Facing up to Racism WITHIN the Jewish community in the UK - a roundtable with @bengidley.bsky.social @hannahewence.bsky.social and (me) @whojewthinkur.bsky.social Monday lunchtime. Thanks to @biajs.bsky.social for inviting me.

Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca on a Bombay childhood surrounded by Muslims, Christians, Parsis, and Hindus. Her father was Nissim Ezekiel, one of India's most studied poets from the Jewish Bene Israel community. Her own life tells an equally rich story. New episode out now. Links in bio. #jewsky

Nissim Ezekiel is a major figure in Indian literature. His influence still reaches us today, carried forward by his daughter, Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca, a successful poet herself. On growing up Jewish in a Bombay of Hindus, Muslims, Christians & Parsis. New episode out now. linktr.ee/eylanezekiel...

Come along to a live exploration of The Jewniverse, next Thursday evening, in London. It's gonna be interactive, challenging (at times), and a rip roaring ride from The Americas to East Asia, taking in Jewish pirates, Warrior Queens and so much more. Tickets www.mynnls.org.uk/event/intoth...

Thanks to @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk for this one. New episode: Baghdad to the Andes, live at Jewish Book Week with @samanthaellis.bsky.social & Jordan Salama on Arab Jewish lives & what we carry across generations. #Shavuot felt like the right moment. Out now. Links in Bio. #ShabbatShalom

Very excited that this episode is coming out this week, in time for Shavuot, on Friday. Subscribe to Listen, perhaps with cheesecake or,...maybe Kadeh, pastries filled with cheese; Kahee, buttered dough; or Sütlaç, rice pudding Thanks (again!) to @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk for their support

Thank you to the Jewish Greens @greenparty.org.uk for inviting @eylanezekiel.bsky.social to talk this evening: about Jewish diversity, the Podcast, Racism, and the power of pluralism. Special thanks to @ruthibrandt.bsky.social for hosting and to all those who came, to explore the Jewniverse!

After another painful week for so many, this #Shabbat, take a break from the news and meet Linda Dangoor, cook and Babylonian Jew - who serves up a wonderfully warm and flavoursome exploration of belonging. shows.acast.com/who-jew-thin... #jewsky #jewishdiversity

Kenneth Owele Okafor shares his journey of embracing Jewish African heritage, blending Ethiopian roots with British Jewish life. Explore his Black British Jewish story and more about intersectional Jewish identities at https://buff.ly/3CyK7wJ #jewsky #blacksky

“Pretty much everything needs to change.” Daniel Jonas doesn’t hold back in Ep4 of S2. From Jewish education to rabbinic authority, from cultural dominance to how we imagine tradition — this is a conversation about the systems that exclude, and the need to rewire them. 🎧 Listen now #jewsky

Jews didn’t only come from Europe. Yaffa Judah’s family story—from Mumbai to Manchester—challenges the default narrative and reminds us how much we miss when we centre only one version of Jewish history. Link in Bio #jewsky #shabbatshalom #jewishdiversity #beneisrael

"Are we loser Jews?" Nina’s candid reflections on Tunisian Jewish identity, and the discrimination of Mizrachi Jews in France is a powerful testimony. Listen now in Ep3 of S1 #jewsky

Season 3 is now LIVE & it's a perfect time to return to the Jewniverse! #Pesach is built around telling stories and asking difficult questions - so we start with Daniel Jonas turning the mic back on @eylanezekiel.bsky.social "You've Got to Think for Yourselves" OUT NOW - Links in Bio

Podcast Subscribers are getting exciting news later today! If you haven't yet subscribed, either via Substack or your favoured podcatcher (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, etc) - now is the time! Links in Bio

#Shabbat shalom. Last week I had the joy of chairing a session at @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk's Jewish Book Week - a rich conversation with Jordan Salama & @samanthaellis.bsky.social about family, language, identity and the wider Jewniverse. Read more here open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

New Episode OUT NOW! Ever been the only one like you in the room—even in Jewish spaces? 🎧 Meet Yaffa Judah: Bene Israeli, North Londoner, ex-JSoc President, inclusion warrior. Spiced curries, synagogue politics, & the beauty of being “a bilingual Jew.” Episode links in bio #jewsky #shabbatshalom

If “Jewish identity isn’t linear or bounded” says something true to you - if the label 'Jew' just isn't enough - don’t miss tomorrow’s Season 2 finale. Subscribe, so it drops in your feed, and please share the Linktree to help new listeners find us. 🎧 linktr.ee/eylanezekiel...

