Judaism
Why I joined the October Declaration
We should stand with British Jews in a time of peril
Diamond geezers in Antwerp
From crime dramas to political thrillers, Adam LeBor reviews television from across the world
A new covenantal politics
As the Jewish new year begins, Britain should learn from its lessons of forgiveness, renewal and trust
New stories from a very old city
A history as brilliantly labyrinthine as the city it describes
Very essence of a Jewish writer’s life
Howard Jacobson stands his life on its head
Minority of one
Baddiel is concerned in this short, polemical book with Jews being “left out”
A letter to Jesus
Frederic Raphael poses some pertinent questions to the son of God
Defender of the faith
Daniel Johnson remembers Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, wise and generous friend, guide and mentor
The thorny problem Christianity and Judaism never address
Why do Christianity and Judaism still find it so hard to get along?
Britain needs the Jewish Chronicle
The JC is halfway between a shul and a shvitz
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
Academia must not dissolve scholarship into politics
Scholarly rigour must be put above ideological virtue signalling
