All Else Is Commentary is a new podcast of Jewish ideas from a curious, progressive and critical perspective, hosted by Rabbi Elliott Karstadt.

In this episode, Elliott is once again joined by Kohenet Yael Tischler, who is a student rabbi in her fourth year at Leo Baeck College in London. After the last two episodes, Elliott asked Yael if they could talk about some women who fought back. Yael thought about it, and these were the two women she chose: Devorah and Yael.

Click here for a source sheet with the texts they discuss in this episode. If you want to follow the story on Sefaria, click here.

Next week, Rabbi Kath Vardi returns for another conversation about rabbinic power dynamics. Before that, on Thursday, a solo episode from Elliott on a related subject he recently taught about at Limmud: Rabbis who kill with their eyes.

If you have any comments or questions, or if there are any biblical stories or any biblical women you would love us to talk about, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you.

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