
All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas, hosted by Rabbi Elliott Karstadt. Elliott is part of the rabbinic team at Alyth Synagogue in London. In this podcast, he is joined by other rabbis, writers and academics to delve into texts as diverse as the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud, to contemporary Jewish novels. All Else is Commentary takes deep dives into Jewish texts, considering how they... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 85 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Religion & SpiritualityHistory | |||

Student Rabbi Yael Tischler returns to talk about a woman from the Hebrew Bible you may not have heard of: Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah.
Next week, our focus stays on this story, but we read it from the perspective of Anita Diamant's novel, The... more
This week, Elliott speaks to his colleague, Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah (Rabbi Emeritus, Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue), to talk about her new book, Breaking Binaries.
You can find out more about Rabbi Elli’s book here.
Next week: Student Rab... more
This week, we return to our Jewish Novels series, and Elliott is joined by PhD student Elon Julius to talk about Saul Bellow's novel, Mr Sammler's Planet.
As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyt... more
This week, we return to our Jewish Novels series, and Elliott reads The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens.
Next week, we continue with Jewish novels, and Elliott is speaking to the scholar Elon Julius about Saul Bellow's novel, Mr Sammler's Planet.
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Thank you. Just finished the novel. Thought I had really understood it but this brought out so much. Just one point. Bernard Landauer I’m pretty sure was based on Wilfrid Israel who was instrumental in Kindertransport and funding Jewis leaving Germany. Perhaps his apparent dissociation was a cover for this
A masterful analysis of Daniel Deronda
I have enjoyed every single episode of this podcast, for both the erudition of the participants and the generosity and enthusiasm of their insights. Ambitious in scope, and apologetically brainy without being alienating. The series on Ruth is particularly top-notch. Please keep going!
I have enjoyed every single episode of this podcast, for both the erudition of the participants and the generosity and enthusiasm of their insights. The series on Ruth is particularly top-notch. Please keep going!
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