Hello to all,
I wonder how many people are already exhausted from too much football, or on the other hand how many are bored rigid with the amount of it on our screens. One interesting fact to me, is that of the 48 nations and 1,248 footballers taking part, only one is Jewish - Matt Turner who is the goalkeeper for USA.
So Donald Trump has signed a memorandum of agreement with Iran. He has not bothered at all with his partner in the venture - Israel. The memo does not mention the Iranian proxies, who attack Israel - just Israel's attacks on Lebanon. What is more Trump has disowned Israel and Bibi Netenyahu in a way that only increase the fall of USA support for Israel. Whilst I am not a great supporter of the current government in Israel, it has deserved greater fairness from the American side.
As I write this on the Friday, it is an auspicious weekend for British Politics. The Labour Party is celebrating a big win in the bi-election in Makersfield. Now we have to see how events will play out as the winning candidate, Andy Burnham, wants to take over from Sir Keir Starmer, who does not want to resign. A potentially good thing is that the Reform Party was beaten into a distant 2nd place.
Our celebrity who is celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday is Sir Malcolm Rifkind, one of the stalwarts of the Conservative party in the 90s-till the 2020s. He can be found under Celebrities which is in the Entertainment section.
This week, Rachelle has remembered her time in Barcelona and provides us with her recipe for Gazpacho- Yummy! Gracias
This week's Parsha is Korach and tells the story of an attempted coup against the authority of Moses and Aaron, with disastrous results.
Of course this week's Shabbos should be the latest in the year, as by next week, the daylight hours will start their march towards winter
Finally can I recommend the celebrations on the 28th June for the 50th Anniversary of the Ralli Hall's being the centre of the Jewish Community in Brighton and Hove.
Carolyne Davis is in News from Israel which comes under the heading of Jewish Life and Israel.
Barbra Paskin's Letter from Hollywood is first under the Entertainment section. Celebrities are the next one.
Rachelle's Recipes are in the same section.
Jack Kaye's Albion Gazettes are under Sport.
This week's Parsha , comes under the heading of Religious Community.
I hope you have a great Shabbos and a wonderful week to follow.
Nick.
