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As one dealing with unwell people, I’d come round (6)

9 ‘Hidden’ piece of matzah at the Seder table (Hebrew) (8)

10 One whom Nebuchadnezzar fired settled for hard cash (Dan. 3:19) (8)

11 Jacob’s wife has pain in both sides (Gen. 29:11) (6)

12 Be there at the end, he having left (6) 13 The list of letters comprising the language of Hebrew (5,3)

15 In autumn nosherie won’t have cold popular Israeli dish (Arabic) (7)

17 Heard of my fantastic move abroad (7)

20 The Rite of Circumcision (Hebrew variant spelling) (4,4)

22 Quiet and rocking baby, is down at heel (6)

23 Jael’s victim is a ages getting to the point (Judg. 5:26) (6)

25 Jews outside of Israel getting radio broadcast about poisoner (8)

26 Bale out, having seen off those from Beirut (8)

27 Vegetables dipped in salt water at the Seder ritual (Hebrew) (6)

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Orthodox synagogue’s partition separating the sexes (Hebrew) (8)

2 Badly timed deals in disturbed region (6,4)

3 Cut back and see where the zloty used to go round (6)

4 City father on horse, with luggage in front (7)

5 Old PM first to depart from Tel Aviv, for example? (8)

6 Necklace discovered in ancient

Orcadian dig (4)

7 Kosher neutral, neither meat nor dairy (Hebrew) (6)

14 Jewish-American ‘Tijuana Brass’ trumpeter makes a type of tea fresh (4,6) 16 Times are changing for some Arab states (8)

18 Sea of Galillee city named after a Roman Emperor (8)

19 A wicked lot getting lit up when match is over? (7) 21 Brought up and torn down, say (6) 22 Heaps of food on board (6)

24 Abba **** - Israel’s first Foreign Minister (1915-2002) (4)