All Else is Commentary cover art

All Else is Commentary

All Else is Commentary

Written by: Elliott Karstadt
Listen for free

About this listen

 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.

Elliott Karstadt Art Spirituality World
Episodes
  • Mixed - with Tamar Hodes

    Mixed - with Tamar Hodes
    Feb 16 2026

    All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.


    This week, Elliott speaks to the contemporary author, Tamar Hodes, to talk about her new book, Mixed.


    You can find out more about the book here: https://www.legendpress.co.uk/mixed


    As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also 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.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    47 mins
  • Jewish Novels #6: The Assistant, by Bernard Malamud

    Jewish Novels #6: The Assistant, by Bernard Malamud
    Feb 9 2026

    All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.


    This week, we return to our Jewish Novels series, and Elliott reads The Assistant by Bernard Malamud.


    Next week: Elliott speaks to the contemporary author, Tamar Hodes, about her new novel, Mixed.


    As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also 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.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    46 mins
  • Jewish Novels #5: Gentleman's Agreement, by Laura Z. Hobson

    Jewish Novels #5: Gentleman's Agreement, by Laura Z. Hobson
    Feb 2 2026

    All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.


    This week, we return to our Jewish Novels series, and Elliott reads Gentleman's Agreement by Laura Z. Hobson.


    Next week: Elliott talks about another book set in New York, but this time in the 1950s: Bernard Malamud's The Assistant.


    As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also 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.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    38 mins
No reviews yet