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7 Partly rejected, never a deciduous tree associated with The Lebanon (5)

8 Overall ‘TUC’ of Israel (Hebrew) (9) 10 Jewish sage known for “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?” (110-030 BCE) (6)

11 ‘Hidden’ piece of matzah during the Seder Service (Hebrew) (8)

12 Jewish Minister of Fuel & Power in the 1945 Attlee government (1884-1986) (8) 13 Don’t answer question yet succeed in exam (4)

15 Supporting, try to have a demo? (7) 17 Chatterbox (Yiddish) (7)

20 Left in charge, but desert one’s post (4)

22 Supervisor authorised to inspect public kitchens to conform to Kashrut (Hebrew) (8)

25 Done with farm butter, I produce seasoned beef (on rye!) (8)

26 Gaze, half abstracted - very much a fanatic like a Maccabee (6)

27 I cut Elvis out of Torah book (9)

28 Tenth month of Israel’s civil year (variant spelling) (5)

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1 Non-profit organization that promotes educational training in Jewish communities worldwide (6,3)

2 Patience! (Hebrew) (8)

3 Wonder, when seeing car overturning in the distance (7)

4 ‘Operation Solomon’ in 1991 which airlifted some 14,000 Jews to Israel from this country (8)

5 So dim, I get confused and use them when chatting (6) 6 Frond of the date palm, one of the Four Species of Sukkot (Hebrew) (5)

9 Rabbi Lionel **** , British Reform rabbi, journalist and broadcaster (1930-2016) (4)

14 Notes clue containing a record of The

Ten Commandments (9)

16 Shofar blast of three medium-length notes (Hebrew) (8)

18 Textbook setting out the order of the Seder reading (Hebrew) (8)

19 Son of Omri, and father of Uthai (1

Chron. 9:4) (7)

21 A vital developing country around Riga (6)

23 Magnitude of weary sounds that we hear (4)

24 To pray (Yiddish) (5)