breast cancerPilates? Isn’t that just stretching?Karen Skinazi gets a reality check in the shape of a Pilates Reformer machine at a California exercise studioBy Karen E H Skinazi 3 min read
columnA day in the life of a neurotic Gen Z JewDystopian paranoia, health anxiety and social media mania: Eliana Jordan’s tragi-comic reflection on 20-something existenceBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
first personAfter my mastectomy, I wondered: Is life too short to watch The Walking Dead?Despite a golden opportunity to bond with her son, Karen Skinazi weighs up whether watching the 130-hour series is really worth itBy Karen E H Skinazi 2 min read
By Maureen LipmanAt airports, I must be accompanied at all times by a responsible adultWhy all travellers should thank the Jewish inventor who put thousands of porters out of a job4 min read
By Stephen PollardI disagree with Zack Polanski’s politics – but he’s right to reclaim his Jewish nameThere’s plenty to criticise about the Green party leader without challenging his right to honour his heritage3 min read
first personBringing home the folks – dead or alive...Going on holiday with my parents but without travel insurance nearly cost me very dearly indeedBy Misha Mansoor 3 min read
Edinburgh FringeThe only explicitly antisemitic jokes I’ve heard at Fringe have come from Jews. HmmI think the idea that an antisemitic joke becomes a Jewish one if it’s told by a Jew, is misguidedBy Andrew Watts3 min read
Jewish ComedyFrom a row with Sir Anthony Hopkins to disappointing his mother, comedian Bennett Arron shares his regretsThe Welsh comedian on his return to the Edinburgh Festival with his most personal show to dateBy Bennett Arron2 min read
first personIs this what it is to be a Jewish patient in the UK today?When Israel-Palestine eventually became the topic of conversation in my physiotherapy appointmentBy Karen E H Skinazi 3 min read
first personHow I wish I could let rip about golems, nebechs and nebbishes on ‘Kvetch FM’Misha Mansoor pleads the case for an ‘agony aunt’ radio station exclusively for Jewish kvetchingBy Misha Mansoor 3 min read
By Josh KaplanNo one has been cancelled just for saying ‘Free Palestine’When there’s backlash, it’s inevitably because a line has been crossed3 min read
columnWhat our British teens can teach us about Jewish prideWe can learn a lot about loyalty and friendship – especially in the face of hardship – from our proudly Jewish kidsBy Naomi Greenaway4 min read
columnThe ways we remember those we lovedMy shul has emailed to notify me that my mother’s yahrzeit is coming up, but it doesn’t feel like the most fitting way to commemorate herBy Claire Calman3 min read
columnWhy I’d rather tough it out than take painkillersAfter visiting Ottawa and seeing the opioid crisis up close, I’m more anti-pills than everBy Karen E H Skinazi 3 min read
FashionThe shapes of things to comeSkirts, trousers, blazer and cardis – pump up the volume, peopleBy Jan Shure1 min read
Column I’ve just turned six-oh — and with it the age of tech incompetenceI think it might be easier to get a new husband than the various senior discounts to which I’m now entitledBy Claire Calman3 min read
jewish puppy loveMy puppy makes me smile in dark timesJudy Silkoff’s mischievous new pet has cost her a fortune in vet bills but the love she inspires makes her worth itBy Judy Silkoff2 min read
Money MavenThe best ways to save in 2024-25A friend has told me that all the tax-free limits on savings are being reduced this year. Is this true? And is there anything I can do about it? I have already bought an ISA for the current tax year.By Rosanna Spero1 min read
datingIt really is a thin line between love and hateThe surprise romantic comedy of 2023 ‘Anyone But You’ was on to something, you knowBy Aimee Belchak2 min read
