Elisa Bray
The power of the voice to preserve memories
Caroline Pearce specialises in audio recordings of people’s lives
We will say l’chaim this Succot – but we can’t forget the darkness
Shuls will be trying to find a balance between our obligation to celebrate and remembering those in captivity
Jami combats loneliness by launching a community befriending scheme
The charity Jami is starting the new service on World Mental Health Day at its Head Room café in Golders Green
What Nathan Englander talks about when he talks about his Anne Frank play
The American writer on the Patrick Marber-directed stage adaptation of his 2011 Pulitzer-finalist short story ahead of its UK premiere
The ‘Iron Nation’ fund putting steel back into Israel’s start-up economy
An emergency fund to help viable Israeli startups impacted by the war has so far invested in 18 companies
Jewish eco-charity volunteers start campaign to clean Hendon river
‘By the time we’re done, we’ll have a river clean enough to swim in’
‘In art therapy, you just pour your feeings on paper’
Art therapists Yafit Nahari and Simona Rotman Shats tell the JC why they are holding a creative session to mark the first anniversary of October 7
Why survivors of the October 7 massacre are tattooing over their scars
In the Jewish state, kippot-wearing Israelis, men and women in their 70s, and Jews, Muslims and Christians are trying to reclaim their damaged bodies by sinking ink into their skin
Pop singer and tour manager Melvyn J Taub mourned
He worked in the advertising department for the Jewish Chronicle in the early 1980s, the same decade in which his music career took off
The shows you won’t want to miss – on stage and screen
Here are some of the best (Jewish-adjacent) shows that TV, film and theatre have to offer in October and November
The brilliance of beige: How a palette of neutrals packs a positive punch
Interior designer – and new mum – Elana Ilan welcomes the JC into her home of warm muted tones
The Vagina Business: Taking the stigma out of women’s health
Marina Gerner’s new book uncovers myriad health innovations for women, offering eye-opening solutions to the ways our medical system snubs female pain
Why we’re sharing our delicious soup recipes for good
Meet the foodbank founders hoping to raise funds with their new cookbook
Charity publishes guides to help people with eating disorders over Yom Kippur
Noa Girls said the day could be particularly challenging
Jesus College hosts first Jewish wedding in its 500-year history
Newlyweds reveal how they fused two traditions to create their special day
The Talmud is very clear on Oasis ticket pricing
Jewish law and custom make plain that exploitative or unjust price inflation are both morally wrong
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