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2 months ago | 
metro.co.uk | Rob Buckhaven |Anushka Suharu |Beatrice Aidin |John Nathan
It's almost that time again: Valentine's Day. Love it or hate it, it's everywhere. Whether you're fabulously single or properly loved up, ready to splurge or strapped for cash, we've got ideas to celebrate love day for everyone. We're going real fancy at The Rivoli Bar, so fancy in fact that it's perfect for the person who wants to propose but hasn't found the perfect location... yet.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Deborah Linton |Misha Mansoor |John Nathan
RABBI Amir Ellituv was at his nephew’s bar mitzvah when, as his wife Tova remembers, “a friend of my brother-in-law came over, saw him holding a bottle of whisky and excitedly asked, ‘Are you @whiskyrabbi, from Instagram?’” Indeed, he was for, as well as leading a 450-strong Sephardi community (the one I’ve attended since childhood) in Manchester, our rabbi, 46, and a father of six, has another gig, as a whisky enthusiast. And he is not alone in having a “side hustle”.
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2 months ago | 
metro.co.uk | Sophie Laughton |Lola Christina Alao |John Nathan
This week marks Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated by millions across Asia and the rest of the world. This time around, it's The Year of the Snake - so if you were born in a 'snake' year, 2025 could be a year of rebirth and regeneration.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | John Nathan |Jane Prinsley |Imogen Garfinkel |Nicole Lampert
Onegin ***** Three short ballets **** Tatiana, like Juliet or Manon, is one of the roles which is on every ballerina’s must-dance list. The ballet Onegin, now back at the Royal Ballet & Opera until June, offers the lead ballerina interesting character progression from girlish infatuation to overwhelming passion.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | John Nathan |Imogen Garfinkel |Jane Prinsley
Simon Lipkin has often been the best thing in the shows he has appeared in. Yet he has managed this accolade without ever quite becoming that production’s main box office draw. This is even true where he has played the title role in such major productions as Elf, the Musical and The Lorax.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | John Nathan |Imogen Garfinkel |Jane Prinsley
The Brutalist ★★★★★ There have been complaints that László Tóth, the practising Jew at the centre of this Oscar-nominated movie, does not exist. These objections may be connected to the backdrop of director Brady Corbet’s movie, which is the Holocaust, a subject so brimful of real stories it feels exploitative to make one up. The film fails something called the “authenticity test”, according to one writer on another paper. But this is to confuse fiction with inauthenticity.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Imogen Garfinkel |Jane Prinsley |John Nathan |Nicole Lampert
When the Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, Lais Fulgencio was 13 months away from completing her conversion to Orthodox Judaism. Now in her early thirties, Fulgencio, who was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil but moved to Sydney, Australia in 2023, had been fascinated by the religion since she was 15 years old. She had a meeting soon after with the Sydney Beth Din and was asked if she wanted to turn back now on her journey. “Antisemitism exists and will continue existing.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Jane Prinsley |John Nathan |Nicole Lampert |Elisa Bray
Anna began dreaming of her bat mitzvah when she was seven. “She wanted the works,” her mother Sarah recalls. “A DJ, dancers, her name in lights, branded hoodies, candy stations – everything her cousins had.” But there was one problem: Sarah couldn’t afford it. “I didn’t know how to explain to her that our budget didn’t stretch that far.” And the mum of three knew that if she went big for Anna, the expectation would be there for her other children.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Victoria Prever |Maunika Gowardhan |Elisa Bray |John Nathan
Heading into December, it’s the season for family outings. Toddlers were easy — some sparkly lights and chocolate and you’ve made their day. Teenagers are trickier. Takes a bit more to entertain them, so if you’re looking for foodie festive treats for your older children, here are a few teenager approved London outings for this December: Blondie’s Cookie Pick ‘n Mix and the lights: A table stacked with thousands of cookies is going to impress any biscuit-loving teen.
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2 months ago | 
thejc.com | Victoria Prever |Maunika Gowardhan |Elisa Bray |John Nathan
Well-heeled workers and shoppers can now buy New York-style bagels in one of London’s most exclusive postcodes with the arrival of Kleinsky’s deli in Mayfair. The bagel bakery and coffee shop on foodie hotspot North Audley Street is the first English sibling of a popular Cape Town-based deli which has been a favourite of South Africans since it opened in 2014.
