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Rabbi Elliott Karstadt
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Rabbi at Alyth Synagogue
Listen to this new podcast I host: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xP1yJX7Pk4hvcXv7g9L83?si=Vo4qP230QmKf9YN5ZXgmbw
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In this week's episode of All Else is Commentary, Rabbi Elliott speaks to Dr Jeremy Smilg about the Jews of England in the time of the French Revolution.

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November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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For our Kol Nidre special, Elliott spoke to Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah about a sermon she gave in 1996 about Same-sex Marriage - which proved more controversial than she expected.

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October 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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It was a difficult day yesterday, leading a community through Yom Kippur with news of the terror attack in Manchester coming through just as I was giving this sermon - but in the face of terror, let's continue to find positive reasons to be Jewish.
Finding Positive Reasons to be Jewish in 5786 (Yom Kippur) - Alyth
One of the most thought-provoking new books that I read this year was by historian, Alec Ryrie. It’s called The Age of Hitler – but it is not really a book about Hitler. It is a book about the way in ...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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The speech Progressive rabbis weren’t allowed to finish at Downing St demo - Jewish News
Co-heads of Progressive Judaism, rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy, were told to leave the stage after being drowned out by jeers. This is the speech they did not complete
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August 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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This week Elliott is joined by Student Rabbi Yael Tischler to talk about Queen Ataliah - the only sovereign queen in the Hebrew Bible, and one of its unambiguous villains.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This week we celebrate the ordination of two incredible new rabbis from Leo Baeck College. First, Elliott speaks to Erev Rav Andrea Kulikovsky @deakuli.bsky.social about the theology of the cloud.

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June 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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This week, Elliott speaks to Rabbi Josh Levy (Co-Lead of the new Progressive Movement) about a sermon Rabbi Josh gave in September 2023, just a few days before the 7 October attacks.

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June 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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We're back from our Shavuot break, and this week Elliott speaks to the historian Gavin Schaffer about the British Jewish community since 1945.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Now that Shavuot is behind us, Elliott can start preparing for a summer of reading Jewish novels for a new series coming out in September. Any others you’d be interested in hearing about?
June 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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This was my first interview about my upcoming book and I really enjoyed it. Worth a listen!
March 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Now available: Elliott is joined by @keithkahnharris.bsky.social, to talk about Keith's new book, Everyday Jews.

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March 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Out today: Elliott speaks to Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen about the biblical character of Ritzpah. They talk about the story of this courageous woman, its context, and how it is relevant to politics today.
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February 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Out now: Elliott sat down with Rabbi Colin Eimer to discuss a sermon that Colin gave back in 1982, at the height of the Falklands Crisis.
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February 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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It was fun recording this with friend and colleague, Rabbi Daniel Lichman. Can you tell we went to the same school?
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Out today: Elliott's conversation with Rabbi Daniel Lichman, reading the Talmud with the French Jewish philosopher, Emmanuel Levinas.
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February 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Out today: Elliott's conversation with Rabbi Daniel Lichman, reading the Talmud with the French Jewish philosopher, Emmanuel Levinas.
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February 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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A sneak peak of our new episode, coming on Monday - Rabbi Kath Vardi returns to discuss another legend about rabbinic power. This time, she and Elliott consider the story of Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish.
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January 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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My last episode with Yael Esther - for the moment at least. It's been fun translating our Shabbat dinner conversations into the podcast realm.
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January 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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A sneak peak at our new episode, coming on Monday - the final episode (for the moment) with Student Rabbi Kohenet Yael Tischler.
You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on the Alyth website: www.alyth.org.uk/.../adul.../...
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January 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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A sneak peak at Monday's episode: Elliott has a second conversation with Student Rabbi Yael Tischler. This time, they discuss the story of She'ilah, the daughter of Yiftach, who is sacrificed by her own father after he makes a frivilous vow to God.
January 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Sneak peak of a new episode coming on Monday: Elliott is joined by Kohenet Yael Tischler, student rabbi at Leo Baeck College, to talk about the only woman named in the Book of Leviticus: Shelomit bat Dibri.
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January 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The first and second parts of my discussion with Rabbi Kath Vardi are up on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and at: www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adu...

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January 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM