Life

We’re dating – here’s what we think of the ultimate Jewish rom-com

To celebrate Tu B’Av, the Jewish day of love, we sat down to watch Crossing Delancey again. Our contrasting verdicts might surprise you

The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s epic poem into movie magic

The film’s three tense hours elapse with the speed of a riptide

The Invite review: An excruciating sex-com ★★★★

The copious amount of tension in the film is derived from an open relationship encountering the emotions and instincts of tightly closed one

Keeping it cool in cosmopolitan Marseille

Gaby Koppel returns to France’s vibrant port city in search of an elusive Jewish-Tunisian cafe

All aboard for a great garden party in Somerset

Heading to Europe this summer? These are your Jewish cultural must-sees

Jewish culture and history is on display across the continent.

The forgotten European football stars who were murdered for being Jewish

David Bolchover’s book about the doomed players who were once celebrated for their brilliance

Jacob Bronowski: the polymath poet behind The Ascent of Man

This book is a fine tribute to one of the great Jewish immigrants of the 20th century

Paul Celan: the great but deeply flawed poet

This biography is an important contribution to the large corpus of work on the Romanian poet who wrote all his verse in German

The Sleeping Beauty review: Lovely dancing, shame about the staging ★★★

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s interpretation of the famous fairy tale does not wholly convince me

‘Judaism and heavy metal teach us how to live – and what it means to die well’

Lecturer Keith Kahn-Harris’s new book ‘The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne’ celebrates the life and death of the Prince of Darkness, whose music shares profound similarities with Judaism, he argues

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

Despite a marvellous score, this production of Benjamin Britten’s opera was too finicky to let the story flow

Israeli Olympic medallist judoka auctioning match-worn gi to fund PTSD treatment for disaster response teams

The minimum bid for Peter Paltchik’s gear is $50,000

Maccabiah Games: ‘There’s no one more surprised than me’, says GB double medallist

Tennis players Sarah Schechter and Samantha Cohen were jointly responsible for GB’s haul of three medals

‘After every competition, I gave my medal to my mother’, says Israeli Olympic medallist

Rhythmic gymnast Ofir Shaham shares the sacrifices and dreams which culminated in Parisian glory two years ago

Five pre-mixed kosher cocktails to raise l’chaim to

Fancy a cocktail, without having to channel your inner Tom Cruise? No problem!

Seared petit tender fillet steak sarnies

Not your average sandwich

2026 summer eating guide: from al-fresco London restaurants to kosher picnic bites

From the hottest spots to fress in the sun to the tastiest newly certified kosher nosh, your guide to Jewish dining this warm season