Dr Dave Rich MBE joins us On The Couch to talk about his new book, From Be'eri to Bondi: Global Antisemitism after October 7, in conversation with Fiona Sharpe. Written partly as events unfolded and partly with the distance of time, the book traces the rise in anti-Jewish hatred over the past three years: what […]
A young man, an old woman, a sled, and a debt of gratitude eighty years deep. Watch the award-winning documentary, then put your questions to the people who made it. The Righteous Road Trip follows British-Israeli humanitarian Jonny Daniels on a nearly 2,000-mile journey through Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to meet some of the last […]
If one dish could tell the whole story of the Jewish people, it might be the one that has been bubbling away overnight every Shabbat for centuries. Joel Haber brings his UK book tour for Cholent: The Most Jewish Food on Earth (Green Bean Books, foreword by Adeena Sussman) back to BNJC. Joel is a […]
Friday night dinner at YOFI to coincide with Jewish Women's Aid Shabbat, with On The Couch guest Yehudis Fletcher. Jewish Women's Aid (JWA) Shabbat is an annual, cross-communal UK awareness initiative organised by Jewish Women's Aid to address domestic abuse, sexual violence and unhealthy relationships within the Jewish community. Join us for an intimate Friday […]
A rabbi's daughter from Manchester's Charedi community, Yehudis Fletcher grew up asking questions nobody wanted to answer. Her memoir, Chutzpah: A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality and Daring to Stay, tells what happened when her sexuality, her faith and her community's expectations collided, and why she chose to stay. Yehudis co-founded Nahamu, a think tank that […]
Plant something, meet someone, do something good. BNJC is taking part in Mitzvah Day, and everyone in Brighton and Hove is welcome: you don’t need to be Jewish, religious or a regular at BNJC. From 10:00 there’s bulb planting outdoors, so dress for the weather (wellies and garden gloves are your friends). At 11:00 the […]