NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Elliott speaks to the contemporary author, Tamar Hodes, about her new novel, Mixed - the story of two sisters whose religious lives take them in different directions.
Find out more: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...
#judaism
#novels
16.02.2026 13:01 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Elliott continues the series on Jewish novels - this week he got to Bernard Malamud's tale of 1950s Jewish immigrants to New York: The Assistant.
Visit our website: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...
#judaism
#novels
#brooklyn
#Malamud
14.02.2026 18:53 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Elliott talks about the book Gentleman's Agreement by Laura Hobson - in which the journalist Phil Green decides to pretend he is Jewish in order to understand antisemitism from the inside.
www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adu...
#jewish
#novels
#gentlemansagreement
09.02.2026 17:25 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
We resume our series on Jewish novels, a novel about Berlin at the beginning of the 1930s, its decadence, its complacency, and its descent into Naziism.
Find us here alyth.org.uk/.../adult......
#judaism
#novels
#isherwood
#holocausthistory
20.01.2026 15:52 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
We were supposed to have another week off, but then Elliott went to see Marty Supreme and just felt the need to talk about it.
On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4GG5....
On Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/.../through-....
#martysupreme
#judaism
#film
#holocaust
12.01.2026 16:01 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Jacob Did Not Die
Death and Captivity in the Bible and in Gaza today
My first attempt at a Substack post - on something I taught last week - the rabbis of the Talmud teach that Jacob never died. How is that teaching relavant to today?
#Torah
#Judaism
09.01.2026 17:34 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Don't miss Elliott's discussion with Rabbi Hannah Kingston about Wicked Through a Jewish Lens.
Find us alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/
#judaism
#wicked
#podcast
08.01.2026 19:01 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Today's Chanukah present from All Else is Commentary is a discussion with Rabbi Deborah Blausten and Rabbi Jordan Helfman about the new series of Nobody Wants This.
open.spotify.com/episode/3XFV...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adu...
#nobodywantsthis
#judaism
18.12.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Today's chanukah present from All Else is Commentary is another look through the Jewish lens. Elliott is joined by Rabbi DY Stern to discuss The Lord of the Rings (and the rest of the Tolkien universe).
Spotify: tinyurl.com/53tkcvjs
Apple: tinyurl.com/ycaptx79
#lotr
#judaism
#middleearth
16.12.2025 09:55 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Over Chanukah, we are bringing you a little podcast present with every candle. Each episode will read or watch a cultural phenomon through a Jewish lens.
Today, Elliott speaks with Student Rabbi Yael Tischler about Harry Potter.
open.spotify.com/episode/2e5c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
14.12.2025 10:23 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Progressive Judaism Podcasts | Ideas & Inspiration
We collaborate with synagogues, organisations and educators to strengthen Jewish life. Discover our partnerships and networks worldwide.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/podcasts/
All Else is Commentary is listed on the new Progressive Judaism website - alongside the podcasts of a number of other amazing and talented rabbis and educators.
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03.12.2025 11:37 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
In this week's episode of All Else is Commentary, Rabbi Elliott speaks to Dr Jeremy Smilg about the Jews of England in the time of the French Revolution.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5roo...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Alyth: www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adu...
10.11.2025 13:49 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
For our Kol Nidre special, Elliott spoke to Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah about a sermon she gave in 1996 about Same-sex Marriage - which proved more controversial than she expected.
To listen on Spotify: tinyurl.com/2p9pvywv
Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5584w8z3
On the Alyth website: tinyurl.com/2p373mfz
15.10.2025 11:06 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
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
14.07.2025 14:19 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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
30.06.2025 06:44 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
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
23.06.2025 06:39 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
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
19.06.2025 10:39 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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 youβd be interested in hearing about?
03.06.2025 16:32 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Given what Musk looks to gain from a minerals deal - Haman seems right. Maybe the minerals themselves are the stand-in for Esther and American autarky is Vashti? Not sure how that works on stage though β¦
15.03.2025 18:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This was my first interview about my upcoming book and I really enjoyed it. Worth a listen!
03.03.2025 11:56 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
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.../...
03.03.2025 08:47 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
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...
17.02.2025 09:11 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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.../...
12.02.2025 08:44 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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.../...
03.02.2025 07:33 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
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...
26.01.2025 08:46 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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
18.01.2025 21:25 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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.
12.01.2025 08:18 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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.../...
04.01.2025 17:14 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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
01.01.2025 09:53 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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