600 years old when the Flood starts. that can reach the heavens – the Tower of Babel. The waters fall gently for the first seven days, then The Midrash says that, led by Nimrod, they wanted to wage war against G-d. However, G-d heavily for 40 days and nights. thwarts their plans, dispersing them around the 3rd Aliya (Shlishi) – 7:17-8:14 The rising Flood waters cover the highest world and introducing different languages so that they can no longer understand one another. mountains and wipe out every living creature. The rains strengthen for a further 150 days, after Shem’s descendants are listed, up to the which they stop and start to recede. 10 months generation of Avram (later Avraham) and his after the start of the Flood, the mountain tops nephew Lot. Avram marries his niece Sarai (later become visible again. 40 days later, Noach sends Sarah), who is not blessed with children. out a raven and then a dove, to test the recession of the Flood. 4th Aliya (Revi’i) – 8:15-9:7 Upon G-d's command, Noach, his family and the animals leave the Ark. Noach builds an altar and brings one of every kosher animal and bird as an offering. This pleases G-d, Who pledges never again to destroy life on Earth. Question: What blessing did G-d give Noach and his sons upon their leaving the Ark? (9:1) Answer on bottom of the next page. 5th Aliya (Chamishi) – 9:8-9:17 G-d establishes His covenant never to destroy the world with another flood, with the rainbow as its sign. Whenever a rainbow appears, it is a ‘reminder to G-d’ to keep this promise.

Maftir The reading for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh is taken from parashat Pinchas and details the additional Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh offerings in the Temple. Haftarah The special haftarah for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh is the last chapter of the Book of Yeshaya (Isaiah). The world is G-d's “throne and footstool”. Trying to appease G-d with insincere offerings will be punished, yet one who is truly “zealous regarding G-d's word” will be rewarded. Those who love and are loyal to Jerusalem will enjoy the messianic future in which they will rejoice in the rebuilt city.

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Question: what were the three types of blemish Rabbi (13:2) Yosef Answer Feimeron(d.1864) called? bottom ofsuggests page 6. that Noach named three sons to convey a very 2nd Aliya (Levi)his – 13:24-39 specific message. His children’s names would It was also possible for tzara’at to develop from a constantly serve as a rebuke to the people of his burn. Tzara’at could erupt on the scalp or on the generation, who were involved in some of the beard causing anamely loss ofidol hair. worst area, sins possible, worship, murder, 3rd (Shlishi) – 13:40-54 andAliya forbidden relations. Violence and theft were rife, leading to aform total of breakdown in society. Aalso slightly different tzara’at is detailed, which caused a more substantial loss of hair. A metzora who has Noach (one stepped intobeen thiscontaminated environment with of tzara’at) was sent of theforcamp and had to degradation with outside a message the world, that tear (see p4 article). Tzara’at theirhis/her way of garments life was wrong, which he publicised through names of hisAsons. ‘Shem’garment means could alsothe infect clothing. suspected ‘name’; it is used before here asthe a reference to idol a was quarantined Kohen made decision about whether it was tameh. If it was declared tameh, the garment was burnt.

exhorting his generation to rise above their base nature and withstand these tests. However, the metzora also bring three offerings people did would not heed this lesson andanimal continued in andways. three They meal were offerings. their destroyed in the ensuing Pointleaving to Consider: is the significance of the Flood, Noach,what his three sons and their cedar wives to wood, rebuild crimson humanity.thread and hyssop? (see Rashi to 14:4)

5th Aliya – 14:21-32 Perhaps we(Chamishi) can suggest that, after the Flood, their names became reminders of what had animal led A metzora who could not afford three the previous generation andanimal encouraged offerings could insteadastray bring one offering, them build a new world avoiding oneto meal offering and two birds.those pitfalls. 6th Aliya (Shishi) – 14:33-15:15 Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Ferber (d.1966) that each Tzara’at also affected houses. writes The house owner son played a unique role in the reconstruction would report the suspicious signs to a Kohen. The of the world. Shem would teach about the house would be evacuated before the Kohen’s existence of G-d and how to behave ethically. arrival. If the Kohen saw a deep green or deep red Cham had expertise in building and planting and ‘affliction’, he would order the house to be Yefet was a master of invention and innovation, quarantined a week. then re-inspect developing thefor world with He his would wisdom. the house. If the affliction had spread, the infected stones would be removed and replaced. If the affliction nevertheless returned, the house would be demolished. However, if replacing the stones solved the problem, the Kohen would declare the house tahor (pure). The Torah lists specific discharges that would cause a man to be considered tameh, and details the purification procedure. 7th Aliya (Shevi’i) – 15:16-33 A similar set of laws is listed for a lady who has specific discharges, as well as the laws of niddah (menstruation), which form the basis of the laws of family purity.

Haftarah From the Book of Melachim (Kings II), the haftarah 3 In memory of Mordechai Avraham ben Nechemia 4th Aliya (Revi’i) – 13:55-14:20 takes places upon the background of the long The Torah details the process through which a siege and ensuing famine of the Shomron area metzora purified himself/herself after the period (Samria) by the King of Aram. Four metzora’im of isolation and the healing of the affliction. This were put outside the city gates because of their involved a Kohen taking two birds, cedar wood, affliction. They discovered and reported that the a crimson thread and hyssop. The Kohen would Arameans had actually left their camp, which slaughter one of the birds and – using the wood, thread and hyssop together in a bundle – sprinkle allowed the Jews to plunder the camp and thus In of Mordechai ben Nechemia its memory blood seven times onAvraham the metzora. The end their famine.

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record what is really mine. This I am worth; to the post office with a parcel to send, to be told kindness by giving themaway extrafrom wealth. this nobody can take me”.The Ben he had amassed. He reached into his drawer, that since the parcel weighed a certain amount, Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, d. saying “only the figures in my charity book he needed to buy a particular stamp. “But if I buy 1909) related a parable about a fool who came record what is really 19 mine. This I am worth; 26 JUDAISM OCTOBER 2017 a stamp it will only make the parcel heavier!” the to theWEEKLY THE JEWISH post office with a parcel to send, to be told this nobody can take away from me”. man complained. This, said the Ben Ish Chai, is that since the parcel weighed a certain amount, the fallacy of those who refuse to give tzedaka – he needed to buy a III particular stamp. “But if I buy Bein Adam Lechaveiro Part 16:they Tzedaka IIIthat Bein Lechaveiro Tzedaka do notAdam realise giving money toPart charity,16: stamp it will only makePark the parcel the like postage stamp the parcel, causes a by Rabbi Daniel Fine, Community Rabbi, Stanmore & Canons ParktoCommunity United Synagogue bythe Rabbi Daniel Fine, Rabbi, Stanmore & Canons Unitedheavier!” Synagogue man complained. This, said the Ben Ish Chai, is success rather than hindering it!

Bein Adam Lechaveiro Part 16: Tzedaka III by Rabbi Daniel Fine, Community Rabbi, Stanmore & Canons Park United Synagogue the fallacy of those who refuse to give tzedaka –

We learnt last week that tzedaka has two components to it. The first is the actual receipt of the money by the poor person. The second is that the act of giving acknowledges that G-d has given us our wealth; we are happy to utilise it to follow His command, emulating His trait of kindness. Thus, a poor person must also give (some) tzedaka – they are also part of this second component. The Rambam (Maimonides d. 1204) adds that G-d will reward those who emulate His trait of kindness by giving them extra wealth. The Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, d. 1909) related a parable about a fool who came to the post office with a parcel to send, to be told that since the parcel weighed a certain amount, he needed to buy a particular stamp. “But if I buy a stamp it will only make the parcel heavier!” the man complained. This, said the Ben Ish Chai, is the fallacy of those who refuse to give tzedaka – they do not realise that giving money to charity, like the postage stamp to the parcel, causes success rather than hindering it!

