Stop Look Listen book review: The spiritual beauty of Shabbat
Nehemia Polen argues the ultimate purpose of Shabbat is to bring us to a zone of enhanced spiritual awareness
The genius of Jonathan Sacks
Final volume of his Torah commentaries shows late chief rabbi at the height of his powers
My Father’s House book review: Irish priest who defied Nazis in Rome
Twisty Second World War thriller follows Hugh O’Flaherty's running battle of wits with a Gestapo leader
Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall
Brilliantly told espionage story with a very elusive protagonist
The Kindertransport refugee who is still writing books at 94
Her advancing years haven’t slowed down Lore Segal’s urge to fictionalise life. The Other People’s Houses author reveals why she still writes
Word up! The language quiz that has set celebrity tongues wagging
New game created by a Jewish designer taps into two very haimishe passions... and already has some famous fans
Jewish children’s author's books sanitised 'without permission'
American R L Stine has reportedly become the latest casualty of a trend for publishers to 'sensitively' edit books
After The Annex: The tragic sequel to Anne Frank’s Diary
An admirably detailed account of the teenage diarist’s last months
I thought I’d missed the boat to be an emerging writer - I was wrong
Karen Skinazi had always wanted to write fiction — but was she too old to get started?
The dad who wants a childcare revolution
Meet a father who says parents need to share their roles
Uncovering the lies of a mother who survived the Holocaust
Writer Monique Charlesworth discusses the web of deceit woven by her German-Jewish mother
Hidden for centuries, the Bible that changes everything
Codex Sassoon — the oldest nearly complete version of the Hebrew Bible — will go on sale at Sotheby’s in New York in May
Is it time for Jews to do less yearning and more living?
Howard Jacobson - one of our greatest living authors - argues for a new positivity towards Jewishness and Israel
The Holocaust stole my family history - then I started searching
Elsbeth Lindner's book tells a remarkable tale of her artist uncle
Israel’s comic queen digs deep
Multi-award-winning graphic artist Rutu Modan reveals her inspirations
Why Saul Bellow was the best US Jewish writer of his generation
Penguin is reprinting some of his best-known works in new editions
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