Rob Rinder

Rob Rinder is a barrister and TV personality

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Turn up the Jewish music – it matters now more than ever

We can’t let the endless Oy Veys drown out the part of our identity that is joyous, creative and alive, which is why I agreed to become the chair of JMI

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A group of Stamford Hill rabbis are campaigning to discourage Charedim from voting in the WZO elections (Photo: Getty)

Miracles happen when we opt for hope over despair

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Charedi men sit at one of the gates to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during prayers and a reading from the biblical Book of Lamentations on August 2, 2025, during the annual Tishah B'Av (Ninth of Av) fasting and memorial day, commemorating the destruction of ancient Jewish temples some 2000 years ago (Photo: Getty Images)

Jewish optimism and joy beat doom and gloom

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Shabbat is the original detox from being constantly available

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In its glorious disorder, Purim reminds us all how to survive

My favourite festival’s coming up – and there’s a very serious message behind all the merriment

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March 5, 2025 11:06

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man wears an outfit in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox neighbourhood of Mea Sharim (Getty)

Fretting about every cough and twinge is an impulse built into Jewish DNA

… but as a serious hypochondriac, my goal is to try to keep my worrying to a minimum

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February 5, 2025 11:46

My tips for a healthy new you? No late noshes and a daily walk

These days it can seem difficult to have honest conversations around food and health

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January 8, 2025 12:03

Bagel bakeries are still popular in the East End (Photo: Eating Europe)

Chanukah can bring everyone together, even after divorce

When it comes to couples no longer together, my mother’s maxim is paramount: when you’ve got children, there’s no such thing as divorce

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December 10, 2024 10:36

My message to A-list celebs: Keep your political views to yourself

I’ve been asked to endorse political parties, but I’ve always said no

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November 11, 2024 15:28

Oprah Winfrey and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (Getty Images)

We are all – left, right, Charedi and secular – plaited together

At this exceptional moment for our people, building conversations and mutual support feels more important than ever

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October 16, 2024 10:09

In times like these, we need the unique comfort music gives us

For a while I lost my faith in Bruckner – whose music was played in Vienna on the night of Kristallnacht

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September 18, 2024 10:22

Yannick Nezet-Seguin at the David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City. (Getty Images for Netflix)

Exam results are one thing but getting results in life is another

We do our children a disservice by focusing so intensely on academic prowess

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August 19, 2024 10:31

JY13HW JY13HW Happy students have received their exam results in high school. They are cheering and celebrating.

You might hate Trump but it’s wrong to compare him to Hitler

To express revulsion at Trump, the language used to describe Nazi Germany is cavalierly appropriated

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July 25, 2024 07:51

A placard during a protest outside the US Embassy in London in November 2016 after Trump's election victory. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Music is the voice of the Jewish soul, whether in joy or sorrow

As Jonathan Sacks put it, “The history of the Jewish spirit is written in its songs”

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June 27, 2024 08:18

How we’ll miss the generation who turned extreme hardship into love

My beloved Grandma Frances typified the intense love of grandparents

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May 30, 2024 10:27

How we’ll miss the generation who turned extreme hardship into love

Like Moses, I wandered the desert with no phone signal – and my mind soared

How a trip to the Sahara made me think of the exodus

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May 1, 2024 09:42

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Rob Rinder

Latest from Rob Rinder

Turn up the Jewish music – it matters now more than ever

Miracles happen when we opt for hope over despair

Jewish optimism and joy beat doom and gloom

Shabbat is the original detox from being constantly available

More from Rob Rinder

In its glorious disorder, Purim reminds us all how to survive

Fretting about every cough and twinge is an impulse built into Jewish DNA

My tips for a healthy new you? No late noshes and a daily walk

Chanukah can bring everyone together, even after divorce

My message to A-list celebs: Keep your political views to yourself

We are all – left, right, Charedi and secular – plaited together

In times like these, we need the unique comfort music gives us

Exam results are one thing but getting results in life is another

You might hate Trump but it’s wrong to compare him to Hitler

Music is the voice of the Jewish soul, whether in joy or sorrow

How we’ll miss the generation who turned extreme hardship into love

Like Moses, I wandered the desert with no phone signal – and my mind soared