Super excited to be interviewing @samanthaellis.bsky.social and Jordan Salama in a few weeks at Jewish Book Week - and to find out that it has SOLD OUT!!!! Good news is that it'll also be a live recording for the podcast, so you can catch it later! jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/who-j...

“You cannot condemn racism out there while ignoring how it manifests at home.” The Board of Deputies’ own report on racism in the Jewish community was clear. We were handed a mirror. Then we looked away. buff.ly/s6bEdWP

Star of stage and screen, Philip Arditti shares what it means to be a Turkish Jew navigating multiple identities - and why he connects with other recent migrants into the UK, more than British Jews. Catch up with 'Turk Passing' - S1 E1! 🎙️ #jewsky whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/p/turk-passi...

"I’m scared - truth be told. Most days it feels like I’m failing in the promotional duties of a content creator. It’s really hard not to feel that I’ve got this the wrong way round. Shouldn’t I be posting every day? Saying … ‘things’.?" whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/p/the-medium...

Rebooting Jewish Diversity: a new post on our Substack, about the work of Reboot Studios @noamdromi.bsky.social , presented at the Limmud Festival. Subscribe and read - not least for the huge list of films that Noam shared. #ShabbatShalom #jewsky open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

I was a Limmud virgin. ~ I was nervous, but it was fantastic, and I'd like to do it again! Read more here open.substack.com/pub/whojewth... #jewsky

Had an amazing few days at #limmud25 , including livestreaming the podcast conversation with Renato Huarte Cuéllar, about Jewish life in Mexico, and chairing a joyous session with Jewish cookbook authors. Huge thanks to the guests and, especially the support of the tech team!

If “Jewish identity isn’t linear or bounded” says something true to you - if the label 'Jew' just isn't enough - don’t miss tomorrow’s Season 2 finale. Subscribe, so it drops in your feed, and please share the Linktree to help new listeners find us. 🎧 linktr.ee/eylanezekiel...

Claudia Mendoza sits at the centre of British Jewish leadership - at @thejlc.org - and she can see that our schools still don’t teach the full range of Jewish histories and identities. 🎧 Listen + subscribe — links in bio. #JewishDiversity #Adeni #Mizrahi #JewishEducation #jewsky

This Israeli dating ad uses two kids to make a joke out of rejecting a Yemenite boy. He shares his heritage, she shuts down instantly. It only works because #Racism between Jews is normalised. The ad was pulled, but the mindset runs deep. We need to confront it – to repair. #jewsky

New episode! 🎧 Echoes of Eden at the table Claudia Mendoza, who leads thejlc.org - representing Britain's many Jewish organisations - shares what happens when heritage doesn’t fit the mainstream. Listen + subscribe now — links in bio. #jewsky #shabbatshalom #jewishdiversity

#ShabbatShalom y'all I've spent today talking to potential guests for Season 3, and there are already some fascinating stories ahead. Please subscribe and listen to Season 2 and tell me what you'd like to hear next! #jewishdiversity #jewsky

“What does a Jew look like?” Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker’s story starts on India’s Konkan coast and shatters every simple answer. New episode "Memory as Resistance" - a conversation about colour, language, and belonging that won’t fit the usual frame. Subscribe and listen now Links in bio. #jewsky

New Ep out now! 'Memory as Resistance' Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker grew up between Marathi, Hebrew, Hindi, and Urdu – and people still asked, “What are you?” He answers with food, photographs, and a deep love for the Bene Israel story. New episode out now. Links in bio

'For me, religion is an attitude to reality’ @michaellomotey.bsky.social speaks with calm strength: Black, Ghanaian, British, Jewish. Hope lives in how he builds a steady centre at home, even when the sukkah walls shake in the wind. Links in bio #jewsky youtube.com/shorts/VIiFP...

