I’m so glad Dad agreed to move into a care home
My 95-year-old father was adamant he would not go into a home — but Hammerson House gave him, and us, so much
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’
‘Pesach is a festival of freedom but this year we will be praying for the hostages’
An Orthodox mother and a rabbi open up about how they feel in the run-up to Seder night
I didn’t tell my wife about her cancer death sentence – and she lived another 21 years
Rosie Gamp was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1999 but survived after an innovative new treatment
Meet the Jewish man with 37 children
Until his daughter Rachel tracked him down in 2017, Peter Ellenstein had barely thought about the sperm bank donations of his youth. Now his 37 children are his world
Mum moves in, my back gives up
In a household where ages span 90 years, John Nathan’s the only man in the house
I am my family’s Lilibet
Jews know how to avoid broiges over naming children – or do we?
Claire Calman: ‘I’m off to a family barmitzvah’
Map-reading, a magician and many cousins
Welcome to the new frontier in our parenting balancing act
We’ve been on high alert since October 7. How do we ensure our kids remain proud of being Jewish while keeping safe on the streets?
My Jewish grandpa had an iconic cinema chain where I met royalty
An illuminating family memoir tells the story behind Britain’s first film theatres
How to talk to your children about Hamas's invasion of Israel
As parents we need to we need to validate our children's feelings, make time to be emotionally present and reassure them that they are safe
The Camera of Dr Morris: A film made entirely from home movies
It features a family who moved from Birmingham to the Gulf of Aqaba
When I struggled to start a family, I stopped going to shul
The Chief Rabbi's guidance for communal leaders to be sensitive to those who have experienced baby loss is very welcome
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis releases guide on infertility grief
Booklet outlines how communal leaders can support community members
No more drama with Mama: learning to forgive an emotionally abusive parent
The mother and daughter helping others to navigate rocky family relationships
Why I'm extra reflective this Rosh Hashanah
My son's off to university and my husband's retiring, what comes next?
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