Russia Ukraine WarVisiting the Kyiv synagogue where Jewish life continues under fireThe rabbi of the Ukrainian capital’s Brodsky Synagogue spends half the year on the frontline, encouraging troopsBy Jake Wallis Simons5 min read
JudaismThe rabbi who talks to millions of Arabs about Judaism and IsraelRabbi Elhanan Miller’s videos have been viewed 7.8 million times, mostly in the Arab worldBy Eliana Jordan5 min read
Winter OlympicsFrom obese yeshivah student to Slider-Man – the remarkable run of Israel’s Olympic bobsleigh pilotIs bobsleighng permitted on Shabbat? Yes it is says this Orthodox athleteBy Jane Prinsley6 min read
ArtPeter Kien stowed his art in a suitcase before the Nazis murdered him – now it’s finally in safe handsThe Wiener Library has just acquired 681 drawings, poems and letters by Kien, whose work has been recovered after an 80-year journeyBy Eliana Jordan5 min read
Africa‘The goal is to not exist’: Inside the Israeli NGO tackling preventable disease in Africa‘Usually within five years... we are able to reduce the disease prevalence by almost 90 per cent,’ NALA’s CEO, Michal Bruck, told the JCBy Jamie Shapiro4 min read
Peace Process‘You can’t just wait for stability’: the Israeli working with Iranians and Qataris to build a start-up regionIsraeli peace builder tells the JC about his initiative to help build the future of the Middle East and North AfricaBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
ShowbizFrom stage to screen, the world now knows – the show must and will go on for proudly Jewish stars2025 was a year of glittering prizes – but also when big names found the courage to speak out in defiance of the cancel brigadeBy Nicole Lampert5 min read
Limmud 2025What does it mean to be a Limmudnik?A place where Jews of all stripes can gather to listen to one anotherBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
Sydney terror attackAt a Chabad menorah lighting on a chilly London evening, our hearts were close to SydneyJews defied heartbreak and fear at one of many events across Britain to celebrate ChanukahBy Ben Felsenburg2 min read
Sydney terror attackHow to talk to your children about the Sydney terror attack, according to mental health expertsA psychologist, family therapist and two rabbis give their tips on supporting your children in the wake of the attack and how to celebrate Chanukah this yearBy Elisa Bray4 min read
Hostages‘Resilience is in the Jewish people’s DNA’: The man helping Israel’s freed hostages healThe head of Israel’s Hostage Debrief Team met 168 hostages ‘who went through hell and came back’ yet, he says, ‘not one of them said they would rather have died’By Jane Prinsley6 min read
Gaza‘October 7 changed me as a doctor and also as a person’An Israeli foot-and-ankle surgeon from the Rabin Medical Center who has been on the front line every day since the terror attack tells Elisa Bray about the day that upended everythingBy Elisa Bray4 min read
October 7 anniversary‘I met people in Gaza who hate Hamas and want the war to end’Women in Gaza cried out for Hamas to be killed, according to a commander in the search unitBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
October 7 anniversary‘The trauma will live on with us forever’: British relatives of October 7 victims on their two years of lossRelatives of loved ones murdered by Hamas and hostages still held captive in Gaza tell Elisa Bray their agonising storiesBy Elisa Bray6 min read
Music‘It’s f***ing epic’: Azealia Banks on touring Israel and why she loves Zionism and Jews‘Everyone has been on Israel’s d*** and talking s*** about Jews all summer, but nobody will talk to Jewish people’By Jane Prinsley4 min read
PodcastsFormer JC editor Jake Wallis Simons launches podcast intended as ‘antidote to Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell’The show will be ‘the antithesis of click-bait rage merchants seeking social media engagement’By Jane Prinsley3 min read
Jewish weddings‘My non-Jewish wife didn’t ‘get’ me but my new Jewish one does’Two newlyweds tell of their deep joy at marrying another Jew for the first time in middle age and of their first Rosh Hashanah as husband and wifeBy Jeremy Kareken and Miranda Levy5 min read
CricketRevealed: the young Jews in position for English cricket stardomThere is an unprecedented number of young, promising Jewish cricketers now playing English county cricketBy Daniel Lightman5 min read
FoodThe Immanuel boys building a UK sushi empireSushiDog is one of the fastest-growing restaurant brands in Britain, and the JC can exclusively reveal where its next outlet will openBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read
Mossad‘Emotional intelligence is key’: why the head of Mossad is so good at his jobDavid Barnea, the director of the spy agency, led Israel’s efforts to recruit Iranian dissidents to attack the country from withinBy Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv3 min read
MossadHow Mossad trained young, angry Iranians as secret commandos to help Israel crush the regimeNew details have been obtained about the on-the-ground forces that took out Iranian air defence systems before Israeli jets arrivedBy Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv8 min read
TVLong Story Short, the next great Jewish family comedyThe creator of the Netflix series ‘BoJack Horseman’ on his most personal – and most Jewish— project yetBy Eliana Jordan5 min read
HasbaraNearly two years into the war, why isn’t Israel taking its PR seriously?Supporters say Israel can win on the ground but not in Western media, but why isn’t it trying?By Jane Prinsley11 min read