As #Shabbat comes in, we hold onto stories of resilience and belonging. This week @michaellomotey.bsky.social shares his journey — Jewish, Ghanaian, Black, Yorkshire, British — carried together in faith, family and hope. youtube.com/shorts/msU_I... Shabbat Shalom Links in Bio #jewsky

After a painful week for British Jews, it feels hard to share new work. But as #Shabbat approaches so soon after the tears of Yom Kippor, @michaellomotey.bsky.social reminds us: ‘Shabbat is ... the greatest environmental move you could do.’ youtube.com/shorts/msU_I... Links in Bio #jewsky

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

The wonderful @samanthaellis.bsky.social reflects on the role of food in holding mixed or complex Jewish identities during her formative years. Hear the whole conversation by subscribing to the podcast. Links in bio. youtube.com/shorts/yOqHa... #jewsky

Shana tova, peeps. May it be a year of health, of safety, and of collective liberation. ❤️‍

As #Shabbat ends, Jews around the world prepare for Rosh Hashanah, there is a LOT we are all hoping for in the year ahead. Above all, Peace. Join @samanthaellis.bsky.social reflecting on a community that survived an existential threat, and on preserving culture. Listen now - link in bio #jewsky

Excited to say that, ahead of #RoshHashanah, our new episode is with author @samanthaellis.bsky.social - talking about Judeo Arabic and Amba Check your podcatcher to listen now, or subscribe to join us in our exploration of the Jewniverse. shows.acast.com/who-jew-thin...

@eylanezekiel.bsky.social explains why he started the pod, in Episode 1 of Season 1! Subscribe now - to hear our conversations - with diverse guests - exploring the Jewniverse. Links in bio #jewsky

Jewish History isn't one thing. It's plural, interconnected, and far more Global than most think. This podcast explores Jewish Histories!! Listen to our podcast (links in bio) to learn more linktr.ee/eylanezekiel... #jewsky

We can’t stop protesting or demanding change in #Israel. And there’s more we must do at home - to do the work of #AntiRacism If we won’t face injustice within, how can we ask for justice from others? whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/p/racism-by-... #JewishDiversity #jewsky #WhoJewThinkYouAre

A clip - about Racism within the Jewish community - from the Reclaiming Identity Podcast. Discussed in more detail on our Substack. Subscribe and share your experiences (safely) there. Link in Bio Full episode here: www.unitytdiversity.com/podcast/epis...

New Post by @eylanezekiel.bsky.social Racism by Jews: The Silence That Keeps It Alive "Racism isn’t just something that happens to Jews - it’s also something Jews inflict on others, including on other Jews." #jewsky open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

British, Black, Jewish. A Maghrebi Igbo Jew in London Kenneth Awele Okafor brings his powerful story of identity & heritage in S1Ep8 🎙️ #jewsky Listen Now! whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/p/british-bl...

"Are we loser Jews?" Nina’s candid reflections on Tunisian Jewish identity, and the discrimination of Mizrachi Jews in France is a powerful testimony. Listen now in Ep3 of S1 #jewsky

“Pretty much everything needs to change.” Daniel Jonas doesn’t hold back in Ep4 of S2. From Jewish education to rabbinic authority, from cultural dominance to how we imagine tradition — this is a conversation about the systems that exclude, and the need to rewire them. 🎧 Listen now #jewsky

Halfway through Season 2, one thing’s clear: Jewish identity isn’t just European. Never was. India, Iran, the Ottoman Empire, the Americas, Africa: these aren’t side stories. They’re the centre. 5 episodes. 5 erased histories. Catch up now. #jewsky open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

The Star of David is iconic part of Judaism. But it might not be originally Jewish. It shows up in Indian geometry 500 years earlier. Sacred maths. Shared Histories. Global diaspora. #jewsky open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

Recorded with Claudia Mendoza today, Chief Executive of the Jewish Leadership Council! Great chat, about her mixed heritage, and the place of her Adani identity in her Jewish life. Also about discrimination within the community, and who is in leadership roles. Subscribe now to hear it - Link in bio