theymitzvah. do not realise that the giving money to charity, We learnt last isofweek Given that positive mitzvah of giving mitzvah.point Givento that the positive mitzvah giving Another ponder is why one not an upperstamp limit to of the a fifth, its causes supporting thatofallatzedaka has two the postage parcel, has an upper supporting obligated to givelimit away offifth, one'sitsmoney to like has prohibition similarly limited. components to there it. Theis first prohibition similarly charity. To is explain thislimited. question, a success rather is than hindering it! is the receipt the general rule that whilst one actual is not to spend of over money by the mitzvah, poor person. aFurthermore, fifth of one's wealth on a positive one by Furthermore, the Minchat Chinuch (written by the Minchat Chinuch (written Another point to ponder is why one is not second is rather that the act should spend all ofThe one's money than Yosef’ d. 1874) writes that the rule of ‘Rabeinu Yosef’ d. 1874) writes that the ruleobligated of ‘Rabeinu to give away all of one's money to of giving that spending transgress a prohibition. Givenacknowledges that – as we saw all our money to avoid a transgression spending all our money to avoid a transgression To explain this question, there is a given usto ourwithhold wealth; charity. last week – there isG-d a has prohibition only applies to prohibitions which are performed only applies to prohibitions which are performed funds the to poor, why dofollow we notHis have to give general we arefrom happy utilise it to command, ruleaction that whilst one is not physically to spend over via an (for example injuring via an action (for example physically injuring emulating traittoofavoid kindness. Thus, a poora fifth away all ourHis money this prohibition? of one's wealth a positive mitzvah, one is someone). This on prohibition, in contrast, someone). This prohibition, in contrast, is person must also give (some) tzedaka – they areshould byone's beingmoney inactive, spend all of ratherand than thus transgressed by being inactive, and thus transgressed also part of this second component. does not carry the same rule. Aside from the very suggestion of becoming transgress a prohibition. Given that – as we saw does not carry the same rule. poor in order to help the poor being last week – there is a prohibition to withhold counterintuitive, the answer isd.that the adds negative The Rambam (Maimonides 1204) thatfunds Finally, one thedo heads of the House from the poor,ofwhy we not have to give Finally, one of thewho heads the House prohibition extends only as far as of theHis positive G-d will reward those emulate trait of of Rothschild was asked how much money away all our money to avoid this prohibition? of Rothschild was asked how much money kindness by giving them extra wealth. The Ben he had amassed. He reached into his drawer, he had He reached his drawer, Ish Chai amassed. (Rabbi Yosef Chaim ofinto Baghdad, d. saying “only the figures in my charity book sayingrelated “only athe figures in amy book 1909) parable about foolcharity who came Aside from what the very suggestion of becoming record is really mine. This I am worth; record what is with really mine.toThis am to the post office a parcel send,I to be worth; toldpoorthisinnobody ordercantotake help awaythe frompoor me”. being 4 this nobody can takeben away from me”. amount,counterintuitive, the answer is that the negative In memory Tzemach Yisrael that sinceofthe parcel weighed a certain he needed to buy a particular stamp. “But if I buyprohibition extends only as far as the positive a stamp it will only make the parcel heavier!” the man complained. This, said the Ben Ish Chai, is the fallacy of those who refuse to give tzedaka – they do not realise that giving money to charity, like the postage stamp to the parcel, causes In memory of Tzemach ben Yisrael success rather than hindering it! In memory of Tzemach ben Yisrael

Another point to ponder is why one is not Every Little Another point toCounts ponder is why one is not obligated to give away all of one's money to obligated give awayParticipant all of one'sonmoney to charity. To explain this question, there is a by Raiselto Freedman, the Ma’ayan Programme charity. To explain this question, there is a general rule that whilst one is not to spend over general rule that whilst one is not to spend over a fifth of one's wealth on a positive mitzvah, one should spend all of one's rather a fifth of one's wealth a positive they had suffered. Thismoney is referred to than as Thison week’s sidrah mitzvah, details theoneinjustice transgress a prohibition. – asThis we saw should spend all one of one's money rather thanchimus devarim, meaning Given ‘tough that talk’. is man and his family who last week – thereof isthe a prohibition to withhold transgress a prohibition. Given that – assaved we sawanother dimension word chamas. The were chosen to be funds behaviour from the poor, why dogeneration we not have give last week – therewhen is a prohibition to withhold in Noach’s wastonot G-d destroyed the unethical our actions money to prohibition? funds from the poor, whywith do awe not have giveonlyaway rife inalltheir butavoid also this in their reactions. world flood. What to had away all our moneygone to avoid this prohibition? so wrong that G-d This is how the situation spiralled out of control to chose to respond with a suchAside an extent earth had to be reset. fromthat thethe very suggestion of becoming complete ‘reset’? poor in order to help the poor being Aside from the very suggestion of becoming counterintuitive, the answer is that the negative poor in order to help the poor beingUnfortunately, remnants of this behaviour are prohibition extends only as far as the positive counterintuitive, the answer is that the negative The verse describes the state of the world at that sometimes seen in the actions of individuals prohibition extends as far as the time: “…the earth wasonly corrupt before G-d,positive and in our generation. In today’s culture of social the earth was filled with chamas” (Bereishit 6:13). media, it is so easy and tempting to respond to The word chamas in this context is generally something in the blink of an eye with a harsh understood to be violence, cruelty, injustice or post or a 140 character comment, which, when In memory of Tzemach ben Yisrael idolatry. However, when I was a young child unjustified, could be a modern resemblance of In memory of Tzemach ben Yisrael learning about the generation of Noach, I was chimus devarim. taught what chamas meant through the following story: The sidrah encourages us to remind ourselves to think before posting and think before we react to A person would leave a bowl outside his window, an issue in the heat of the moment. We need to piled up high with lots of peas. The people of ask ourselves: is this a measured response or is Noach’s generation would walk past and take just this akin to the chamas of a generation long gone? one pea each. Within no time, all the peas had gone and the person who had placed the peas The Chief Rabbi's Maayan Programme is outside cried and wailed about the theft of his training ten women as community educators peas, to whoever would listen. This is how Rabbi with expertise in Taharat Hamishpacha. Shimshon Rafael Hirsch (d. 1888), drawing on a They will graduate in Spring 2018. Midrash, explains the word chamas. He describes it as a theft in which the original owner has been harassed so slowly or in such minute amounts that it is not retrievable before the courts. This was the ‘final straw’ that sealed the fate of the world, such that it now had to be ‘reset’.

The lawlessness in the generation of Noach was further exacerbated by the response of the victims to these crimes. Rabbi David Silverberg (of Yeshivat Har Zion) quotes another Midrash which states that instead of figuring out a reasonable and logical way to resolve their situation, the victims responded to crimes with rage, insults and deafening shouting, to tell everyone about the

Insights into Jewish History Part 83: Judah the Maccabee by Rebbetzen Ilana Epstein, Cockfosters & N Southgate United Synagogue; Head of Project Development, US Living & Learning As Judah the Maccabee surveyed the Temple from the hills outside of Jerusalem, one would imagine that what he saw would have been heartbreaking. Just a few years before, spurred on by his father and with the aid of his brothers, he set out to liberate Judea from the Seleucid Greek overlords. Those Greeks had denied the Jews the right to practise their religion freely; every breach of the ‘Gezeirot’ (evil decrees) of the Greeks had been met with a cruel death sentence.

power to Alcimus to act as he pleased. Alcimus soon returned to the corrupt dealings of some of the past High Priests, especially high tax collection for his personal use. After a whole new set of decrees was issued by Alcimus, Judah the Maccabee could stand by no longer. He entered into battle to once more rid the Temple of the Greek overlord and his influence. In turn, Demetrius sent his finest general into battle; Nicanor. Yet when Nicanor entered the Temple, the corrupt Kohanim did not attack, rather they welcomed him. Nicanor told them to give him Judah and he would leave the Temple be. 4

Three years after the war had begun, Judah and 4 his brothers reclaimed the Temple and reinstituted its services, and yet peace was elusive. As the traditional Jews attempted to bring offerings to the Temple, they encountered physical opposition from both the Hellenised Jews and from the Greeks still ensconced in the Accra Citadel located just below the Temple in the south of the city, which was the stronghold of the Seleucid army.

By now, Judah had once more amassed an army. On 13 Adar (as noted in Megilat Ta’anit, an Aramaic document quoted in the Talmud), Judah defeated Nicanor. Nicanor himself was captured and his thumbs and head were hung outside the Temple gates. This was the final largescale battle of the Maccabean wars, though the skirmishes continued for the next 25 years.

