Jennifer Lipman

Jennifer Lipman is a freelance journalist living in London, writing about current affairs, politics, culture and society. She tweets @jenlipman

Latest from Jennifer Lipman

Jewish life is now more baby-friendly than ever

The bleak Covid years have brought home just how valuable our support networks are

3 min read

Young girl playing with educational toys

Danya Kukafka: Notes on a young writer

6 min read

Chief Rabbi’s secret mission for mother in twins custody battle

5 min read

Being Jewish is about more than past suffering

3 min read

‘If Corbyn had become PM, we'd never have forgiven ourselves’

Jonathan Goldstein, who is leaving the JLC, looks back on his time at the helm of the organisation and his critical role leading the community’s fight against Corbyn

7 min read

November 18, 2021 12:55

‘If Corbyn had become PM, we'd never have forgiven ourselves’

There’s nothing wrong with driving on Shabbat

The first word is a key part of modern Orthodoxy, and we have to change in order to conserve

3 min read

October 1, 2021 10:17

Two cars speed along a winding wet country road in Scotland.

The vegan simcha will be the way of the future

Its not just food — our community needs a wholesale rethink to embrace sustainability

3 min read

August 12, 2021 16:43

The vegan simcha will be the way of the future

A grandson’s zany Polish adventures

Menachem Kaiser's quest to find out about his grandfather's life in Poland led him to some unexpected places...and people

6 min read

August 12, 2021 16:30

Blue skies ahead for business boss

Is the UK economy going down the drain? Tony Danker director general of the CBI tells Jennifer Lipman we should be optimistic about our prospects

6 min read

July 15, 2021 10:26

‘Autograph hunting was my addiction’

For Adam Andrusier, a hobby became an obsession - and then a profession.

6 min read

July 8, 2021 22:03

‘Rothschild…  it’s a huge name’

Writer, film maker and philanthropist Hannah Rothschild's life has been shaped by her famous family

6 min read

May 14, 2021 13:12

Hannah Mary Rothschild CBE is a British writer, businesswoman, philanthropist and documentary filmmaker. She also serves on the boards of various organisations. In August 2015, she became the first female to Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery in London Born: 22 May 1962 (age 58 years), England Children: Mary Esther Rose Brookfield, Clemency Ruth Brookfield, Nell Tomoka Brookfield, Nell Tomaka Brookfield Aunts: Emma Georgina Rothschild, Miranda Rothschild, Katherine Rothschild, Sarah Rothschild Parents: Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Serena Rothschild Siblings: Nathaniel Philip Rothschild Photographed at Family HQ in London 20.4.2021

Beating anxiety - with ancient Jewish wisdom

TikTok executive Michal Oshman's new book sets out her Jewish journey to 'a life filled with purpose and joy'

6 min read

May 6, 2021 11:19

Beating anxiety - with ancient Jewish wisdom

Travel is key to the Jewish story, both now and in the past

There is nothing frivolous about our yearning to go abroad. The fact that our ancestors often had no choice is central to who we are and why ‘next year in Jerusalem’ resonates so deeply, writes Jennifer Lipman

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April 1, 2021 12:00