Episodes
This week on Rabbis Unscripted, Rabbi Benjy Morgan and Rabbi Dov Cowan are thrilled to welcome Ultra-Orthodox mother of 5, Olympian and Winner of both the Jerusalem and Tiberias marathons, Beatie Deutsch. An inspiration to so many in her community, we also welcome her friend, peer and competition, the first ever Druze long distance champion Karawan Halabi.Question of the week focuses on the relevance of Shavuot and how to connect to what appears to be a relatively undervalued festival. Rabbis...
Published 05/25/20
This week on Rabbis Unscripted, Rabbi Benjy Morgan and Rabbi Dov Cowan welcome a very special guest indeed. Eli Beer, the founder of United Hatzalah of Israel and President of U.S.-based organization Friends of United Hatzalah, talks to us about his near death experience with Coronavirus. We welcome a surprise guest for Eli, close friend Tila, from the community in Miami that helped nurse him back to health.In Question of the Week, the 2 Rabbis are asked for their opinions on the 200 charedim...
Published 05/18/20
This week on Rabbis Unscripted, Rabbi Benjy Morgan and Rabbi Dov Cowan welcome the creator of Jewish online dating app JSwipe, David Yarus. They have a little surprise lined up for him with Shadchaniot Claire Goodman ready to put him through his paces.As usual, we will be featuring our Question of the Week and of course finishing with the final thought. But don't forget the eagerly anticipated 2nd round of Dov V Benjy. Last week Rabbi Dov took a 1-0 lead, can rabbi Benjy get the equaliser of...
Published 05/10/20
This week on Rabbis Unscripted we are fortunate to have Judge Ruchie Freier of New York City Civil Court, talking to us about her life and experiences as a Chasidic woman in the legal world and more. Rabbi Benjy and Rabbi Dov also talk about the afterlife, taking calls and questions live throughout the show.And don't miss the very first round of Rabbi Benjy v Rabbi Dov, the genesis of our weekly challenge where we put our Rabbis up against each other.
Published 05/01/20
Rabbi Benjy Morgan and Rabbi Dov Cowan are joined tonight by special guest, Chief Rabbi of The Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa, Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein.Chief Rabbi Goldstein talks about a current Shabbat project for Shabbat Gadol, following on from his success at promoting Shabbat globally. He also talks of the beauty of Shabbat and how to find it in times like these.Produced by
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Published 04/03/20
On tonight's show, Rabbi Benjy Morgan and Rabbi Dov Cowan take your calls with a live phone in. We want to know how people are getting on in isolation and if they can share any survival tips.Tonights callers include Dr Lenny Kristal, who gives us a psychological insight on how to cope under lockdown. Charlotte and David also call in to share their isolation experiences.Produced by
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Published 04/02/20
Rabbis Unscripted with special guest Rabbi David Aaron
Published 03/27/20
Rabbi Benjy Morgan and Rabbi Dov Cowan bring inspiration and online community spirit, asking how the new normal is affecting lives and how to cope with the situation. Oli calls in asking 'what do we do?' and Ella calls from Israel to tell us about Israeli life in isolation, concluding with Thought for the Day. We are live on Facebook JLE UK every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 8pm, where you can join in with your comments and questions.Produced by
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Published 03/23/20