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5 King David’s father taking strap to mite’s rear end (1 Sam. 17:12) (5)

6 Biblical sufferer admits insomnia, finally beginning to count sheep (5)

9 Another name for a kipa (Yiddish) (7) 10 Sweet dark paste representing mortar at The Seder table (Hebrew) (7) 12 The last of the kings of Judah in Babylon (2 Kings 24:17) (9)

13 Semites, some Muslims Barack upset (5)

15 **** Getz, smooth saxophone player known as ‘The Sound’ (1927-1991) (4)

17 Grandfather (Yiddish) (5)

18 Dance time in The Balearics? (4)

19 A piece of paper, a tag (Hebrew) (5) 20 Israeli politician, Minister of Defence in 2016 (9)

23 Major IDF air base in the northern Negev near Beersheva (7)

24 Fuss around and not very expertly (Yiddish) (7)

25 Robe worn by religious Jews on holidays and a burial shroud (Hebrew variant spelling)) (5)

26 Even leader of guides can go astray in Israeli desert (5)

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1 Healthy - ‘zei ****** ’ - ‘Be Healthy’ (Yiddish) (6)

2 East European Jew, a quiet fellow - a primarily zealous one (9)

3 Deborah’s assistant and an Israeli exPM (Judg. 4:6) (5)

4 Wicked place linked with Sodom (8) 7 Three-cornered pastries made for the Purim story (Yiddish) (11)

8 Jewish Chairman of The US Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014 (3,8) 11 Ultra-orthodox Jews - those mainly in Israel (Hebrew) (7)

14 Jewish festive day - May 23, this year - celebrated in Israel with bonfires and parades (3,2’4)

16 Settlement whose inhabitants were evicted by the IDF during Israel’s Gaza disengagement (8) 21 Jacob’s wife has pain in both sides (6) 22 Junk, poorly-made rubbish (Yiddish) (5)