Episodes

  • In this special Passover bonus episode, Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel share their Pesach traditions and the meaning of this festival, often referred to as 'Jewish Christmas'. If you are Jew-curious, you'll learn a little more about why this festival means so much to Jews, of all flavours - and ... if you are Jewish, it's a chance to reflect on the way we make meaning from the Exodus story.


    Thanks to The Maccabeats for their quality singing to cover up Penny and Eylan's

    The Seder plate


    We'd love to hear from you if you think your have a Jewish identity that struggles to be heard - whether you are Sephardi, Mizrachi, from South America, and/or if you are non-Zionist, Secular, LGBTQ+, Liberal, or Orthodox. If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast,

    please contact us here https://forms.gle/sx7Nic2rCnTNEG289


    You can find out more about Eylan Ezekiel here and about Penny Rabiger here

    We are on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too.

    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!

    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh


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  • In this final episode of Season 1, Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel review the guests and the learning from their travels through the Jewniverse (so far!).

    They also consider the impact of October 7th on the question this podcast poses - and how it has informed the guests and plans for Season 2.


    We'd love to hear from you if you think your have a Jewish identity that struggles to be heard - whether you are Sephardi, Mizrachi, from South America, - AND if you are non-Zionist, Secular, Liberal, or Orthodox. If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here https://forms.gle/sx7Nic2rCnTNEG289


    Definition of Multivocalities


    Podcast Transcript here


    You can find out more about Eylan Ezekiel here and about Penny Rabiger here

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    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!

    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh


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  • British Black Jews - Kenneth Awele Okafor


    Our travels in the Jewniverse takes us to meet Kenneth Awele Okafor, a British Black Jew, and architect.

    Kenneth and Eylan talk about discovering faith, lost Jewish histories and hope for the future. 

    You can read more about Kenneth in an article for The Voice:

    https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/features-news/2022/06/03/black-jews/


    Black Hebrew Israelites

    Thieboudienne

    Banana Challah (Yum!)

    Tzedakah (Charity)

    Tikkun_olam (Repair the world)

    Battle_of_Cable_Street

    Book - What does a Jew Look Like?

    Festivals of Sigd and New_Yam_Festival_of_the_Igbo

    Jewish Museum London

    https://www.lyonslearning.org.uk/


    Transcript here

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    More about Eylan Ezekiel here and about Penny Rabiger here

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    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!

    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh


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  • In this episode of Who Jew Think You Are? , Philip Arditti - actor and writer - was in conversation with Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel.

    They explored Philip's Turkish Jewish heritage and how that translates into his Artivism.


    Find out more about Philip Arditti:

    https://philiparditti.com/


    Philip’s creative projects:

    https://www.menaarts.uk/

    https://www.arcolatheatre.com/


    History of (Jews in) Turkey

    Tax on non-Muslims

    Gezi Park protests

    Armenian Genocide 


    Börekas Orbörekitas


    Other creative works

    The Holy Rosenbergs

    The Club - Netflix series


    More about Eylan Ezekiel here and about Penny Rabiger here

    Transcript of the conversation can be found here:


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    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!

    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh


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  • Dr Ophira Gamliel talks to Eylan Ezekiel about her Yememi heritage, the role of Jewish identities in culture, and the historical and modern place of Asian Jews.


    A transcript of the conversation is here


    Dr Ophira Gamliel at the University of Glasgow

    https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/staff/ophiragamliel/

    Ophira on Twitter

    https://twitter.com/OphiraGamliel


    Food: Jachnun

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jachnun

    Food: Kugel 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugel


    Jewish renewal group: Baal Teshuva

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_teshuva


    Yemeni Musician - Ofra Haza

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofra_Haza


    Breslov sect of Hasidic Jews

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breslov


    Amram Ben Sheshna

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amram_ben_Sheshna


    More about Eylan Ezekiel here and More about Penny Rabiger here


    The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too; where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 


    If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 


    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!


