All Else is Commentary
All Else is Commentary
Podcast Description
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 responded to the times in which they were written, as well as what they might say to us today about what it means to live in the world. This is the ideal podcast for anyone who wants to explore Jewish texts and Jewish ideas from a curious, progressive and critical perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast delves into diverse themes related to Jewish texts, offering critical and progressive perspectives. Examples include deep dives into the Hebrew Bible and Talmud, with episodes discussing topics like the rabbinic power dynamic, the relevance of historical sermons, and the exploration of women's roles in biblical narratives.
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 responded to the times in which they were written, as well as what they might say to us today about what it means to live in the world. This is the ideal podcast for anyone who wants to explore Jewish texts and Jewish ideas from a curious, progressive and critical perspective.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Elliott is again joined by Student Rabbi Yael Tischler to discuss another woman of the Hebrew Bible of whom we may not have heard. This week, they discuss Queen Ataliah – the only woman to reign in Israel as sovereign.
You can follow the texts they are reading here: https://www.alyth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Athaliah-Sources-All-Else-is-Commentary.pdf
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.
Next week: Elliott is joined by Prof. Tony Kushner to talk about his new book, The Jewish Pedlar.
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 [email protected] – 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.
All Else is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.
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