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Thirteen songs. Three thousand years of history. A lifetime of[…]

I wasn’t unusually quiet about 7 October. I will never[…]

There is an old, unofficial Jewish survival strategy. When they[…]

Today is 7 October 2026. Three years. Three years since[…]

Fine. You caught us. The Black Death, 9/11, the weather,[…]

I don’t really believe in miracles. There. I said it.[…]

Some of us are born into Judaism. Others choose it. From[…]

I discovered Macklemore through *Same Love*, a song that made[…]

Britain gave me opportunities, shaped much of my childhood and[…]

As I write this, I’m listening to Queen. “Too Much[…]

To every Jew who says: “I’m a Jew. Not in[…]

“The deal. The best deal. There has never been a[…]

We’ve been called all of these things and more. Some[…]

There are places in the world that are beautiful because[…]

There is something almost heart-warming about the modern anti-Israel chant.[…]

There is a moment every Friday evening when the week[…]

Some days arrive wearing grey. Not dramatic storm-cloud grey. Not[…]

I’m guilty. I admit it. I did it. Actually, that’s[…]

A few months ago, before Israel and Iran were openly[…]

Antisemitism is clever. Not intelligent. Not wise. Not moral. Definitely[…]

There are places in the world where you dig a[…]

There comes a point when “security” stops feeling like protection[…]

There are some sentences that tell you far more about[…]

Britain likes to tell itself a flattering story. A tolerant[…]