Misha Mansoor

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Eurovision 2024

TV review: Eden took me up to Eurovision heaven

It’s always been good, but this year was special

2 min read

Eden Golan from Israel enters the stage during the opening ceremony of The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Grand Final in Malmo, Sweden. (Photo by Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images)

Chaperone: Misha Mansoor in Spain for Passover

An overseas Pesach jaunt with my elderly parents - what could go wrong?

5 min read

Is it too dark for the (Jewish) stars to come out?

3 min read

Why aren’t there more Jews in our adverts?

3 min read

My brother’s gone, and we’ll never argue again

Mostly I have felt desperately sad for my parents

2 min read

December 8, 2023 16:19

My brother’s gone, and we’ll never argue again

No emoji could come close to summing up our sadness and fears

Gestures on social media feel woefully inadequate when we are confronted with personal connections to the horror stories of October 7

3 min read

November 6, 2023 14:00

No emoji could come close to summing up our sadness and fears

British Army elite fighters should try taking my parents shopping

When I take my mum to Golders Green, she points out every cyclist, pedestrian, dog, car, bus and low-flying bird on the horizon

3 min read

September 29, 2023 10:09

British Army elite fighters should try taking my parents shopping

Dad’s birthday? It rather ballooned

A 90th celebrated with a lavish kiddush at Adeni synagogue in Stamford Hill - and two non-Jewish in-laws in tow. What could go wrong?

3 min read

August 25, 2023 11:31

Joanna Lumley and I suffer from the same condition: prosopagnosia

What I'd give to see a familiar face

3 min read

July 20, 2023 15:13

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Joanna Lumley attends the 2023 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 22, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

What it's like being the only Jewish girl cadet at Sandhurst

When Ruby-Rose Mansoor marched in last Saturday’s coronation parade, her mother was bursting with nachas

3 min read

May 11, 2023 11:13

What it's like being the only Jewish girl cadet at Sandhurst

A liberal Seder made me realise that I'm a Pesach princess

I'm all for women's rights, but at Pesach I love tradition more

4 min read

April 3, 2023 18:04

Jewish holiday Passover concept with wine, matza and seder plate on wooden table

Why can't Jews enjoy Burns night too?

There’s no Scottish DNA in my Jewish Mizrahi roots but it doesn't mean I can't enjoy Scottish celebrations

3 min read

February 2, 2023 15:42

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - APRIL 23: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was processed using digital filters.) A piper plays on Princess Street on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country will take place on September 18, 2014. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Israel’s enemies are no longer the problem

With increasing division, intolerance and bigotry, the country feels like a different place now

3 min read

December 29, 2022 14:47

Israel’s enemies are no longer the problem

Revealed, the smallest hotel room in Israel

Misha Mansoor wanted a bargain break in Tel Aviv. What could possibly go wrong?

6 min read

September 1, 2022 10:16

Revealed, the smallest hotel room in Israel

A Jew is a Jew - one can't be more Jewish than any other

The appalling behaviour at the Kotel is bigoted and based on entirely wrong-headed thinking

3 min read

August 5, 2022 10:41

A Jew is a Jew - one can't be more Jewish than any other

Perhaps it’s healthy to have no inhibitions - but you need to have the Israeli mindset

My life has been punctuated with how I have reacted to my relatives' uninhibited comments

5 min read

April 5, 2022 12:37

A large assortment of luggage on white background.

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Misha Mansoor

Latest from Misha Mansoor

TV review: Eden took me up to Eurovision heaven

An overseas Pesach jaunt with my elderly parents - what could go wrong?

Is it too dark for the (Jewish) stars to come out?

Why aren’t there more Jews in our adverts?

More from Misha Mansoor

My brother’s gone, and we’ll never argue again

No emoji could come close to summing up our sadness and fears

British Army elite fighters should try taking my parents shopping

Dad’s birthday? It rather ballooned

Joanna Lumley and I suffer from the same condition: prosopagnosia

What it's like being the only Jewish girl cadet at Sandhurst

A liberal Seder made me realise that I'm a Pesach princess

Why can't Jews enjoy Burns night too?

Israel’s enemies are no longer the problem

Revealed, the smallest hotel room in Israel

A Jew is a Jew - one can't be more Jewish than any other

Perhaps it’s healthy to have no inhibitions - but you need to have the Israeli mindset