Let's Talk: The Jewish Chronicle Podcast

On the latest episode of the JC podcast, Jake speaks to Israeli government spokesperson and London boy Eylon Levy. You can also watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N61tT0oJtY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the JC podcast, Jake interviews the Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis about faith, unity and resilience in the wake of October 7. Advocating a seismic shift in the community’s approach to interfaith work of the kind not seen since the Holocaust, Rabbi Mirvis told a JC event at JW3 on Tuesday that Jewish-Muslim engagement now needed to take place on fresh terms, whereby Israel was n...

In this episode, Jake is joined by influencer and senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute Hen Mazzig. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of the latest developments and reflections on what comes next. Produced by Josh...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by historian and author Niall Ferguson They discuss campus cancel culture, the role of the media in covering Israel and free speech. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert com...

In this episode of the Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran Jason Brodsky. They discuss the US failures to deal with the threat of Iran and what Biden can do to keep the peace in the Middle East Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist and author Matti Friedman. They discuss the growth of activist journalism in mainstream newsrooms and talk about Leonard Cohen's Yom Kippur War tour. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episod...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist Dominic Green. Green is a contributor for the Washington Examiner and the Wall St. Journal. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Telegraph columnist and author Allison Pearson. Allison was one of the first signatories of the October Declaration, an open letter showing solidarity with the Israeli people in wake of October 7. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by CEO of the Campaign Against Antisemitism Gideon Falter. Fresh from organising one of the largest marches against Jew-hate that the UK has ever seen, Gideon Falter discusses how it all came together, how nearly the entire Jewish community supported it and what the response from the community has been since the march. Is...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by BICOM's Richard Pater. They discuss the next stages of the war between Israel and Hamas and what comes next in the Gaza ground invasion. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an exp...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by leading Israel-based international human rights lawyer and CEO of the International Legal Forum. They discuss life in Israel, why its enemies consider Israel guilty of war crimes and what proportionality means in this conflict. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into th...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Israeli journalist and podcaster Elad Simchayoff from Israel's Channel 12 News. They discuss the reality of being an Israeli in London, the anti-Israel protest movement and antisemitism in the diaspora. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish st...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Josh Kaplan sits in for Jake and is joined by Israeli podcaster and journalist Mishy Harman. Mishy is the host of 'Israel Story', one of Israel's most popular podcasts. Since the war in Israel begun, Mishy and his team have been telling the stories of people from all parts of Israeli society to try and make sense of what's happening ins...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist and associate editor of the Spectator Douglas Murray from Israel. They discuss the horrors of Hamas's atrocities in the southern Israeli kibbutzim, and the reaction from overseas Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it con...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Fleur Hassan Nahoum, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem and a special envoy for the Israeli Foreign Ministry. She discusses how Israel reacted in the days after October 7, how Israeli civil society is taking care of its people and what this means for the future of the country. This episode is sponsored by UJIA, who are rais...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Rich Goldberg, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defence of democracies and host of the Limited Liability Podcast from the Jewish Insider. Israel War Briefing is a new weekly podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each week we'll be...

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by British-Israeli journalist Anshel Pfeffer to discuss Israeli politics at a time of war. Anshel reveals what the current mood in Israeli politics is, whether he thinks Netanyahu and his cabinet know what they're doing and whether tensions in Gaza could ignite passions in the West Bank or Arab-Israeli towns in Israel. Is...

In the first episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake Wallis Simons is joined by special advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Israeli ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev. Mark and Jake discuss how the world's media has portrayed Israel since the October 7 massacres, whether Israel is ready for war in the north as well as Gaza and what comes next for Jewish unity across the...

On this special epsiode of Let's Talk, the Jewish Chronicle podcast, Editor Jake Wallis Simons is joined by barrister and broadcaster Rob Rinder to discuss his new book Israelophobia - The newest version of the world's oldest hate, and what to do about it. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the JW3 community centre in North London, where Jake and Rob discussed the book and to...

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to JC columnist and Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain about his background, his relationship with his faith, and his advocacy for assisted dying. Jonathan Romain is a Reform Rabbi based in Maidenhead. He's a regular contributor to the Jewish Chronicle and writes the Rabbi I have a problem column in the paper's Judaism section. Let's Talk is a b...

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to JC columnist Gies Coren about his relationship with Judaism, growing up in Stanmore and why he loves a certain special kind of chicken soup. Coren dishes the dirt on his Jewish upbringing, talks about how he's trying to bring his kids back to Judaism and why he's not that fussed about Israel. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with ho...

In this episode of the JC's brand new podcast -Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to Times columnist Melanie Phillips about her journey from liberal to right-wing, how she came to love Israel and how after all this time, the online attacks still get to her. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. Let's Talk is sponsored by The Ath...

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to comedian, author, and devoted atheist David Baddiel about his views on Israel, sushi and his new book - The God Desire. David Baddiel, who's just published his latest book, is far from a shrinking violet when it comes to his faith or lack thereof. Jake and David discuss the full spectrum of Jewish identity in this episode, from sush...

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to author, journalist and Conservative peer Daniel Finkelstein on his new book: Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad. Daniel discusses his family's tragic story of survival in the face of unspeakable evil and the legacy it left on himself and his children as well as what he sees are the modern extremes that have echoes of the Shoah. Let's Talk...

In the first episode of the JC's brand new podcast -Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to Rob Rinder about his Jewish identity, his love of Israel and what it was like working as a criminal barrister for the notorious National Front. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. Let's Talk is sponsored by The Athena Advisors - find out...