It was a difficult day yesterday, leading a community through Yom Kippur with news of the terror attack in Manchester coming through just as I was giving this sermon - but in the face of terror, let's continue to find positive reasons to be Jewish.

This week Elliott is joined by Student Rabbi Yael Tischler to talk about Queen Ataliah - the only sovereign queen in the Hebrew Bible, and one of its unambiguous villains. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0aQw... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q... #hebrewbible #Torah

This week we celebrate the ordination of two incredible new rabbis from Leo Baeck College. First, Elliott speaks to Erev Rav Andrea Kulikovsky @deakuli.bsky.social about the theology of the cloud. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3AXV... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #judaism

This week, Elliott speaks to Rabbi Josh Levy (Co-Lead of the new Progressive Movement) about a sermon Rabbi Josh gave in September 2023, just a few days before the 7 October attacks. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6vID... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... #progressivejudaism

We're back from our Shavuot break, and this week Elliott speaks to the historian Gavin Schaffer about the British Jewish community since 1945. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/29Co... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Alyth: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../... #jewishhistory

Now that Shavuot is behind us, Elliott can start preparing for a summer of reading Jewish novels for a new series coming out in September. Any others you’d be interested in hearing about?

This was my first interview about my upcoming book and I really enjoyed it. Worth a listen!

Now available: Elliott is joined by @keithkahnharris.bsky.social, to talk about Keith's new book, Everyday Jews. www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/eve... open.spotify.com/episode/2BiD... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...

Out today: Elliott speaks to Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen about the biblical character of Ritzpah. They talk about the story of this courageous woman, its context, and how it is relevant to politics today. Spotify open.spotify.com/show/4xP1yJX... Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/.../all-else...

Out now: Elliott sat down with Rabbi Colin Eimer to discuss a sermon that Colin gave back in 1982, at the height of the Falklands Crisis. Spotify open.spotify.com/show/4xP1yJX... Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/.../all-else... Alyth website www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...

It was fun recording this with friend and colleague, Rabbi Daniel Lichman. Can you tell we went to the same school?

Out today: Elliott's conversation with Rabbi Daniel Lichman, reading the Talmud with the French Jewish philosopher, Emmanuel Levinas. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4xP1yJX... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/.../all-else... Alyth: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...

A sneak peak of our new episode, coming on Monday - Rabbi Kath Vardi returns to discuss another legend about rabbinic power. This time, she and Elliott consider the story of Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4xP1yJX... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/.../all-else...

My last episode with Yael Esther - for the moment at least. It's been fun translating our Shabbat dinner conversations into the podcast realm. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4xP1yJX... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/.../all-else... Alyth: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...

A sneak peak at our new episode, coming on Monday - the final episode (for the moment) with Student Rabbi Kohenet Yael Tischler. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on the Alyth website: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../... #Torah #Bible #feminism #warriorwomen

A sneak peak at Monday's episode: Elliott has a second conversation with Student Rabbi Yael Tischler. This time, they discuss the story of She'ilah, the daughter of Yiftach, who is sacrificed by her own father after he makes a frivilous vow to God.

Sneak peak of a new episode coming on Monday: Elliott is joined by Kohenet Yael Tischler, student rabbi at Leo Baeck College, to talk about the only woman named in the Book of Leviticus: Shelomit bat Dibri. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on the Alyth website: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...

The first and second parts of my discussion with Rabbi Kath Vardi are up on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and at: www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adu... Give us a listen - and if you enjoy All Else is Commentary, please tell your friends #judaism #podcast #talmud