Laura Pater, at The Blogs

May 26, 2021, 2:56 PM

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane scores his side's fifth goal of the game from a penalty during the UEFA Europa League playoff match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, against Maccabi Haifa. (Via Jewish News)

Dear Harry Kane, To put it simply, I love you. Not romantically and not even as a super fan. I know none of your stats and I hardly ever watch you play. But nonetheless, I love you and as such want to thank you. Thank...

May 12, 2021, 6:19 PM

Keeping calm, praying for peace and waiting for Superman

Scene after a rocket struck a residential area in the city of Ashdod. (United Hatzalah) via Jewish News

There is an iconic movie scene when Lois Lane, tumbles out of a building and is caught by Superman. “I’ve got you,” he swoons. Clinging onto her mid-air hero a still terrified Lois replies; “But who’s got you?” That interaction perfectly sums up the way...

Mar 10, 2021, 2:26 PM

Say little, do a lot

Duke and Duchess of Sussex during their interview with Oprah Winfrey which was broadcast in the US on March 7 and in the UK on March 8
(Picture by: ITV Hub /Harpo Productions/CBS / PA Media via Jewish News)

A dimly lit London hospital lift on a wintery evening in the late 1980s shudders as it climbs the floors. Inside sits a frail elderly man, my wonderful grandfather, with an orderly behind his wheelchair. My grandfather (known to his grandchildren as Pa) was stylish...

Feb 23, 2021, 5:31 PM

How working on Purim tested the parameters of my observance

20 years ago I was an intern at Cosmopolitan, working as the lowest hanging branch on the features desk at the famous women’s magazine. I got to interview the least glamorous celebs, test beauty products, run errands around Central London for impossibly cool photo shoots...

May 14, 2019, 12:35 PM

How our Nazareth trip united four generations of my family

Nazareth (Wikipedia/Almog via Jewish News)

When my lovely sister-in-law suggested we spend chol hamoed pesach together, I was hoping she’d suggest some luxury holiday destination, but instead she suggested Nazareth. Now, the city of Nazareth evokes different things to different people, but I doubt anyone would think of it as...

About Me

Laura Pater is a freelance writer who has been living in Israel since 2003. Her work has been featured in The Jerusalem Post and Cosmopolitan magazine. She is married with four children.