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When the JC played Cupid: How three couples found their soulmates via JC adverts

The paper’s former ‘lonely hearts’ section helped these people find the love of their lives

By Eliana Jordan

5 min read

When the JC played Cupid: How three couples found their soulmates via JC adverts

Scary milestone: Michelle Obama (right) recently discussed the impact of empty nest syndrome on her wellbeing

Unlike Michelle Obama, I won’t need therapy when my kids leave home

By Naomi Greenaway

4 min read

The Jewish Family Centre children's therapy room (Photo: JFC)

A beacon of hope for families in crisis

2 min read

Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner : it's important to laugh and share our humour

Angela Epstein

By Angela Epstein

We need to celebrate the joy of being Jewish – and our Jewish mums

3 min read

How we live with disability, from frustrations and isolation to closeness and strength

How we live with disability, from frustrations and isolation to closeness and strength

10 min read

Viola Levy with her son Lenny Photo: Omer Barr

Only one kid: the rise of the single child family

9 min read

The Jewish parents propping up the bank of mum and dad

The Jewish parents propping up the bank of mum and dad

By Eliana Jordan

9 min read

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The nerves and rituals of a Charedi wedding night

A strictly Orthodox wife looks back to the start of her married life

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January 8, 2025 17:27

An Orthodox bride at her wedding - this is not the writer of the article (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

It’s a goal! Father and son find success with creation of football board game

Jon and Mason Sloneem began designing games during lockdown

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November 13, 2024 13:43

Jon and Mason Sloneem with their board game, The Game of Two Halves (Photo: Sloneem)

Reunited by a war hero: How I discovered long-lost cousins through their WWII-fighting father

80 years after the WWII battle of Arnhem, Jo Kessel tells of her heartwarming connection with the children of her heroic cousin and discovering family she never knew she had

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September 26, 2024 15:41

Jo Kessel (centre) with her long-lost cousins Sara Kessel (left) and Abi Kessel (right) and their father Lipmann Kessel's memoir Surgeon at Arms.

Vicki Belovski

By Vicki Belovski

The infinite joys of having a big Jewish family

Keeping the family together, even when we’re all in different places

3 min read

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August 29, 2024 09:43

A group of Orthodox Jewish boys in London, England. (Getty Images)

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

2 min read

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July 18, 2024 17:22

The Hartley family with volunteers at Camp Simcha's family retreat (Photo: Camp Simcha)

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

Victoria Prever’s children are the same age as Victoria Starmer’s – so she’s acutely aware of what’s facing the PM’s wife

By Victoria Prever

3 min read

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July 11, 2024 13:56

One name, two Jewish mothers

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

Marjorie Fiterman, 102, and Bernie Littman, 100, tied the knot on Sunday

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May 23, 2024 14:22

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

Josh Howie

Let’s talk about how our kids learn about gender

Why are Jewish kids coming home from school talking about 100 sexes?

3 min read

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May 22, 2024 12:53

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

Four simchahs in one day at Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue

From baby blessings to an 80th birthday, all generations were celebrated

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May 21, 2024 08:24

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

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