Misha Mansoor

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Shabbat lifts? It’s a very long storey

You don’t have to press any buttons – the only ones pressed will be yours

2 min read

July 23, 2024 16:48

TV review: Eden took me up to Eurovision heaven

It’s always been good, but this year was special

2 min read

May 15, 2024 09:04

Eden Golan from Israel enters the stage during the opening ceremony of The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Grand Final in Malmo, Sweden. (Photo by Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images)

An overseas Pesach jaunt with my elderly parents - what could go wrong?

I’m not sure what the opposite of a health farm is but it’s probably a ‘Pesach hotel’

5 min read

April 17, 2024 11:24

Chaperone: Misha Mansoor in Spain for Passover

Is it too dark for the (Jewish) stars to come out?

Where can I wear my Magen David necklaces? More places than I can my T-shirt emblazoned Crack Whore, I guess

3 min read

April 12, 2024 12:14

Is it too dark for the (Jewish) stars to come out?

Why aren’t there more Jews in our adverts?

You’re more likely to see aliens from outer space in British commercials than you are members of the tribe

3 min read

January 18, 2024 15:48

Why aren’t there more Jews in our adverts?

My brother’s gone, and we’ll never argue again

Mostly I have felt desperately sad for my parents

2 min read

December 8, 2023 16:19

My brother’s gone, and we’ll never argue again

No emoji could come close to summing up our sadness and fears

Gestures on social media feel woefully inadequate when we are confronted with personal connections to the horror stories of October 7

3 min read

November 6, 2023 14:00

No emoji could come close to summing up our sadness and fears

British Army elite fighters should try taking my parents shopping

When I take my mum to Golders Green, she points out every cyclist, pedestrian, dog, car, bus and low-flying bird on the horizon

3 min read

September 29, 2023 09:09

British Army elite fighters should try taking my parents shopping

Dad’s birthday? It rather ballooned

A 90th celebrated with a lavish kiddush at Adeni synagogue in Stamford Hill - and two non-Jewish in-laws in tow. What could go wrong?

3 min read

August 25, 2023 10:31

Joanna Lumley and I suffer from the same condition: prosopagnosia

What I'd give to see a familiar face

3 min read

July 20, 2023 14:13

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Joanna Lumley attends the 2023 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 22, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

What it's like being the only Jewish girl cadet at Sandhurst

When Ruby-Rose Mansoor marched in last Saturday’s coronation parade, her mother was bursting with nachas

3 min read

May 11, 2023 10:13

What it's like being the only Jewish girl cadet at Sandhurst

A liberal Seder made me realise that I'm a Pesach princess

I'm all for women's rights, but at Pesach I love tradition more

4 min read

April 3, 2023 17:04

Jewish holiday Passover concept with wine, matza and seder plate on wooden table

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More from Misha Mansoor

Shabbat lifts? It’s a very long storey

TV review: Eden took me up to Eurovision heaven

An overseas Pesach jaunt with my elderly parents - what could go wrong?

Is it too dark for the (Jewish) stars to come out?

Why aren’t there more Jews in our adverts?

My brother’s gone, and we’ll never argue again

No emoji could come close to summing up our sadness and fears

British Army elite fighters should try taking my parents shopping

Dad’s birthday? It rather ballooned

Joanna Lumley and I suffer from the same condition: prosopagnosia

What it's like being the only Jewish girl cadet at Sandhurst

A liberal Seder made me realise that I'm a Pesach princess