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Jew Know What
by @RabCharley @RSingerman @wfckeego
On this show three friends, one a Rabbi with a full house of children and animals, one who recently chose to rediscover her Jewish roots and one here to give the (always wrong) male view, invite guests to sit on their virtual sofa and discuss what matters in their life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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It’s not just the Queen and Scarlett
We’re joined in this episode by the brilliant Cole Moreton who joins us on the virtual couch. Cole is a Radio 4 presenter, journalist, writer and podcast host - he has recently launched his new podcast Can We Talk? - a story-telling podcast about encounters with remarkable people such as Nelson...
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it’s not just Sisters and Brothers
The spotlight is thrown on one of our hosts when Leo’s three sisters join us on the virtual couch. Hear how brilliant he was growing up and why his three sisters think he is the best sibling ever* Use the following links to find out more on social media https://twitter.com/JewKnowWhat Leo -...
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It’s not just the age of 13
In the opening episode of our second season, it’s just the three of us. We hear about co-host Rebecca’s adult Bat Mitzvah at Kingston Liberal Synagogue and how her background led to her becoming Bat Mitzvah at the age of 50 - and the benefit of having Bar/Bat Mitzvahs - at any age! We also hear...
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It’s not just about the outsider
We’re joined in this episode by Tal Ofer who moved to the UK from Israel over 14 years’ ago and in our conversation he reflects on his experiences as an Israeli in the UK in the time of Brexit, Corbyn and Covid. He tells us about how he became actively involved in the UK’s Jewish community…
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It’s not just about Summer Camp and Clean Balls
Our guest this week is Joanna Lovell - a member of the Unitarian Universalist Faith, who lives in Pennsylvania, US. Jo met Leo through the Hybrid Ministries Tech Forum - an international body bringing people of all faiths together to share best practice around delivering religious services…
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It IS about choice
We are joined in this episode by Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying for a fascinating and really important conversation. Dignity in Dying is national campaign and membership organisation, arguing in favour of the option of assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent...
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It’s not just the words of the living God
We’re really excited this week to be joined by Stephen Bush from the New Statesman. As well as discussing his recent report into racial inclusivity within the Jewish community we also hear about Stephen’s upbringing and the role of his Jewish heritage. Stephen also tells us about life as a...
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Bonus Episode - Sergio Bergman, President, WUPJ
On the eve of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) conference, Connections 2021, we are delighted to welcome WUPJ President, Sergio Bergman, to our virtual couch. Sergio tells us about his life and journey to the Rabbinate and the WUPJ - from being born “at the bottom of the world” in...
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It’s not just about the Gatekeeper
Our guest this week is the indefatigable Julie Siddiqi. Named as one of the 100 most influential Muslim women in the UK, Julie is the co-founder of The Big Iftar during Ramadan, Sadaqa Day - a one-day focus on social action, and Nisa-Nashim, the Jewish-Muslim women’s grassroots organisation. She…
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It’s not just chocolates and flowers
Recorded the day after Mother’s Day, the team try to guess what Rabbi Charley’s children managed to buy her with £10 - Rebecca is disturbed at the revelation. We also hear about Charley’s 8-year old daughter’s burgeoning perfume business. Our guest this week is BBC Radio 2’s OJ Borg, OJ talks…
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It’s not just bringing it on
In this episode we have the pleasure of being joined by 2 guests - both of whom have the surname Baginsky. Not a coincidence as they happen to be Charley’s brothers Abe and Ben. Abe joins us from New York and Ben from Tel Aviv. Sadly, there is a paucity of dirt-dishing on Charley although we do...
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It’s not just loving the stranger
Our guest this week is Ed Kessler, founder of the Woolf Institute. Based in Cambridge, it combines teaching, scholarship and outreach, focusing on Jews, Christians and Muslims, to encourage tolerance and foster understanding between people of all beliefs. He tells us about their important recent...
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It’s not just hugging trees and screen time
This week we’re joined by Green Party’s candidate for London Mayor, SIan Berry. Recorded just after the New Year for the Trees - Tu Bishvat - it was a good time to talk all things green. Sian tells us about her journey into politics, via about 30 other jobs - and what inspired her to ‘get…
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It’s not just the second husband
Our guest this week is Josh Edelman - a Rabbi’s husband and lecturer in Theatre Studies. Josh is a US citizen living in the UK so there is much talk about the US - the inauguration, white supremacy, Kamala Harris, whether Biden can unite the country - and what was Lady Gaga wearing? We hear about...
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It’s not just about deodorant
This week we’re super excited to be joined by journalist and writer Sarah Tuttle-Singer from the Times of Israel. Recording just after Boris Johnson’s announcement of another national lockdown much of the chat is about Covid - which was also really timely as Sarah was on her 8th day of the…
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It’s not just Boys and Girls
Our guest this week is Kington Liberal Synagogue member, Lior Locher. Lior has recently joined the Jewish people, having first encountered Judaism in Japan, beginning the conversion process in the US and then later completing it with Kingston. Lior tells us about her Catholic upbringing in a…
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It's not just the Holy Goat
In this episode we are delighted to welcome Reverend Dr John Seymour who is presently an interim minister in a parish in Hillingdon. His previous ministry has included work as a school chaplain, teaching at a theological college and parish ministry in the East End of London. He has been involved…
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It's not just Rabbis and DJs
In this, our second episode, we welcome BBC's Nick Coffer to our virtual couch to discuss just a few issues: bullying and gender, divisiveness and tribalism, Atheism in Judaism, the joy of swearing, Christmas adverts - and is the word "jew" offensive? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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It's not just orange and white
In this first episode of Jew Know What, we chat about the US election - is it good vs evil? We also reflect on the sad passing of Rabbi Lord Sacks, the impact of lockdowns on our Shuls - and Charley's new puppy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
On this show three friends, one a Rabbi with a full house of children and animals, one who recently chose to rediscover her Jewish roots and one here to give the (always wrong) male view, invite guests to sit on their virtual sofa and discuss what matters in their life.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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@RabCharley @RSingerman @wfckeego
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On this show three friends, one a Rabbi with a full house of children and animals, one who recently chose to rediscover her Jewish roots and one here to give the (always wrong) male view, invite guests to sit on their virtual sofa and discuss what matters in their life. Hosted on Acast. See...
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