This week, Elliott is joined by Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen, rabbi, podcaster, and academic, to talk about the biblical character of Ritzpah. They talk about the story of this courageous woman, its biblical context, and how it is relevant to politics today.

You can follow the story on Sefaria by clicking here.

You can find out more about Rabbi Robyn's podcast, 'Rabbiting On' (which she co-hosts with Rabbi Miriam Berger and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers) by clicking here.

Next week we are taking a break – there won’t be a full podcast, but we will be posting a short episode with details of what is coming up over the next few months. In particular, a reminder that on 4 March Elliott will be recording another episode with Rabbi Kath Vardi – a Q&A about the stories we have been studying together from the Talmud. If you have any questions for the two of us, please email: [email protected] – either as text or you can send us a voice note if you want to hear your voice on the podcast. You can also join the conversation on Facebook page, and we have just arrived on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.

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