Ahead of announcing the winner of JR's inaugural Emerging Journalists Award, Dani Silver speaks to four of the candidates who received special commendations…
Learning Talmud is a cultural issue. Wait – hear me out. I promise you, there’s more to it than anachronistic laws, bearded men arguing about turgid minutiae and airless study rooms full of greasy, pubescent boys. Although, if…
"So…did your parents use a matchmaker then?" I was asked in a lecture theatre. It was my first day of rehearsals for Fiddler on the Roof at the University of York, the city of which isn't exactly known for its Jewish cultural scene, having incited medieval England's greatest pogrom in…
"Two Jews, three opinions" – it's an old joke and one we often laugh about, but in many ways it's true. Jews in the UK are not, and never have been, monolithic. We are divided on Israel, on the role of communal bodies, and by cultural and religious backgrounds. We’re a small…
Growing up, my Saturdays were spent at faith school. These mornings combine in my memory as a blur of Hebrew lessons and various artistic endeavours, from which my parents accrued several clumsily decorated menorahs, candlesticks and mezuzahs. In later years, candlestick…
Sunday 23 February 2020: the streets of Delhi are ablaze. Hindu nationalists storm the predominantly Muslim slums in the North-East. With 40 dead, and more than 200 injured, Muslim businesses and homes were left looted and destroyed. In a wave of instigated violence, aided by…
“I used to know quite a few Jews,” said my ex Darren not long after we started dating. “Used to?” I laughed. “Yeah. I think they’ve all met sticky ends now,” he answered. “You know my great-uncle Vinny?” “The one who worked for…
