All Else is Commentary: A Podcast of Jewish Ideas

This week, Elliott concludes his series of 3 episodes looking at the Jewish idea that human beings are created b'tzelem Elohim - in the image of God.Next week: Elliott speaks to his colleague Rabbi Jonathan Romain about Assisted Dying.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/All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.

This week, Elliott continues a series of 3 episodes looking at the Jewish idea that human beings are created b'tzelem Elohim - in the image of God.Next week: Elliott concludes the discussion of B'tzelem Elohim by seeing how the idea is developed in modern times.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/All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week, Elliott begins a series of 3 episodes looking at the Jewish idea that human beings are created b'tzelem Elohim - in the image of God.Next week: Elliott continues the discussion of B'tzelem Elohim by seeing how the idea is developed in rabbinic literature: Talmud and Midrash.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/All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.A special Thursday episode this week, as Elliott is joined by Rabbi Mark Goldsmith (Edgeware and Hendon Reform Synagogue) to talk about a special anniversary. This year is 100 years since the foundation of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, and Rabbi Mark is part of organising a celebratory conference. Find out more about the 2026 conference here: https://events.eupj.org/ (the early bird rate closes on 1 March!)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.

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week we return to our ocassional series of Progressive Sermons from the last 50 years. Elliott speaks to Rabbi Rebecca Birk (Finchley Progressive Synagogue) about a sermon she gave this Rosh Hashanah, imagining British Jews coming together to talk about their differing views about Israel/Palestine.Next time in our regular Monday slot: Elliott begins a short series on the idea that human beings are created in the image of God. Before that, on Thursday, Elliott is speaking to Rabbi Mark Goldsmith about the history of the World Union for Progressive Judaism.If you have any comments or questions, or if there is a sermon that you remember that you would love us to talk 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 or on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow.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/All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week, Elliott speaks to the contemporary author, Tamar Hodes, to talk about her new book, Mixed.You can find out more about the book here: https://www.legendpress.co.uk/mixedAs 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.

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week, we return to our Jewish Novels series, and Elliott reads Gentleman's Agreement by Laura Z. Hobson.Next week: Elliott talks about another book set in New York, but this time in the 1950s: Bernard Malamud's The Assistant.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.