In the next article, we will discuss the newest friend and enemy that Judah invited into the Yet this was not Judah’s main predicament. Jewish camp. Antiochus (most probably the son of the original Antiochus) offered the Jews religious freedom, as he could not spare troops to deal with the infighting in Jerusalem. Antiochus had the Hellenised Kohen Gadol Menalaous assassinated, in his place the moderately Hellenised Alcimus was instituted as the Kohen Gadol. The traditional Jews, who had lost the will to fight after so much intense warfare, accepted this leader. The Hellenised Jews of the citadel were content with the compromise. Drachma coin depicting Demetrius I However, this weak peace was short lasting. A coup d’état in Syria removed Antiochus from the throne and the new King Demetrius returned Judea to its previous state, with no freedom of religion for the traditional Jews. He offered greater

Answer: That they would be "fruitful and multiply and fill the earth’.

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THE JEWISH WEEKLY In his ﬁrst commentary he tells us ‘Zecher Tzaddik Livrachah’ (‘may the memory of the righteous be a blessing’) because we should always speak about the great attributes of upright people. ‘The primary generations of upright people are their good deeds’ You see, what he says makes sense, but then why doesn’t the Torah do the same thing when it comes to all other outstanding

Parshat Noach You don’t have to be famous in order to leave a great legacy.

instead tells us about Noach himself – ‘Noach Ish Tzaddik Tamim Hayah Bedorotav Et HaElokim Et’haleich Noach’, Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his generations, Noach walked with G-d. Only afterwards we are given details of his generations. Rashi here gives two Perushim (elucidations).

Parashat Noach commences with the headline ‘Eileh Toldot Noach’, These are the generations of Noach. And then, un-expectantly, instead of telling us about the generations, the Torah

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individuals? In the second Perush, Rashi tells us ‘Lelamedcha She’ikar Toldotehem Shel Tzaddikim Ma’assim Tovim’. From here we learn that the primary generations of upright people are their good deeds.

‘From Noach we learn that you don’t have to be famous in order to make your mark’ I ﬁnd that within leadership circles, there is a lot of concern about legacy. Great leaders are worried how they are going to be remembered once they are out of oﬃce. But in reality, you don’t need a major PR Firm to come in, in order to guarantee your legacy. There is another way through which one can gain immortality. That is through touching the hearts and moulding the minds of other people, through having a deep impact on their lives. In this way, part of oneself can become part of them, and through them, part of other people, for all time. From Noach we learn that you don’t have to be famous in order to make your mark. Rather, we can all attain our immortality through making a deep and positive impact on the lives of others. Shabbat Shalom

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This week’s Tehillim is for a refuah shelema for Rabbi Moshe Kupetz - Shalom Moshe ben Baila

This week’s Psalm begins with the word ‘LDavid’ – ‘By David.’ This is a popular opening, found across many Psalms. According to Rabbi Hirsch, the fact that the opening is attributed to his name, shows us that King David ﬁlled his soul with thoughts of Hashem and wrote down his emotions. His theme focuses on how repentance can cause people to become closer to Hashem, and become righteous. ‘I have trusted in you, let me not be ashamed’ he begs, and a simple overview of King David’s life will clearly show the extent of how much trust he really did put in G-D. He doesn’t just ask for himself, but in the next verse he asks for everyone who trusts in G-D to be vindicated. Great Jewish people are often judged by their concern for others. Yet despite his great level, he still pleads to know more, asking Hashem to teach him ‘His paths.’ We then move on to a famous verse that we use through the Yom Kippur period. ‘ Zechor rachamecha Hashem, vachasadecha, ki meolam hema Remember your mercies Hashem and your kindnesses are eternal.’ Without

G-D’s mercy, mankind would be ﬁnished. As shown in last week’s parsha, from the very beginning of time, man has always been prone to sin and without mercy as we see this week with the ﬂood, we may all be doomed! May we all merit to deserve G-D’s mercy and survive the choppy waters of life.

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Noach was a man who lived in a time when all the people around him were doing forbidden and wrong things. Noach was the only man who still did what Hashem wanted. Hashem tells him: “Noach, this world is going to be destroyed. Not one of these people deserve to live in this world, besides for you and your family. Build an ark (a big boat in which you can live) and you will survive the flood I am going to send to the world”. So Noach builds an ark and takes his family: his wife, three sons and their wives. Besides for that, he takes animals. Of each animal sort, he takes two. Of the kosher animals, he takes seven. When Noach finishes building the ark, the rain starts falling. Noach’s family and the animals enter the ark and for 40 days the rain doesn’t stop falling. After 40 days, the rain stops and Noach waits until the earth has dried up a bit. To see whether there is still water everywhere, Noach sends a dove out of the boat. The dove comes back with a twig of an olive tree- that means there is still some life and plants! Noach comes out of the Ark and thanks Hashem for letting him survive. The people who lived straight after the flood, however also didn’t do Hashem’s will. They wanted to go against Him by building a tower that they thought would reach up to the heaven, where they thought Hashem is. Halfway through, Hashem brought in a bit of chaos: suddenly everyone spoke a different language! No one understood each other and so the project failed… Hashem loves every individual he created and made us all with differences. Even identical twins look slightly different and have differnt character traits. We should all be proud of the individual characteristic that we were born with. Can you spot the 10 differences in the 2 picutres on the right? (Answers below).

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TO CREATE YOUR VERY OWN JEWISH WEEKLY RECIPE BOOK

Delinut crumble slice

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3 cups plain ﬂour 3 cups rolled oats 2 1/4 cups brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 375g (1 1/2 cups) butter, melted 600g Delinut spread

Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a 23cm x 33cm baking pan with baking paper and leave it aside until needed. 2. Put the ﬂour, baking powder, salt, oats and brown sugar in a bowl and mix together. 3. Pour in the melted butter and stir to combine. 4. Press one cup of mixture into the bottom of the pan, and set aside another two cups. 5. Heat up the Delinut in the microwave for 1 minute and pour over the base. 6. Sprinkle the reserved oat mixture over the Delinut. 7. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden.

Did you know? Fun facts If you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground it can’t hop

During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill 2 swimming pools

Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun

When hippos are upset their sweat turns red

A flock of crows is known as a murder

Pteronophobia is the fear of feathers or being tickled by feathers

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A Sock’s Tale

By Chaya Sandler We had been together for 6 years. No matter how hard it was, nothing could separate us. We would hang onto each other with all our might and never let go. Until the day she did. Our story began the day we were sewn, I came tumbling out of the machine straight onto a mirror. Except not quite, more like a mirror image. My twin sock and I met for the ﬁrst time on a rainy, stormy day. Streaks of lightening arched across the sky and we were both terriﬁed! But I wouldn’t show it. I put a leg, ok my one and only leg around my sister and told her not to cry. From that day onward we were besties. No matter how ferocious the washing machine was, we held on tight and unlike most other socks we never, ever lost each other. I watched other, more careless socks loose their partners and end up on their own, relegated to the back of a drawer, the bottom of a cupboard, the corner of a shelf in shame. Leftie and I would look at each other and promise that we would never be like that. Danny was a boisterous boy I must admit. Sometimes I was sure I wouldn’t make it to the end of the day without a hole and when the baby chewed on us - so embarrassing, to be covered in saliva- yuck. Some days Danny wore us to school, that was exciting, I loved learning new things and of course we had great fun chatting to other socks

during circle time. Some days Danny wore us to football, that was.. interesting. Leftie loved it. “It’s like a roller coaster!” And if we hit a goal, she would go on and on about it. We both hated washing day, though it felt good to be clean. On the whole we were mostly happy. Until .... There was shouting and yelling outside the drawer but in a family of boys that was nothing unusual. Suddenly the drawer was yanked open and a little hand grabbed Leftie and shut the drawer. I banged, I pushed, I shouted but it was no use. Curling up in the corner of the drawer I ignored all the other socks’ words of comfort and began to cry. Then, a while later there was more exited exclamations outside and once again the drawer was yanked open and this time Danny’s hand grasped me and I saw Leftie on the table. But what was this? She was covered in purpley goo and rust!

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“Lefty! What in the name of Sock is going on here?!” “Oh Righty,” she giggled, “its fine, I hope you weren’t worried.” “Me? Nah, I was fine, totally cool with it. Just tell me what is going on??” She giggled again, “Oh isn’t it simply wonderful?” Then she sighed dreamily. “Huh??” said I, completely confused. “Look over there. They’re polishing candlesticks!” “Ah!” Understanding dawned and I bounced up and down, “They’re polishing the candlesticks, it must be-” “Shabbat UK!” And so we both joined in the fun. Later on the house filled with the incredible smell of freshly baked challah and Leftie and I watched from the wash basket as all the boys put on suits and went downstairs. That’s one thing about being a sock. Its great fun and you can even help make Shabbat. What did you do this week for Shabbat?

