Obituary: Michael Shamash

Inspirational campaigner and lecturer whose work had 
a major impact on the public perception of disability

‘You have to expand your horizons to find love’

How can you find a Jewish partner to marry? More and more people are looking online for their 'beshert'.

What do rabbis do for Christmas?

There are lots of kosher turkeys for sale, but will the rabbinate get to eat them? The JC investigates.

So, how many kippot in your house?

Jack Shamash has counted up all his stray skull caps

Making salt beef from scratch

Move over sourdough - there's a whole new haimish lockdown food project

‘I want to be the voice of the Orthodox’

Eve Sacks has opened her home to unhappy members of the Charedi community.

Beware of the evil eye, kein ayin hara, puh, puh, puh

'It was unthinkable that anyone in my family could have a baby without getting protection from the evil eye.'

How a library gained from a billionaire's gift

A philanthropist is helping to spread the word about an historic collection of early Liberal literature

Don't let batmitzvah-envy get you into debt