Shabbat Shalom, as we in UK go in for another very warm weekend. Though the temperature is a little lower than last week, it really worrying how much this dry weather is harming the soil and potential crops, and as this spread all over Europe, it could well be that this autumn we will have to change our normal diet.

So England are out of the World Cup football. My interest in the game is much more aligned with Brighton and Hove Albion than England... but it has been very gratifying to see the bonhomie and friendship which is apparent both at the games in North America but also in the dozens of public viewing areas.

In Parliament there was a very friendly farewell to Sir Keir Starmer, and we wait to see what his successor Andy Burnham will want to do. He has shown signs of being much more set against Israel, which I find worrying.

A lot of this is put into its place by this week's commentary by Carolyne Davis, which is in the News from Israel section.

As we progress towards Tisha Ba'Av, Rachelle reminds us that it is customary to not have meat except at Shabbat. Because of this she has prepared a recipe she calls Mango Chicken. It looks very tasty and particularly suitable for this warm weather.

This week's Parsha is Devorim which is the first one from the. 5th book of the Torah - Deuteronomy. It tell the story of the last 5 weeks of the life of Moses, where he recounts matters through the time of the Israelites in the Desert.

I hope you have a great weekend, and that there will be some promising news, as quite frankly the signs are not good as I write.

With that thought,
I wish you Good Shabbos

Nick

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.