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Israeli hostages

‘Hold those you love close and always be proud Jews’

In London this week, former hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Eli Sharabi and Alon Ohel reveal life after captivity

4 min read

May 7, 2026 11:34

Agriculture

‘Game-changer’ nanotech cooling spray from Israeli startup boosts crop yields by 30 per cent

Cooling Crops has developed a patented, sprayable powder that radiates heat and reduces the temperatures of plants

2 min read

May 7, 2026 11:34

Tractor spraying pesticides on vegetable field with sprayer at spring

Jewish Care

Jewish Care thanked for ‘giving life back’ to Sixties pop star during Woman of Distinction fundraiser

Glenda Collins has been living at the charity’s Sidney Corob House since 2020

2 min read

May 7, 2026 11:25

(l-r) Woman of Distinction (WoD) co-chair Danielle Hass, Sandra Saintus, manager at Sidney Corob House, Anne Conway, Glenda Collins, Tomas Munoz, social care coordinator at the care home and WoD co-chair Danielle Lipton (Photo: Yakir Zur)

sidrah

Cultivating self-restraint: this week’s parashah, Behar-Bechukkotai

‘That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you: you shall not sow, neither shall you reap the aftergrowth or harvest the untrimmed vines’ Leviticus 25:11

1 min read

May 7, 2026 11:03

Grape expectations: the Yeruham Pinto vineyard in Israel's southern Negev desert (photo: Getty Images)

Eurovision 2026

I’ll bypass all the hurt and make my Eurovision about love, vows Israeli hopeful Noam Bettan

Israel’s contestant speaks to the JC about freedom, connecting with the audience – and schnitzel

3 min read

May 7, 2026 10:54

Los Angeles

LA Jewish groups criticise ‘woefully inadequate’ plea deal for man who killed pro-Israel protester

Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in relation to his fatal altercation with 69-year-old Paul Kessler in 2023

2 min read

May 7, 2026 10:54

Elena Colombo creates a Star of David at a makeshift memorial at the site of an altercation between Paul Kessler and Loay Alnaji on November 7, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, California (Getty Images)

Calendar

Shabbat times from May 8 to May 15

Shabbat times for the week

1 min read

May 7, 2026 09:37

Pasta and rice recipes

Whipped feta and roasted carrot radiatori

A super simple and budget-friendly pasta supper that explodes with flavour

May 7, 2026 07:57

Green Party

Exclusive: ‘I don’t think racists should be running councils’, communities secretary warns against voting Green

Steve Reed said Zack Polanski’s party had been occupied by antisemites chucked out of the Labour Party

5 min read

May 6, 2026 18:59

Communities secretary Steve Reed (Image: Getty).

Kemi Badenoch

Exclusive: Labour’s Middle East policy let antisemites use antizionism as a cover, claims Badenoch

Tory leader says PM’s efforts to appease backbenchers have had consequences for Britain’s Jewish community

4 min read

May 6, 2026 18:39

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch campaigning in London on Wednesday 6 May, the day before elections (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Jewish theatre

‘Here, I’m a star’: Richard Kind on the victory lap that is his West End run

Playing Max Bialystock in The Producers is a full-circle moment for the oh-so Jewish actor, who can’t help but be a leading man

4 min read

May 6, 2026 17:50

Richard Kind as Max Bialystock in 'The Producers' on the West End. (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Jewish Culture Month

The woman whose job it is to bring more joy and less oy to our lives

The JC meets Liat Rosenthal, head of the Board’s new Jewish Culture Month, which starts on May 16

6 min read

May 6, 2026 17:39

The woman whose job it is to bring more joy and less oy to our lives

Europe’s coalition of the willing for Iran and their political jihad against Israel

As Jerusalem confronts Tehran’s terror network and nuclear ambitions, EU leaders have responded by threatening the Jewish state with sanctions and siding with the regime’s interpretation of the ceasefire

3 min read

May 6, 2026 17:08