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Parshat Noach In a Nutshell This weeks parashah is Parshat Noach. It describes the life of Noach, which was quite an interesting one. Noach lived in a time of bad people, people who stole, murdered and didn’t treat each other with respect. At one point it became so bad, that Hashem decided that He is going to destroy the world with a big ﬂood. He warns Noach and instructs him to build

an ark that will help him survive. Noach does so and builds a huge boat that will house his family and some animals. Of each animal sort Noach brings a male and a female, of the kosher animals he brings seven. When the rain starts to fall, Noach enters the ark. In the days that follow, the world changes forever. Only the inhabitants of the ark survive. After 40

days the rain stops. After another 90 days of waiting for the world to dry up a bit, Noach steps out of the ark. He thanks Hashem for letting him and his family survive. Hashem then makes him a promise: never will there ever be such a world-destroying ﬂood again. If ever we are as bad as the people in Noach’s times, Hashem will show us a rainbow.

This will be a sign that we must rethink if we are doing the right things. Unfortunately, even for the people who lived much later, after Noach, it was hard to stay on the right path. At the end of the parashah it is written how the people in the generation after the ﬂood tried to build a tower, named The Tower of Bavel. They aimed to build a tower that

would reach up to the skies, so they could show Hashem that they were ‘stronger than Him’. Hashem, however, created some confusion, to show them Who really is in charge. Before, they all spoke the same language, suddenly now they all spoke a diﬀerent language. No one understood each other, it all lead to great confusion and the project of the “big” tower failed.

5 ways to improve your organisation 1

ORGANIZE YOUR LAPTOP

Planners are most helpful. Most schools sell them, but some don’t. Buy one or make your own if the school doesn’t provide one. Write down your homework, tests, or club meeting dates. Write down things that you know you’ll forget.

If you use a laptop for your schoolwork, print your work out on the next opportunity you have. This can stop you from getting into trouble with your teachers or wasting a lot of time printing a bulk of papers during the weekend. Be sure you have everything on your laptop backed up in case something goes wrong.Remember that all your notes and handouts on your laptop should be just as organised as they are in your binder or notebooks

FOCUS ON YOUR WORK

When you get to class, don’t goof oﬀ with friends. Pay attention and write down your homework in your planner and begin any assignments.

GET A PLANNER

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

If you start worrying about other people or let people copy your homework, just politely tell them no. Say you need to stay organised and you need to keep your grades up and you can’t cost them losing your homework paper.

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GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR TOMORROW READY THAT NIGHT

After you get done with your homework clean out your backpack and put everything that you might need for the next day back in. Take out the things you don’t. (If you’re not sure go ahead and put it in anyway). Put your backpack someplace you won’t forget it. This way you’re already ready for school the next day and don’t have to worry if you have everything.

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News Bites RUSSIAN GRANNIES FIX THEIR OWN ROAD

A group of Russian grandmothers grew so tired of waiting for the local authorities to fix their road that they hired the necessary equipment and did the job themselves, it’s reported. After being told by officials that the pothole-covered road through the village of Svedniy Bugalish in the Urals was “fine”, the group took up shovels and wheelbarrows and

seemingly put the local authority to shame, Rossiya 24 news channel says. According to Urals-based URA. RU website, the group - including a 90-year-old babushka - chipped in 500 roubles ($8.50; £6.50) each for a truckload of gravel and set to work with the help of two men.

RED SUN PHENOMENON ‘CAUSED BY HURRICANE OPHELIA’

An “unusual” reddish sky and redlooking sun was reported across many parts of England this week. The phenomenon was initially seen in the west of England and Wales before spreading to other areas. BBC weather presenter Simon King said it was due to the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara. He added that debris from forest ﬁres in Portugal and Spain was also playing a part. The dust has caused shorter wavelength blue light to be

KING CONKER FOUND IN BUSH HILL PARK An enormous Horse Chestnut husk capsule containing a record breaking five conkers has been found in Bush Hill Park, Enfield. Budding botanist Evie Jacobs, 8 years had been searching for a husk with rare triple conkers after studying trees at her primary school, Wolfson Hillel in Southgate. Being unable to find one she asked her Grandfather, Henry Jacobs who is the Senior Warden of the Enfield & Winchmore Hill United synagogue

scattered, making it appear red. He said: “Ophelia originated in the Azores where it was a hurricane and as it tracked its way northwards it dragged in tropical air from the Sahara.” This meant dust from the Sahara was brought with it, he said.

Evie proudly displaying the Conker

to continue the search in his local area. Henry spent a long time in Bush Hill Park, Enfield examining the many hundreds of fallen conkers and husks without finding an elusive triple, but did discover a partly open husk three times the average size containing five conkers! Expert botanist Dr.Fred Rumsey, Senior curator in charge of historical collections at the Natural History Museum was contacted and replied saying: “The most I have ever seen is three.” .. in this family the ovary is 3 celled with only one ovule per cell, so you would expect at the most three conkers, usually only one develops. So there must be developmental abnormality here, perhaps the fusing of two flowers?” Mr Florin Feneru, the museum’s identification officer added that: “your find is indeed a rarity.” The news of this find has reached British Columbia, Canada, where noted botanist, science teacher and writer, Linda Crampton who has made a study of the

The enormous Horse Chestnut

Horse Chestnut tree said that she has never heard of such a specimen before. Dr Darren Evans and Dr Michal Pocock co authors of Conker Tree Science at the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at Newcastle University have conﬁrmed the highly unusual nature of the ﬁnd. Evie has a sister iin year 8 at Yavneh college and her parents Barrie & Caroline are members of Borehamwood United synagogue. An application for a world record is to be made to the Guinness Book of Records for the king conker found.

Dear Agony Aunt Mia,

KEEP CALM AND ASK

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The Jewish Weekly’s Teen Agony Aunt and Agony Uncle are here to help with all your questions, problems and difficulties. Just write your letter to agonyaunt@thejewishweekly.com or agonyuncle@thejewishweekly.com Disclaimer: All letters that are published may be edited. All letters are kept confidential and names can be changed for confidentiality upon request.

I have something that is distressing me, I hope you can help me. I just started Year 10 and I’m preparing for my GCSE’s. However, my homework has multiplied by two and I find it hard to get it done and not get distracted. I am getting pretty anxious and over-whelmed. What should I do? Regards,

like to work with music on where others need absolute quiet. Going to a library to study or studying with a friend can help to concentrate. Also, find the time of the day that you are most focussed. Is it when you just get home or later on in the evening? Try to stick to a schedule and take breaks to relax. I hope these tricks helps. May the grades only go up! All the best,

Amiee.

Aunt Mia.

Dear Amiee Firstly, this is very normal, it happens to many students! . You are not alone! Many students go through this and got through it. Making schedules of when tests are due and how you are going to learn for them tends to work for a lot of students. Finding a good studying surrounding is also important. Some people

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Q: What do cows read at breakfast? A: A moooospaper

Q: What do you call an elephant in a phonebooth? A: Stuck Q: What do you call a

(Answers at the bottom of page upside down)

blind dinosaur? A:A Doyouthinkhesawus.

1. I’m the most slippery country in the world. What am I?

I bought the world’s worst thesaurus

2. It is your possession and belongs to you. However, you use it very rarely. What is that?

yesterday. Not only is it terrible, it’s terrible.

