Editorial in The JC Yom Kippur Charity Supplement – 16 September 2026
A bill you are too frightened to open. A form you don’t understand. A letter from a creditor. A benefits decision you don’t know how to challenge. Then another envelope arrives. And another.
Before long, the pile on the kitchen table has become a constant reminder of everything you can’t face. The Paperweight telephone rings and you stop answering it. You lie awake imagining what might happen, but can’t see how to stop it.
