September 06, 2018 10:15

My not-so-sweet New Year wishes

Zelda Leon, the self-styled semi-shiksa has finally cracked the ultimate test of Jewish womanhood. But there's a twist...

June 28, 2018 12:40

Destination South London, bearing Jewish food

Zelda Leon's sister lives a Jewishly-isolated life in South London. So Zelda's off for a visit with a basket of baked goods and smoked salmon.

June 01, 2018 14:43

Forgive me, I’ve eaten the wafer

As the only Jew in her very Anglican school, Zelda Leon is used to having one toe in a different faith

March 22, 2018 08:54

The halachah of hot cross buns

Pesach is coming, but first Zelda Leon has to deal with her husband's ban on Easter baked goods

February 15, 2018 14:40

Playing it straight and frizz free

Zelda Leon takes her frizzy hair to a new salon. The result is shocking.

December 21, 2017 10:33

It's the season for squabbles

Christmas is a time for food and arguments, says Zelda Leon, so it's perfect for Jews

November 30, 2017 12:43

Welcome to my treif-eating tank

Zelda Leon's house is kosher. But what about the car?

November 16, 2017 12:11

Diary of a semi-shiksa: The chutzpah of the faux Yiddish

Zelda Leon's quest to join the tribe

September 28, 2017 10:16

Fast is a four-letter word for my family

Zelda Leon is keen to get it right over Yom Kippur. But fasting just isn't her cup of tea

August 09, 2017 13:35

Life, death and my boy's big day

In her latest column, Zelda Leon celebrates a bittersweet barmitzvah

June 02, 2017 10:22

My husband's passion for a smelly spread

Zelda Leon confesses her hatred of chopped herring

April 04, 2017 14:16

Diary of a semi shiksa: Fifty shades of grain

Zelda Leon is getting ready for Pesach in her usual cross-cultural fashion.

March 03, 2017 12:24

Diary of a semi-shiksa: waiting to be unmasked

'I know that there will be some Jews to whom I will never count as a proper Jew; I can live with that. The more important struggle may be learning to accept myself, whoever I am.'