3. What type of cheese is made backwards?

2. Your Name 1. Greece

3. Edam

1.Balancing Act 2.Short sighted 3.Welcome back 4.Up for grabs 5. Pat on the back 6.Three little pigs

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Shabbat Shenanigans

PART 1 OF 2: A VERY BRITISH STORM

BY CHAYA SANDLER I didn’t do it. You can’t make me say anything else. I want a lawyer! A solicitor? Oh, ok, get me one of those then. All my legal knowledge comes from American books and TV. Typical Americanism- is that a word?- to simplify things. They do it all the time, they like everything simple, obvious like sidewalk, G-d forbid we should say pavement, what does that mean? So they say sidewalk, where we walk at the side of the road- and pacifier, stroller- they don’t do subtitles. Everything is ostentatious and in your face and- excuse me?! I know that I am rambling! If I want to ramble I will ramble, I know my rights. I mean, I actually don’t but you can’t stop me rambling! I am not avoiding the point, I simply don’t know what it is? Yes that was a question. See, I’m getting so confused I’m mixing up my grammar. Fine, let me explain what happened. It was supposed to be an innocent trip. Talia, my long suffering friend, and I had grand plans to fly to our cousins for ShabbatUK, well I suppose for us it would be Shabbat Europe. We were sure our plans were fool proof. Given my....history, Talia planned it. What history? My life is kind of unusual. Strange things happen around me. I’m the sort of girl who ends up trapped inside a historic mansion for the night, who ends up in a Russian gangster wedding as MI5 agents try to take them down, whose speech at assembly was ruined by a rabid monkey and screaming scientists straggling behind in attempted pursuit. At least the scientist were cool, the human rights activists chasing them were a bit scary. This

... incident is run of the mill for me. I mean, crazy events not being arrested. Hey, don’t look at me like that, check my record, I’m clean. Oh you already did? I suppose you’re the police, what else were you going to do? I know all your methods by the way. I watch a lot of detective shows. I’m rambling again, where was I? Oh yeah, grand plans. So as I was saying we were going to fly to Europe where our friends would be waiting for us at the airport and we would breeze off into the sunset and enjoy Shabbat as honoured guests. Talia came by the night before and packed my suitcases since we wanted to avoid any incidents like the last time I travelled...but that’s a tale for another time. Our taxi was booked for 5 hours before our flight (we live a half an hour drive from the airport) at my mother’s insistence. We managed to check in with no problems and made it through security relatively uneventfully (in retrospect, it probably wasn’t the cleverest idea to bring my sonic bomb alarm clock with, security guards don’t seem to have much of a sense of humour). The trouble began when we were praying in the lounge. We took it in turns, one girl staring intently out of the window and swaying wildly is just about passable, as i sat down an older lady smiled kindly at me “Drugs aren’t worth it dearie.” “What? I wasn’t, that wasn’t, I’m not high, well I am but on spirituality which isn’t a drug really-” “Don’t drown your sorrows sweetheart, you should pray instead.” She winked knowingly.

“I was- oh whatever, thank you.” “What’s the grumpy face for?” Talia asked me when she was done too. “The weird lady over there thinks I’m on drugs.” “So?” “So?! It’s insulting!” “At least she doesn’t think you’re a nutter.” “She probably does now,” I muttered, “she gave me her phone number if i ever feel down, who does she think she is?” “A guidance counsellor with years of experience in helping troubled teens and those with mental disorders?” “That is an oddly specific guess.” “I’m reading it off her suitcase.” “Who advertises on their suitcase!? She’s probably going bankrupt and is desperate for new clients.” “Or maybe she wants to save the world, don’t be so negative, you should try optimism some time.” “A pessimist is just an optimist with experience.” “Ok, so do you think you’re a troubled teen or mentally disordered?” This fascinatingly riveting dialogue was cut short by the announcement that we could now board our flight. We had an hour and a half flight and Shabbat was six hours away, what could possibly go wrong? Of course something did or I wouldn’t be sitting here in police custody trying exonerate myself. But I digress. The best laid plans of mice

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and men do often go awry and apparently Talia is not exempted by her female status. A tropical storm, England’s closest attempt at a hurricane, of course we’d do it rubbishly or maybe it was being very British- polite and reserved. Either way between the bumbling British storm and the feuding French air traffic controllers, we ended up going all the way around Germany, over Denmark and making an emergency landing in Poland of all places. We stumbled out of the tiny little airport in a daze. An hour to Shabbat, no Jewish community anywhere remotely near, what on earth were we going to do?? We checked into the nearest hotel- more like a motel and made our way gingerly up the rickety stairs. The place was a total cliché. Paint was peeling off the walls in faded colours that had possibly once been elegant but now seemed old and cheap, there was a heavy musky smell hanging in the air, wrapping itself upon the occupants like a heavy fur coat. The lights were dim and flickering, the stairs wooden with a miserable strip of cheap fabric tripping down. I was worried they were going to collapse under us. Unwilling to touch the door, we gently nudged it open with our boots and peeped inside. It was very literally a room. 4 walls, one bed, a cupboard, a table. The communal bathroom was down the hall. How on earth were we going to spend Shabbat here?! To be continued...... TO BE CONTINUED

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Juliet Berman and the ‫‘ ֵֽא ׁ ֶשת ַֽחיִ ל ִמי יִ ְמ ָצא‬Shine for Shani’ walkers

Juliet Berman along with 18 other women from Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue recently took part in a 26 mile ‘Shine Night Walk’ to raise money in memory of Shani, Juliet’s 5 year old daughter who tragically died earlier this year. Shani was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect known as pulmonary atresia at six weeks old, which meant that she had a large hole in her heart, and was missing the valve which connects the heart and the pulmonary artery allowing blood to flow to the lungs to be oxygenated. From an early age Shani, along with her parents Juliet and Simon, spent a lot of time at Great Ormond Street Hospital. “When the doctors told us about Shani’s condition, it was quite overwhelming and horrendous. Our world was turned upside down and was full of hospital visits, doctors and medical terms. We dealt with this in different ways. Simon was interested in the science and medical information about her condition, whereas I was more focussed on the day to day practicalities that this meant to Shani and the rest of the family.” Juliet found that an online chatroom, run by charity ‘Heartline’ was helpful in offering help and advice, and she also joined a Facebook group called Patches, which is for parents of children with heart conditions. “Being able to talk and connect with other people in similar situations was really helpful. I could ask questions, and seek advice from people who understood what we were going through”.

Beautiful little Shani A’H

Shani had her first heart surgery just before her first birthday, when they inserted a small tube into her heart to replace where the valve should have been. She seemed to recover well from this operation, and was making excellent progress which the doctors were pleased with. At 20 months, she was due to have a further operation, but suffered from partial heart failure as well as a chest infection, which meant she spent two weeks in hospital trying to recover. “At that stage, the doctors said that she would not make it, handed us over to palliative care team and advised us on hospices. We were absolutely devastated”. Yet, remarkably Shani started to react to the medicine, and she grew into a lively, vibrant little girl. “Shani was a fantastic, fun person. We always told her that she had a ‘magic heart’ and she understood that it meant that she was special and different, and she took it in her stride. She didn’t consider herself as ill, and if you saw her you would not even really be able to tell she was”. Earlier this year, her oxygen levels had depleted, and further surgery was required. After her operation, Shani was in ICU for a few weeks. Family and friends prayed for the little girl to get better, but sadly she passed away on 15th February. This tragic loss has been difficult for Juliet and Simon, as well as their other children, Joel (14) and Tammy (12) who were very close to their little sister. “They always took care of her, and understood that she needed looking after. We tried to continue normal life, both then, and now. Some things could be tricky for us as a family, and would depend on how Shani was feeling. She was able to do many of the things other little girls would do, but knew her limitations. Travel was quite difficult, but we managed to visit Disneyland Paris as a family, which was an amazing experience, and something we will always remember”. The idea for taking part in the ‘Shine Night Walk’ came about

through Juliet’s friend, Judith Friedman, who is also a member of Elstree and Borehamwood Synagogue. “She thought it would be a good way to raise money and do something positive in memory of Shani. I thought it was a great idea, and having something to focus on really helped me”. There were soon a large group of women involved in the walking group, which they called ‘Shine for Shani’, and they would train together every Shabbat afternoon. “We would walk from our houses around the local area. When we started we would walk for an hour or two, but as we developed our training, we could be out for hours, often until 11pm at night. It was a great experience, and we really bonded as a group”. The Shine Walk is organised by Cancer Research, and is a 26 mile walking marathon that starts in Southwark and ends in Billingsgate Market, and took place on 23rd September. “The race started late on the Saturday night and it was a great atmosphere. Although there was a large group of us, we wanted to stay together as a team throughout the walk, and we would wait for those who were behind. We would encourage everyone to carry on, so that we could all cross the ﬁnish line together.” The group took almost 10 hours to complete the race,

Juliet with her daughter Shani A’H

and have so far raised £28,000 for charity. The donations have been split between Cancer Research and Shani’s Brighter Future Fund, which Juliet and Simon set up in her memory. “We have been amazed at the kindness and generosity of so many people who have helped us raise this amount. Simon and Juliet have been members of the Elstree and Borehamwood Synagogue for 15 years, and Simon is the Vice Chairman of the Shul. “Our community have been absolutely fantastic. Shani was quite a familiar face to a lot of people, and they have been so supportive and helpful. I don’t know how we would have coped without

