Hope & Havoc – Messianism

In honour of Mitzvah Day and Interfaith Week, a look at how Judaism sees other religions and how they see us.

An introductory look at supernatural beings in Jewish tradition - the good, the bad, and the toilet demons.

What makes a Jewish house a Jewish home? We explore the concept of Mikdash Ma'at and the practices, objects, and experiences inherent in building a Bayit Neeman beYisrael.

In honour of Pride and in our final session before the Summer break, we look at LGBT+ life and law in Judaism

In a follow up to last week's episode, we review laws of marriage (Kiddushin), explore some aspects of sexuality in Jewish practice (Onah, Niddah), and consider the laws of divorce (Gittin)

We look at Jewish laws, custom and practices around dating, engagement, sex and marriage

In our 40th episode (!) we deal with the thorny questions of the Messiah (who it is and why) and Messianism

A rapid-fire tour of the Jewish conceptions of death, dying, burial and mourning.

A brief and incomplete survey of modern Israel, from the first Zionist Congress (1897) until the 39th, coming up later this year.

A slightly out-of-the-box look at the magic of the number 7 – from the Menorah to the Omer to Shemittah, Shabbat and more, join us to explore this most sacred of numerals.