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Simone’s got talent — and she’s proved it

Simone Dinnerstein had to pay to make her own album. Now she’s a star concert musician.

The most important artwork you haven’t seen before

Sculptor Louise Nevelson is a legend in America, but almost unknown over here.

Interview: Dan Almagor

The split personality who is Israel’s myth-maker in chief

Holocaust denial is Iran’s deadly weapon

Holocaust denial and criticism of Israel is not just an overlap of antisemitic views

Darling, you’ve driven me away

Trusting the BBC just a little bit more

In criticising Jeremy Bowen, the BBC Trust took a big step towards maintaining impartiality

Interview: Henry Goodman

I don’t need to go into therapy — I’m an actor

Fadicha / Fashla

An Arabic word that has made its way into Hebrew, fadicha describes much more than a faux pas. It is a slip-up that verges on the pathetic.

Acharei mot– keodshim

“And God said to Moses: ‘Speak to Aaron, your brother — he shall not come at all times into the sanctuary… so that he shall not die’” Leviticus 16:2

Never mind the bullocks - just heed the prophets

Leviticus, with its lengthy account of sacrifices and purification rites, is tough going for Liberal Jews

A very futile boycott attempt

In targeting Leonard Cohen, the Israel shunners have truly boobed

No rabbi can ‘represent’ us all

Any peerage granted to a Jewish leader should be purely in a personal capacity

How Jewish and Muslim kids can get together

Interfaith encounters are still happening despite the growth of faith-schools

A very rocky road to spirituality

As young Jews seek inner fulfilment, they are turning away from the community

On remote hills, two models of harmony

We visit kibbutzim in western Galilee which are carrying out groundbreaking work in education

‘Air travel is today’s Holocaust’

Tilly Gifford tells us that her Jewish roots motivate her to defy the law in the cause of halting ecological catastrophe