The first live episode of All Else is Commentary, recorded in front of an audience at Hineinu: the inaugural conference of the new Movement for Progressive Judaism.

Featuring special guests:

Rabbi Charley Baginsky (Co-Lead of the the Movement for Progressive Judaism)

Rabbi Josh Levy (Co-Lead of the the Movement for Progressive Judaism)

Rabbi Lea Mühlstein (Senior Rabbi at the Ark Synagogue; Chair of the European Union for Progressive Judaism)

Lesley Sachs (Chair of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism)

As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.

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This week, Elliott is joined by the historian Alexander Lee, to talk about his new book on the history of the Venice Ghetto.

You can find out more about the book here: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/alexander-lee/the-first-ghetto/9781529066500

As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.

If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.

Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/

We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.

All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.

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Last week, Elliott was joined by Student Rabbi Yael Tischler to talk about the story of the biblical character of Dinah. This week, they discuss Anita Diamant's bestselling novel, The Red Tent.

You can buy the Red Tent here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-red-tent-anita-diamant/3830233

For the interview from the Guardian in 2002: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/mar/30/fiction.alexclark

For the interview Elliott refers to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ai0x-SLmKk

If you want to find out more about Leo Baeck College, and what it takes to study for the rabbinate, and how you can support the college, please check out their website: www.lbc.ac.uk.

If you have any comments or questions, or if there are any particular topics you would like us to about, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on Facebook page, and we have just arrived on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.

If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.

Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/

We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.

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