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Book of the Apocrypha, the first with death notice (5)

8 Empty talk, rubbish gossip (Yiddish) (5,4)

10 Jewish demon’s dirty bomb disheartened our country (Hebrew) (6) 11 Jewish poltergeists - mischievous but basically harmless (Hebrew) (8)

12 London borough where the chicken finally emerges from the shell? (5,3)

13 I delay every so often - it’s how the lazy spend their time? (4)

15 Jewish demons (Hebrew) (7)

17 Perpetual talker, chatterbox (Yiddish) (7)

20 Seventh king of Israel, son and successor to King Omri (1 Kings 16:29) (4) 22 Israel’s National Anthem (Hebrew) (8)

25 Popular shabbat table hymn based on Daniel 3:32–33 ‘God, Master of The Universe’ (Hebrew) (3,5)

26 Worldwide Lubavitch outreach program (Hebrew) (6)

27 Jewish-American statesman showing affection for the crown? (9)

28 Rabbi Loew of Prague’s dangerous monster made of clay (Yiddish) (5)

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Clever people with an all-round knowledge (9)

2 One of King David’s ‘Mighty Men of Valour’ (1 Chron. 11:29) (8)

3 Father of Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam (1 Chron. 7:19) (7)

4 Israeli coastal city named after the father of modern Zionism (8)

5 Saul’s daughter, Merab, was given to him as wife (1 Sam. 18:19) (6) 6 Sixth Prime Minister of The State of Israel (1913-1992) (5)

9 Extremely stark, the old Hebridean island (4)

14 Sitting around rejecting blame, headed for a divorce? (9)

16 I’m generous with receptacle filled for drinking (8)

18 Dances around the synagogue holding Torah Scrolls (Hebrew) (8)

19 Israel’s Internal Security organisation (Hebrew) (4,3)

21 One of the Levites attached to The Tabernacle (1 Chron. 9:15) (6) 23 Changed course, I’m told, displaying the diplomat’s art (4)

24 Kabalistic term describing the dreamlike communication with God (Hebrew) (5)