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Camp Simcha retreat lifts spirits for families of seriously ill children

Camp Simcha organised their largest family retreat yet, with 115 family members enjoying three days of respite

By Hannah Gillott

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From one Jewish mum called Victoria to another… advice for our new First Lady

By Victoria Prever

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Marjorie Fiterman, 102, and Bernie Littman, 100, from Philadelphia, got married on Sunday at the residential home where they met (Photo: Sarah Sicherman)

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Jewish couple become ‘world’s oldest newlyweds’ with a combined age of 202

By Katie Grant

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J K Rowling: campaigner on trans issues (Photo: Getty)

By Josh Howie

Let’s talk about how our kids learn about gender

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Lynda and Jonathan Silver with baby Freya at Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue (Photo: Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue)

Family

Four simchahs in one day at Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue

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I’m so glad Dad agreed to move into a care home

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An overseas Pesach jaunt with my elderly parents - what could go wrong?

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‘Pesach is a festival of freedom but this year we will be praying for the hostages’

An Orthodox mother and a rabbi open up about how they feel in the run-up to Seder night

By Felix Pope

3 min read

April 17, 2024 11:12

Shalvie Friedman and her son Kovi, 2, in the family's kitchen (Photo: Gary Manhine)

I didn’t tell my wife about her cancer death sentence – and she lived another 21 years

Rosie Gamp was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1999 but survived after an innovative new treatment

By Felix Pope

2 min read

February 23, 2024 10:54

Meet the Jewish man with 37 children

Until his daughter Rachel tracked him down in 2017, Peter Ellenstein had barely thought about the sperm bank donations of his youth. Now his 37 children are his world

By Miranda Levy

8 min read

February 22, 2024 16:53

Family matters: (top row, from left) a photo taken in 2017 of (back row) Peter’s brother David and sister Jan; (middle row) Peter (centre) with (from left) children Rachel, Courtney, Margaret and Alana; and (front row) Peter’s mother Lois

Mum moves in, my back gives up

In a household where ages span 90 years, John Nathan’s the only man in the house

By John Nathan

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February 8, 2024 12:49

Leave the boxes to the professionals. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

By Keren David

I am my family’s Lilibet

Jews know how to avoid broiges over naming children – or do we?

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WINDSOR, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Queen Elizabeth II speaks with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex as they leave after the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor to Thomas Kingston at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 18, 2019 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Claire Calman: ‘I’m off to a family barmitzvah’

Map-reading, a magician and many cousins

By Claire Calman

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Welcome to the new frontier in our parenting balancing act

We’ve been on high alert since October 7. How do we ensure our kids remain proud of being Jewish while keeping safe on the streets?

4 min read

December 8, 2023 10:56

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My Jewish grandpa had an iconic cinema chain where I met royalty

An illuminating family memoir tells the story behind Britain’s first film theatres

By Elisa Bray

3 min read

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My Jewish grandpa had an iconic cinema chain where I met royalty

By Chana Hughes

How to talk to your children about Hamas's invasion of Israel

As parents we need to we need to validate our children's feelings, make time to be emotionally present and reassure them that they are safe

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October 9, 2023 15:55

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Camp Simcha retreat lifts spirits for families of seriously ill children

From one Jewish mum called Victoria to another… advice for our new First Lady

Jewish couple become ‘world’s oldest newlyweds’ with a combined age of 202

Let’s talk about how our kids learn about gender

Four simchahs in one day at Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue

I’m so glad Dad agreed to move into a care home

An overseas Pesach jaunt with my elderly parents - what could go wrong?

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