    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay


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  • “Other within the Other” - with Carol Isaacs


    The Surreal McCoy - AKA Carol Isaacs

    https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/

    The Wolf of Baghdad - Book/Graphic Novel

    https://myriadeditions.com/books/the-wolf-of-baghdad/

    Educator Guide for Wolf of Baghdad

    https://www.mattreingold.ca/_files/ugd/b5e5dd_008584d7a470469a840e17c8c961137d.pdf

    Growing up Mizrahi - Short Documentary

    https://ukjewishfilm.org/film/growing-up-mizrahi/

    Carol on Socials - Twitter Insta YouTube

    History of the Jews of Iraq

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Iraq

    Recipe:

    https://recipes.fandom.com/wiki/Kubba_Bamia

    Kaukokaipuu - Finnish word for nostalgia for a place you’ve never been to.

    Ahmed Mukhtar - Oud player Keith Clouston - Oud player Daniel Jonas


    Transcript of episode


    The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too. 

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    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!

    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay


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  • Dr Yohai Hakak talked to Eylan Ezekiel about growing up Mizrahi and secular in Israel.

    This episode was recorded in May 23.


    Yohai Hakak Brunel profile 

    “How Does the Social Work?”podcast

    Iraqi Jewish histories

    Mizrahi Jews in Israel

    Sabich recipe 

    Hamin   - more food!

    Cholent  - even more food!!

    Orientalism 


    More about Eylan Ezekiel here and More about Penny Rabiger here


    The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too; where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 


    If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 


    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!


    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay


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  • Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel explore the definitions, histories, and experiences of Jews of Mizrahi heritage.

    A transcript is available here.


    Wikipedia article about Mizrahi Jews

    Orientalism - Edward Said

    The Wandering Jew

    Dhimmi

    Malawach 

    Israeli Black Panthers

    Does Israel still discriminate against Mizrahi Jews? - Jerusalam Post article

    Hen Mazzig - activist and author of The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto

    Jowan Safadi - To be an Arab - YouTube video - Challenging, funny, catchy. Stick around for the last line!


    More about Eylan Ezekiel here and More about Penny Rabiger here


    The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too; where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 

    If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 

    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!

    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay


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  • An interview with Nina, about her Tunisian Jewish heritage. 

    A full transcript of this episode is available here


    Some of the things we talked about:

    French movie mentioned at the start - “La vérité si je mens” / “Would I lie to you?” 

    Mizz Raqi - club night

    View of the Mizz Raqi night

    Pkeïla (beef stew) 

    Brik / or “brick à l’oeuf” (egg brick) 

    Labour camps in Tunisia  

    French Documentary “May God Be with You”/Que Dieu te protège 

    Article, “When young French Jews return to the Maghreb of their parents” 

    Judeo-Arabic 


    More about Eylan Ezekiel here and More about Penny Rabiger here


    The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too; where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 


    If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 


    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!


    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay


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  • Penny Rabiger was speaking to Eylan Ezekiel about his heritage and identities: as a mixed Ashkenazi and Bene Israel Jew.


    More about Eylan Ezekiel here

    More about Penny Rabiger here


    If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 


    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!


    More about the history of the Ezekiel Rajpurker name


    More about the pogroms at the start of the 20th Century in Poland


    More about the history of Indian Jews to Britain


    Jalebis

    Beigels

    Chrain


    Board of Deputies of British Jews Commission on Racial Inclusivity in the Jewish Community , Led by Stephen Bush


    The transcript of this episode is available here


    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay


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  • Where Eylan and Penny begin their adventures into the Jewniverse: introducing themselves and the Big Three Jewish groups - Ashkenazi, Mizrachi, and Sephardi Jews.


    A full transcript of this episode is available here


    More about Eylan Ezekiel here

    More about Penny Rabiger here


    The podcast is on Twitter too, where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 


    If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 


    Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!


    Other interesting bits:

    Definition: Chavruta 

    Definition: Pale of Settlement 

    Stephen Bush’s Report for the Board of Deputies

    More about Indian Jews in Britain, post partition

    Alaister Bonnett - Multiracism (book)

    Iraqi Jews 


    Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay


    Please be kind with the terrible editing in this first episode! There are a few jumps in the audio, and in the transcript. It'll get better.


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  • A short trailer to introduce the forthcoming podcast about diverse Jewish identities. For more information and to get involved sign up here

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