The wonderful women who participated in the ‘Shine for Shani’ walk

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that kind of support, and we are all very grateful to everyone who have helped us”. Juliet hopes to continue doing fundraising events with the rest of the group, and is currently looking for their next challenge. “Doing all of this in memory of Shani has been our driving force throughout, and has made a tragic situation into something positive. We want to use the connections and bonds we have made within the team to continue to raise as much money as possible through other activities in the future”. If you would like to donate to the Shine for Shani appeal, then please visit: www.uk.virginmoneygiving. com/team/shineforshani

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PATRICIA ELBAZ – TECHNICAL ANALYST Patricia Elbaz is a technical analyst who works with clients on a freelance basis offering foreign exchange and equity analysis to forecast market moves. She uses charts and data based on historical p rices and technical indicators to predict the market. Patricia first developed an interest in finance, whilst studying for a joint degree in Economics and French in Nottingham, she spent a year abroad at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Toulouse. “A lot of the work was practical and part of our thesis was to interview head

Patricia with her husband Tony

of Banks. This gave me a good insight into the world of finance”. After graduating, Patricia joined Standard & Poor’s MMS as a trainee Technical Analyst in 1989, covering mainly the FX (Foreign Exchange) Research desk. She worked her way up to head the Technical Analysis desk during the mid 90’s up to 2000, which was an interesting time within the FX market. “It was a fascinating time to work in Finance, seeing the effects of deregulation, sterling coming out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism and so many developments in Mergers & Acquisitions”. Since starting out, there have been major developments on the technical side, which has made it much easier to access information. Today, most banks have economists working alongside technical analysts. In 2000, Patricia decided to go freelance, to manage her family time. “For many women working within the financial sector, it is difficult to get the right balance, but it can work out, with a lot of organ-

isation. Many either go part-time or freelance in some capacity”. As an independent technical analyst, she has conducted seminars for the French Institute of Bankers, Futures and Options World, and Bloomberg, as well as the Society of Technical Analysts (STA). She lectures at LSE, King’s College and the French Business School, ESCP. She is also a regular contributor on IGTV, with a monthly ‘Charting the Markets’ appearance, where she gives advice and information based on forecasts across the FX and Equity markets. Working in ﬁnance is a fast paced environment, and she is always busy. For Patricia, there is no such thing as a typical working day, and it varies depending on if she is working with clients or lecturing. One of the key things she has to do is to ﬁnd out what has happened in the markets overnight, so that she is able to update her charts, and she then emails this information to her clients. If she is lecturing, she will work on preparing her course lessons.

The course she runs is for people already working within a ﬁnancial company, who are sent by employers to learn more about technical analysis. She really enjoys being able to help people learn more about the subject, and gain more knowledge of technical analysis so that they are able to successfully trade both in the short and long term. Trading is much more accessible nowadays, and her clients range from undergraduates to professionals. “In my opinion, the key to successful trading is to have a clear strategy. It can be a great hobby, but also a bad hobby if it goes wrong, and being disciplined, and knowing where to set a level to stop is very important. “Patricia also adds “When I ﬁrst started out, one of my former bosses gave me a great piece of advice, ‘stay humble, stay in charge, and don’t let fear dictate your move.’ I think that is so true!” When asked what her most memorable time in the market Patricia commented, “it has to be when my parents attended a Foreign Exchange conference that I was speaking at with 200 other participants. I was more nervous about them being there, seeing me at work, than presenting to a room full of specialists!” For Patricia, one of the highlights of her career has been getting the chance to meet Prince Albert of Monaco and talking about the FX market. For anyone wanting to work as a technical analyst, an interest in Fi-

nance in research, in historical data and trends is useful. Patricia also explains that you have to really enjoy it, and be disciplined “It is a very dynamic and fast moving environment to work in, and every day is different. It is definitely not a monotonous job, it requires good analytical and social skills to succeed”. Given the current financial climate, and the developments in the lead up to Brexit in 2019, there is a lot of uncertainty in the global markets, but Patricia thinks that at the same time there are some great opportunities ahead, and she is excited to see what the future holds in the world of finance. To find out more about the use of technical analysis in financial markets, Patricia Elbaz can be contacted via email pelbaz@financialtrends.co.uk.

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Jewish Weekly aims to source the most genius, time saving and useful hacks for you every week, so watch this space! Vinegar is something that most people will have in their cupboards, but it has more uses than just a way to flavour your chips. Here are some handy household hacks to help you out. Liven up droopy flowers – If you have received flowers over Yom Tov that are looking a little worse for wear, then why not add two tablespoons of vinegar and one tablespoon of sugar to the water to perk them up. Wax on, wax off – If your Shabbat or havdalah candles have melted onto wooden furniture or floors, you can wipe them away by using a cloth soaked in equal parts of vinegar and water. A nice cuppa – Get rid of tea and coffee stains by making up a solution of equal parts of vinegar and salt. Don’t forget to wash it out well afterwards before your next brew!

Sticking point - If your children have decided to ‘decorate’, here is a way to remove stickers - warm a little bit of white vinegar and dip a cloth in it. Place the cloth over the sticker, and let it become completely saturated. It should then peel straight off with no sticky residue or marks.

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BY MICAELA BLITZ My phone beeps inside my handbag as I get out of the station. I check it in case it is someone calling from work or maybe Daniel, who promised he would be in touch this week. I see a missed call from a number I don’t recognise. Maybe it’s someone calling to tell me I have won the lottery, or Stephen Spielberg wants me to star in his next movie. In reality, I know it is probably just someone trying to sell PPI or see if I have been in an accident recently, which I haven’t, by the way. Even if I had why would I trust someone who called me out of the blue on the oﬀ-chance to sort out my case?! I listen to the message: “Hello darling, I just wanted to say that I’m thinking of you, and miss you. I’m really sorry for the things that we said last week, I didn’t mean you to get so upset. You know you can tell me anything, don’t you, and I will still love you, I’m your mother, that’s what we do. I wish you hadn’t left for London in such a mood. Please call me, so I know you are ok. I also just wanted to say also that Daddy had a bit of a fall today. Nothing to worry about, but his leg is very bruised, so he is resting it today”. I hear a voice in the background “Yes, yes, I’ll tell him. Daddy sends his love”. But that wasn’t my mother, and I haven’t called my dad, ‘daddy’ since I was about 11. This message was obviously for a diﬀerent number, but somehow, whoever it was,

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Cross Lines seems to have called me instead. Just as I am about to call her back, my phone battery dies. Seriously, I don’t know what is wrong with my phone, but it seems that it only lasts about 5 minutes before the battery runs out. Very annoying! When I get home I put my phone on charge as I make my dinner. Grilled chicken and steamed vegetables, again. Maybe I could go crazy and add some brown rice, whoop whoop! Day 3 of my new diet and I am already bored of eating. It’s not that I don’t like chicken, or even the occasional steamed vegetable, but without some yummy potatoes or a sneaky bit of pasta, it’s just, well you know… grilled chicken and steamed vegetables!! I completely forget about calling back the mystery message leaver until the next morning when a missed call pops up on my screen from a call that I didn’t even hear. There is something very wrong with this stupid phone, maybe I should get a new one. “I have still not heard from you, and know you might not want to talk to me, but I can’t bear not speaking to you. We were both angry, and said things we didn’t mean. I know you are a sensible boy, but I just think you seem to have lost your way a little bit. Daddy is feeling a bit better, but is still very bruised. I saw Robert’s mother the other day, and she said you haven’t spoken to him for ages either. You

used to be so close, like brothers. Please, call me darling. Just to let me know you are ok”. Poor woman, I can hear her crying as she ends the message. Sounds like her and her son really need to talk, and I feel a bit bad that she has poured her heart out to my answerphone instead of to him. “Hello, um, my name is Sara. I just wanted to let you know that you seem to have the wrong number, and have left messages for me instead of the person you were trying to get through to. Sorry about that, and hope you manage to speak to your son soon, bye.” I didn’t quite know what to say. ‘You sound like you could do with a hug’, or ‘Sorry you and your son had a falling out’. I just hope that she gets the message and her son calls her back some time soon. That evening I head to the gym. Nothing like an hour being shouted at by your personal trainer to make yourself feel better, not! I don’t know if she had got out the wrong side of bed this morning, or if she was just born angry, but he seemed to be making me work twice as hard as usual. I struggle to keep up at the best of times, but today it was impossible. She is more like a scary headmistress or a sergeant major in the army than a ﬁtness coach.

