Despite a golden opportunity to bond with her son, Karen Skinazi weighs up whether watching the 130-hour series is really worth it
By Karen E H Skinazi
A Leeds parent tells of being the ‘black sheep’ in their family since the political schism widened after October 7
By Elisa Bray
Chag evenings at my parents’ are always a bit bonkers, but at Rosh Hashanah they get really wild
By Misha Mansoor
My novel’s leading man helped saved Italy’s Jews and deserves recognition for it
By Kat Devereaux
Going on holiday with my parents but without travel insurance nearly cost me very dearly indeed
When Israel-Palestine eventually became the topic of conversation in my physiotherapy appointment
Don’t forget your spiritual essentials, the right books, and above all, hair tamers
By Naomi Greenaway
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My forebears were driven out of Portugal in 1497. Now I’m reclaiming my birthright
By Jonathan Romain
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By Maureen Lipman
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Charlie Keeble, 39, on why he fights the good fight and how being neurodiverse connects him to Jews
By Charlie Keeble
In some wards of Hackney, 90 per cent of births are to Charedi women. What was once a genuinely diverse area now feels less so
When my husband and I were in a prang, my mother told me to pursue an insurance claim. She also gives me unsolicited post-mastectomy advice
In which I explain why I have been in love with my Volvo, a car that is almost as Yiddishe as me, for 16 years
By Angela Epstein
