Norman Lebrecht

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Be angry as you like with me, but don’t deny your inner Chasid

'From the outrage you’d think I defended someone driving 250 miles in a car full of Covid droplets, a sick wife and an impermeable sense of privilege'

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Norman Lebrecht

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Be angry as you like with me, but don’t deny your inner Chasid
I consulted Talmud: I can go to Brighton

I consulted Talmud: I can go to Brighton

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A woman jogs past Buckingham Palace in central London on May 26, 2020, as lockdown measures are eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

I’ll skip the ‘unlimited exercise’ if you don’t mind, Boris

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I applaud those who came out and danced this Lag Ba’Omer

I applaud those who came out and danced this Lag Ba’Omer

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Where have our makers gone? (Apart from Alex)

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Sharing your JC is an infection risk — so make sure you buy a fresh one

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These are testing times and our rabbis are not rising to the challenge

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Yes Boris, there is indeed a war on. It is barmitzvah boys v batmitzvah girls

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That undercooked bat in Wuhan did do us one service: no matzah ramble

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Rupert, don't miss this opportunity

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Rupert, don't miss this opportunity

This locked-down Pesach, I will think of the shul that was always open to all

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March 26, 2020 12:56
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How George Eliot paved the way for Zionism

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‘Take it from me. Dying is a full-time business. No time for a lap of honour’

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