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The next morning, every muscle in my body seems to ache, including ones I didn’t even know existed. “I can’t believe I pay good money to feel this much pain”, I joke to Lucy at work. It’s her fault I even got a personal trainer in the first place. She had lost around 2 stone over the past 8 months through exercise and diet, and she recommended this woman to me. To be honest, I find the gym very boring when I go on my own, and it is much easier to cheat when no one else is checking up on you, so that’s why 3 times a week, I am running, squatting, and jumping my heart out whilst some woman in a tracksuit orders me around! “Isn’t she amazing?” Lucy had said “you will definitely see some results soon!” Perhaps, I think to myself, but I am not sure being unable to walk properly was the result I was hoping for. At lunchtime, my phone rings. It’s Daniel. Finally. “Um hi there, how are you?” “Fine thanks, you?” I am trying not t o sound too harsh on him, but the guy did say he would call me back about a week ago, and so far nothing. “Sorry not to get back to you. Things have been a bit crazy with me at the moment, but don’t want to bore you with all that. Would you still like to meet up with me again? Maybe a coffee after work

PART 1 OF 3 this week. Tonight?” “Actually, that could work. Maybe we could try that new café in Hendon?” “Cool, um ok, then. S o r r y a g a i n about not calling, but I am looking forward to seeing you” And so he should be sorry. These men, honestly, what are they like? I had forgotten how rubbish they can be. It’s not like I am forcing him to go on a second date with me. When we met at that Friday night dinner, he had seemed quite keen, but maybe that was because he had a few l’chaims with the rabbi during dessert. It was him that had found me on Facebook and tried to ‘friend’ me, and it was him who had messaged me to meet up. My phone rings again, but then does that weird going straight to answerphone again. Seriously, if this phone doesn’t start behaving itself, I am going to upgrade it! I listen to the message: “Darling, it’s Daddy. I need your help. He has taken a turn for the worse, and we are on our way to the hospital in an ambulance….”

TO BE CONTINUED...

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When your Sleeping is Disordered BY ALAN FREISHTAT It’s been an eventful couple of months when it comes to getting enough sleep. We now live in a world where time zones are becoming irrelevant to sleep deprivation. In a global economy, companies are now doing business all over the world and therefore, there are times when employees are dealing with offices 5, 6, 7 or more hours of difference between them. Only recently, a client of mine who works for a multinational company was telling me the difficulty of scheduling a meeting between himself here in Israel, a representative in London, the CEO of the company in the United States, and a representative in Hong Kong. Someone is going to have to be up in the middle of the night. Besides businesses, even individuals are staying up later to communicate with family members. With the advent of cheap or free telephone communications and video tools like skype, it has become almost too easy to reach people wherever they are and whenever you want. So you might have gone to sleep at 11 o’clock PM but you waited up until your brother or mother gets home from work 7 hours away and instead you go to sleep at 12:30 in the morning. But for most sleep problems, there are answers and people can make changes in order to get a good night’s sleep. But for others, they are sleeping disordered and correcting their sleeping problems can be a very involved process. Let’s first take a look at the negative effects of lack of sleep.

both higher cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Perhaps most important, people who are sleep deprived tend to be less active and therefore, give up on exercise and activity and will also have you overeating, particularly later at night. According to James Herdegen, MD, medical director of the Sleep Science Center at the University of Illinois “When you don’t get enough sleep, your body appears to require more insulin to maintain normal glucose levels. Sleep deprivation seems to alter the sympathetic nervous system — the body’s stress-control center — and hormonal balances, all of which aﬀects glucose regulation.” Eventually, sleeplessness causes insulin-producing cells to stop working properly, elevating glucose levels and leaves you wide open to diabetes. “Adding to the problem is the fact that fatigue also jolts the sympathetic nervous system into high gear, throwing oﬀ its ability to regulate blood sugar,” Dr. Eve Van Cauter says. Indeed, numerous experts point out that it takes just two nights of sleeping four hours or less to temporarily disrupt the process. Sleeping Disorders Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder characterized by episodes during which the individual stops breathing during sleep typically due to an airway obstruction. This can lead to serious health consequences, including

OSA include continuous positive airway pressure and surgery. OSA is likely to be a barrier to exercise, given that the individual will often feel too tired to exercise. It should also be noted that 80 percent of OSA goes undiagnosed, meaning that most people with this disorder live with it unknowingly. Some of the symptoms of Sleep Apnea are: • Waking up with a very sore or dry throat • Loud snoring • Occasionally waking up with a choking or gasping sensation • Sleepiness or lack of energy during the day • Sleepiness while driving • Morning headaches • Restless sleep • Forgetfulness and mood changes • Recurrent awakenings or insomnia Although it manifests itself more in overweight and obese people, there are individuals who are normal weight who can also have sleep apnea. If you suspect that you have sleep apnea, see your physician. Your family doctor may send you to a sleep clinic for testing. If indeed you have sleep apnea, the ﬁrst steps to take for treatment are to lose weight, avoid alcohol and sleeping pills, changing sleep positions to improve breathing, stopping smoking and avoid sleeping on your back. If these are ineﬀective then a positive airway pressure mask can be worn each night.

Lack of Sleep According to research done at the Mayo clinic, not sleeping enough results in impaired memory, slower reaction times, lack of alertness and grumpiness. Tired people are less productive at work, less patient with others and less interactive in their relationships. And according to the National Highway Traﬃc Safety Administration in the United States, more than 100,000 crashes each year are due to drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Needless to say, for those of us who exercise regularly, we all know how unproductive a session can be when we have failed to get a good night’s sleep. And we now know from recent studies that sleep deprivation can contribute to

cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. People with OSA can experience daytime sleepiness, snoring and shortness of breath that wakens the individual from sleep. Evidence-based treatments for

These are known as a CPAP mask. Sometimes dental devices can help and there are surgeries available in extreme cases. Another sleep disorder is clinical Insomnia. Insomnia is

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characterized by difficulty falling asleep, frequent wake-ups, waking up too early, and not feeling rested. These symptoms must result in six or fewer hours of sleep on at least three nights per week to be considered clinically significant. Insomnia can be associated with irritability, depression, difficulty focusing or paying attention, headaches and other health problems. You can check to see if you have insomnia by using the Insomnia Severity Index. It is a seven-item questionnaire that identifies clinically significant insomnia. If you do indeed have insomnia, see your primary care physician. The benefits of regular exercise should also be discussed, given research showing that exercise may improve insomnia symptoms. Exercise might also reduce reliance on sleep medications, many of which can result in dependency. So many of my clients over the years were doing everything right in order to lose weight, lower blood pressure and blood sugar. They ate right and exercised but didn’t get all the results they sought. It turned out with all of them that they were sleep disordered or sleep deprived. Getting enough sleep is as important to your health as your exercise and diet. When you add that component into the mix, your health will improve, your weight loss will progress better, and your exercise will be more enjoyable and much more effective. For many, it is absolutely THE missing component towards good health. The recommended amount of sleep per night is 7-9 hours. If you’re

not getting that much sleep most night or your sleep is interrupted, see your physician and see if you can improve your situation. And if you think you need less sleep than most, it will catch up to you eventually. Sleeping long enough and deep enough will “add hours to your day, days to your year and years to your life.”

Alan Freishtat is an A.C.E. certified personal trainer and a behavioural change and wellness coach with over 19 years of professional experience. Alan is the creator and director of the “10 Weeks to Health” programme for weight loss and is available for private coaching sessions, consultations, assessments and personalised workout programmes both in his office and by telephone or Skype. Alan also lectures and gives seminars and workshops. Contact Alan on 02-651-8502 or 050-555-7175, or email alan@alanfitness.com. For more information visit www.alanfitness.com

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joyofkosher.com INGREDIENTS

Soup • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil • 1 small bunch scallions, cut into thirds • 1 carrot, chopped • 1 bunch fresh cilantro stems • 4 cloves garlic • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded, chopped • 1 (8-ounce) jar roasted red peppers • 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes • 16 - 32 ounces water

• ½ teaspoon kosher salt • ½ teaspoon pepper • 2 limes Avacado Topping • 2 avocados, diced • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded, ﬁnely diced • 1 bunch of fresh cilantro leaves, chopped • Juice of 1 lime • Kosher salt

PREPARATION

1. Heat a large soup pot over medium heat. 2. Add oil, scallions, carrots, cilantro stems, garlic, jalapeño, roasted peppers, and tomatoes. Mix well. 3. Add 1⁄2 to 1 can full of water (1⁄2 can for thicker soup), salt and pepper. 4. Bring soup to a boil and cook, covered, for 5 minutes. 5. Meanwhile prepare avocado topping: Toss avocado, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime juice in a medium bowl. Season to taste with salt. 6. Using a standing or immersion blender carefully puree soup and taste to adjust seasoning. 7. Squeeze in lime juice. 8. Serve soup with a spoonful of avocado topping and quesadilla triangles for dipping.

