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I met Anne Nadel at Westminster Synagogue at the AREIAC face to face. She told me she was a reform convert married to an Orthodox husband. Listen as a chat to Anne and her husband, Simon, about how they met and how they have navigated family life. We discuss the differences between Orthodox and reform, how you convert to Judaism and why converts are highly respected in Judaism. But also we see there is more than unites them than they disagree on and this is a beautiful lesson from this marriage built on equality and respect!

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If you have come across Laurie Rosenberg before, you won't have forgotten him. If you haven't had the pleasure then you will love this chat. Laurie is a Jewish Educator who is able to move from the profound to the frivilous with natural ease. We discuss;

• His work as a Jewish educator
• The importance of good RE
• Why teaching Judaism is an important part of RE and how we can do that well
• Spiritual intelligence
• His Jewish identity and what it is like to be a Jewish person in modern Britain
• his work with the Holocaust Education Trust and the arresting parallels between anti semitism in Nazi Germany and today.

Links mentioned in the episode;

www.hopenothate.org.uk

www.het.org.uk

www.survivorfilm.com

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There has been lot in the news recently that is trying to cause hatred towards the Sikh community because of the actions of one Sikh who acted against strongly held Sikh beliefs and values. While we recorded this before the tragic death of Henry Novak, many of the points we discuss are a powerful counter to the attacks of the Sikh faith. Please note there are many mistakes in the reporting of this story, most significantly that a Kirpan was used as the weapon. This simply isn't true. While the perpetrator presented as a Sikh, the weapon attributed to the crime was a straight, 8 inch blade as opposed to the smaller, curved blunt ceremonial sword known as a Kirpan. The Kirpan is a symbol of standing up against injustice and must never be used as a weapon.

This diverse group of Sikhs discuss diversity but focus on what unites them which is a belief in the oneness of God (Ok Onkar), service, equality and earning a good living.

I chat to Amy Ark, Jatinder Loyal, Harry Singh Panesar, Kuljinda Shokar about hair, names, Sikh history, Sewa, equality, marriage, the role of men and women, how to (and how not to teach Sikhi) and an all important reveal at the end of the episode....

Glossary

Sikh (pro. Sick): The follower

Sicki (pro. Sicky): The name of the religion

Gurdwara: Doorway to the Guru

Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Gru Granth sub gee): Living guru

Sewa (pro. sevva) - Selfless service

Anand Karaj - Sikh wedding ceremony

Hukam (pro, hookum): Wisdom/commandment

Bhai Kanhaiya: Gave water to enemy soldiers while in battle

Websites

https://www.pinkladoo.org/

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To celebrate the first Jewish Culture Month, I invite Anna Silver onto the podcast to talk about diversity in Judaism. To find out more about Jewish Culture Month, go to;

https://jewishculturemonth.org.uk/

Anna Silver is Education Officer at the Board of Deputies of British Jews and she is a wealth of knowledge on this topic.

We discuss;

• Mistakes when teaching Judaism;
• The interplay of culture, ethnicity and nationality with Jewish identity
• Ideological diversity in Judaism
• Messianic Judaism
• Clarification on holy texts

It is a rich conversation that I hope will support your teaching of authentic and diverse Judaism.

https://jewishmuseum.org.uk/schools/in-the-classroom/inclusive-judaism/

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Calling all students of AQA GCSE RE!

So Paper 2 is on Wednesday, what are the last minute things you can do tonight to make sure you are ready for your last RE exam?

First of all, don't worry, you've got this.

But let's quickly go through what to expect in the paper, how to answer each type of question, some key concepts, some power quotes and some advice for timing!

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Calling all students of AQA GCSE RE!

So Paper 1 is tomorrow, what are the last minute things you can do tonight to make sure you are ready for your first RE exam?

First of all, don't worry, you've got this.

But let's quickly go through what to expect in the paper tomorrow, how to answer each type of question, some key concepts, some power quotes and some advice for timing!

GOOD LUCK from the RE Podcast!

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Questionning is at the very heart of who we are as humans as well as the RE classroom. Following on from my chat with Joe Kinnaird about his new book; Secondary Religious Education in Action, we delve deep into his chapter on questionning. This follows a brilliant talk he gave on this topic at Strictly 2026.

We look at what makes a good question, how to develop a questionning culture in your classroom, how to deal with 'I don't know' responses and disciplinary questionning and much much more.

Joe suggested three places to find our more about questioning;

https://walkthrus.co.uk/

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/tips-for-teachers-400-ideas-to-improve-your-teaching-book-craig-barton-9781915261472?sku=GOR012775498&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17428061960&gbraid=0AAAAADZzAIB_X2fZbklVC41wEpoZ8vE4H&gclid=CjwKCAjw5NvPBhAoEiwA_2egfrEtqlutMmcKJqYgJzHERrOlvxHzBA96-aH-57uJj2Xdi-LNMvk1zxoCdj8QAvD_BwE

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In this episode I talk to Farouk Peru about Quranism. I must admit, I didn't know what a Quranist was until the lovely Ruth Marx connected me with Farouk so it is always lovely to learn something new!

We discuss what a Quranist is, and the use of

A - Application of the Qura'n

R - Refutation of criticisms

C - Conversation

We look at how being a Quranist influences practices like prayer and festivals and their take in orthodoxy and orthopraxy (correctness of beliefs and practices), and what methods they use to determine scholarship, as well as the role of Muhammad and the Hadith.

We look at Islamic law and how Qur'anists repond to some laws that have been interpretted harshly by some.

We are always interested in diversity so we look at variations within quranism, even though it is quite a modern trend in Islam.

Finally we look to the future - where is Quranism going?

I hope you learn as much as I did from Farouk.

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