This is the very first episode of All Else is Commentary, a new podcast of Jewish ideas from a curious, progressive and critical perspective and presented by Rabbi Elliott Karstadt, and in this first episode he is joined by the author, Toby Lloyd, to talk about his highly acclaimed new book, Fervour, described by Jonathan Coe as 'A fearless look into the dark heart of family politics' and by the New York Times as 'Magnificent, indelible [...] a lasting allegory of our dark historical time.' It’s a book full of Jewish references from biblical stories to the Zohar. Elliott and Toby talk about all those, and they also get into issues of antisemitism and mental health. 

You can find out more about Toby's book here: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/toby-lloyd/fervour/9781399724616/

There will be more discussions like this in the future. A reminder of what we have coming up: I’m excited to speak to the lawyer Anthony Julius about his new book on the biblical figure of Abraham. I’m going to be discussing with Rabbi Kath Vardi the way in which the rabbis of the Talmud drew boundaries around learning, and Rabbi Professor Deborah Kahn-Harris and I are in the process of recording a four-part series on the Book of Ruth.

If you have enjoyed this episode and want to know more about what’s coming up, you can visit our website (https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/), and you can get in touch with Elliott at [email protected]

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