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CHOPPED SALAD A LA RUSS AND DAUGHTERS INGREDIENTS

Salad: • 1 pound smoked white fish, broken into big chunks • 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cut into gorgeous wedges • 2 ripe but firm avocados, pitted, peeled, and sliced • 1 large Pimk Lady or other firm and sparkly flavored apple, cored and sliced • 6 cups mixed sturdy greens, such as rocket salad, kale, or romaine • 2 medium red beetroots, roasted, peeled and diced • 2 sheets matzo, broken into pieces

Dressing • 1 cup buttermilk • 2 heaping tablespoons sour cream • 2 scallions, chopped • 1 garlic clove, minced • 2 teaspoons apple cider or white vinegar

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2 teaspoons prepared horseradish 2 tablespoons mayonnaise ½ teaspoon kosher salt Pinch of freshly ground black pepper

PREPARATION Salad: 1. Pile white ﬁsh, eggs, avocados, apple, greens, and matzo on a large cutting board and chop them all together. (YES, you should have bought the large cutting board!) This way the ﬂavors really meld. Dressing: 2. Shake buttermilk, sour cream, scallions, garlic, vinegar, horseradish, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper in a jar. 3. Store leftover dressing in refrigerator for up to 5 days. Assembly: 4. This salad looks best on a platter so you can see all the colors. Skip the bowl! Pile diced beets on the bottom of the platter. Put all chopped salad on top of beets. 5. Drizzle buttermilk dressing and scatter pieces of matzo on top of salad. 6. Pass extra dressing when serving.

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Violins out again dear reader COMEDY BY ED MOSS Remembering back to my youth (in the black and white days when there were no theatre booking fees, you could smoke on aeroplanes, you had to look things up in printed books and if you dragged your Bakelite house-phone around everywhere while staring at it 24/7, people would have thought you were mad), regardless of how early the Yomim Tovim were, we always trailed though a carpet of fallen leaves on the way to and from Shul. Now I appreciate the climate change experts will blame me and my diesel Insignia for singlehandedly causing global warming, but October arrives, gets into swing as a month, and there are still green

leaves on the trees. That is one heck of a shift-change in a few years (oh, ok, a few decades then). At this time of year, there can be no doubt that global warming in the UK has been contributed to by the holding of the many and various back-slapping and self-congratulatory, blame-the-other-side-fests that are the annual party political conferences. These events, seeing speaker after speaker being really, really sincere (they don’t mean it) as they read a speech written for them that they read with total sincerity (coughs loudly) from a prompting machine deriding their opposite number in government or in opposition. This is the same old guﬀ they shout at each other across the “house”, only this time to the delight of the clapping seals in the

audience barking “hear hear”. I once attended a political party conference some 25 years ago. It was so excruciatingly dull that the high points of the event were meals, tea breaks and the opportunity to go around the stands at the accompanying exhibition collecting pens and key-rings (USB flash media sticks hadn’t been invented yet. I’m only glad I was a smoker back then too, as this gave me yet another opportunity to escape the hooray tedium. Now if you are perhaps wondering why I suffered said tedium without going home at the first available opportunity, I was unfortunately covering the event for the Rotherham Advertiser. I happened to be in the wrong place at the right time. I had been working with a gentleman called John Dickinson, who just happened to own the newspaper (he was on the Board of the local Training and Enterprise Council I was working for at the time) and he asked me if I was available for the weekend to cover it for ‘coffee and buns’ money because, and wait for this, his regular journalist who normally covered such events had just left on the eve of the conference to join the BBC to do “some sort of motoring programme”. And that journalist was, yes, the one and only Jeremy Clarkson! Hmmm! I know I have mentioned it before, but these people who wander around town with

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their heads stuck in their phones are now becoming a complete danger to themselves, let alone to others. Firstly, they are superb mugging fodder, especially in Manchester by the good folk who have deemed it a requirement to make the Mancunian Boris Bikes their own property and whizz by nicking whatever careless people happen to be holding at the time. I have witnessed not just phones being grabbed out of peoples’ hands, but also shopping and hand bags. Only last week I had to grab hold of a young lady’s arm (itself a danger in this day and age of false accusations – I did however get a thank you) as she blithely, head stuck in phone, sauntered into the main road as a delivery truck approached. Admittedly it was an electric TNT delivery truck, so was rather whisper-quiet, but the driver can’t be blamed for injuring a mobile phone zombie not looking where she was going. And it can be thought of as being rather sensible for pedestrians not to argue with any form of approaching transport. Back to the olden days. There was a report recently that children are becoming more and more obese. And is it any wonder. Personally, when I got home from school all those years ago (oh OK, if you insist, yes, decades ago), if the weather was in any way temperate and dry, it was dash in to do the homework as quickly as possible so as to get outside on the bike or with the tennis racket. Admittedly we lived in a grove with a large green in the centre and not too much passing traffic, but all we wanted to do was get outside and have fun. Nowadays, when kids get home (walking not allowed, it’s all via mummy’s leviathan 4x4 that has, during its entire ownership, been only as far off-road as the local retail park), it’s straight into the days second bowl of sugar and chocolate encrusted cereal (with photos uploaded to Facebook, with added Snapchat, Crackle and Pop). Then a further bout on the games console (accompanied by a packet of sweets, crisps and some tooth-decaying fizzy drink), some more mobile phone staring and then an hour of television before the evening’s meal that will no doubt include various deep fried or battered products, and of course chips and some more fizzy pop. Then it’s

yet more TV, maybe a reluctant half-hour of homework and then once more onto the game’s console to play either “kill the world” or “football hooliganism for dummies”, all with a bunch of on-line strangers who appear to have an identical daily life. When I do watch television, I am a shouter. I shout at finalists on “The Chase” to say “pass” more quickly. I shout at Alex Jones on the “One Show” to pronounce the “g” at the end of her gerunds (words ending in “ing”). I shout at Jeremy Bowen to go and take a running jump and I shout at the Sky box for having so many programmes with so very few that I actually have any inclination whatsoever to watch. I have to admit that much of my late afternoon television watching is not really ‘”watching”. It’s about having some form of noise on in the background while I am working. It’s that I actually find the TV less of a distraction than the radio. But again, back to the olden days if I may. In those days, we in Dublin had one domestic channel and we “nicked” UTV, HTV and BBC’s 1 and 2 via rather high domestic aerials. Because these were a hazard to flying wildlife, in the mid 70’s we were all encouraged to join the government’s communal aerial scheme to help rid of these dangerous eyesores, making us the envy of the UK with our 14 channels, 10 from the States. We had American wrestling when Hulk Hogan was a mere Hulkette, as well as a host of other programmes. Yet despite there being a mere 14 channels (compared with today’s 400+) we really were spoilt for choice. And we had Hughie Green. “It’s your vote that counts”. What more could a person want!

Ed Moss

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Down 1 Establish (5) 2 Matching cardigan and jumper worn together (7) 3 Animal’s foot (4) 4 At the side of the path? (2,3,3) 5 Yorkshire city — Kent castle (5) 6 Stir up (anag) — pedant (6) 11 Metering (anag) — army unit (8) 12 Repulsive (6) 13 Enthusiastic applause (sometimes standing) (7) 15 Domesticated fowl (5) 17 Sham (5) 18 Shelf at the foot of a window (4) Across 1 Be suitable (3,3,4) 7 Stop doing that (3,2,3) 8 Large ﬂightless birds (4) 9 Money (slang) (4) 10 Reveal accidentally (3,4) 12 Dying (informal) (2,3,3,3) 14 Supremo (7) 16 In bad taste (4) 19 Very large (4) 20 Worthy to be chosen (8) 21 Epidemic disease with a high death rate (10)

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