Being

British Jews across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth to growing up, marriage, to the end of life.

18 year old Samahit is leaving home for the first time to go university. His family travel with him to recite ritual prayers at his halls of residence to bless his new home.

Jermaine and Mariyah are preparing for the birth of their first daughter, Rumi. Jermaine is a Muslim revert and is working hard to learn the adhaan, the Muslim call to prayer, to recite to their baby when she is born.

Maria and Peter have just welcomed their fifth child. As Roman Catholics, they celebrate each new addition as a gift to God and have baby Audrey baptised into the church in a traditional Latin service.

Harsimrat and Jagjit are celebrating the birth of their first-born baby at home. They turn to the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh book of prayer, to determine the first letter of their baby's name.