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But save a few random guffaws, this whacked-out tale of a Jewish family’s Shabbat dinner that goes wildly off the rails may prompt more eye rolls and exasperated sighs than were surely on the menu.

No reason has been given, although it may have something to do with the funeral taking place on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.

Jewish students holding open Shabbat dinners at encampments in support of Palestine, even, have been slandered as antisemitic.

Even the Early Childhood Center found a temporary space for its toddler Shabbat group, Tot Shabbat, so that the temple’s youngest members could still see and sing with their class while evacuated from their homes.

On Friday, Mrs Damari lit the Shabbat candles to mark the start of the Jewish sabbath.