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Nisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 20 - A Yachne with Jess RobinsonFor this final episode in Series 2, Abigail and Arron chat to singer, actor, impressionist and now published author of Life is Rosi - Grandma, me and our diaries at 23.
2026-02-0937 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 19 - A Yachne with Emma BarnettAbigail and Arron are joined by their old friend, broadcaster and journalist Emma Barnett to chat about Jewish identity and the time they were all in a kids' production of Fiddler on the Roof.
2026-02-011h 02Nisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 18 - A Yachne with Darren RichmanAbigail and Arron are joined by Darren Richman - writer, journalist and grandson of the late great Zigi Shipper to chat about Jewish identity and being 'third generation survivors'.
2026-01-2650 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 17 - How Jew-ish is your relationship? With Debbie Fine.Arron and Abigail speak to Debbie Fine about her uber frum in-laws and how they navigate their differences.
2026-01-1948 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 16 - A Rabbi, noch!In somewhat of a Heimishe Flex, Abigail and Arron chat to Rabbi Amir Elituv, the newly installed Chief Rabbi of the UK Sephardi community about his Jewish identity and who comes up trumps between Sephardim and Ashkenazim!
2026-01-0552 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 15 - Twixmas Quiz Chrismukah SpecialAbigail and Arron are joined by friend of the pod Ian Tussie with an own-brand Twixmas Quiz!
2025-12-2959 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 14 - Chanukah Special: 8 Nisht For Me's of the YearThe chanukah cardigans are out which only means one thing…it’s NFM’s Chanukah special!!! Some disclaimers about this episode:Yes we know it’s out on technically the last day of Chanukah but, you know, indulge us. It is possibly our most x-rated recording to date, with both language and content that makes @abigailradnor wonder what Grandma Clair would make of it but then she is the grandma who discovered porn on Arron’s computer when he was teenager and made zero fuss so Abigail’s probably not giving her enough credit. ...
2025-12-2258 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 13 - Talking Antisemitism with Dr Dave RichToday we are airing our interview with Dr Dave Rich, leading antisemitism expert and CST’s director of policy.We originally recorded this episode back in September, before the horrific attack on Heaton Park in Manchester on Yom Kippur, which led to the tragic deaths of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Kravitz.It was due to go out the following week and we decided it wasn’t the right time to air that episode, and so recorded something on our thoughts in the immediate aftermath of that awful day.We also wanted to hear Dave...
2025-12-151h 05Nisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 12 - A Yachne with Hadley FreemanAbigail and Arron chat to award winning journalist and author Hadley Freeman all about her Jewish identity, heimishe flexes and nisht for mes.
2025-12-0853 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 11 - Welcome Back, More Jewish JoyIn the first episode of Season 2 of @NishtForMe Arron and Abigail update us on where they've been finding Jewish joy since the end of Season 1.
2025-12-0159 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 10 - 10 Things I Learned From My Jewish GrandparentsArron and Abi delve into 10 of the choicest lessons they learned from their respective grandparents.
2025-10-2753 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 9 - Jewish DatingAbi and Arron delve into the world of Jewish Dating and look back at their own experiences in that heady space!
2025-10-2055 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 8 - The (Jewish) Wedding SingerWe sit down with wedding singer extraordinaire JJ Hodari, to talk about all things Jewish weddings.
2025-10-1348 minNisht For MeNisht For Me - Two Manchester Jews Trying to Process the NewsIn light of the horrific events of yesterday in Manchester, we won't be putting out our regular podcast on Monday, but we wanted to say something on the matter, and this is it.
2025-10-0340 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 7 - A Yachne with Jonathan FreedlandWe chat to best-selling author and Guardian journalist Jonathan Freedland about his brand new book and his Jewish identity.
2025-09-2957 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 6 - Happy Jew YearTonight marks Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year, so in honour of that, here is the latest episode of Nisht For Me to get you into the festive spirit.Glossary:Tishrei - the first month of the Jewish new year. Challah - the nice plaited Jewish bread we’re kinda famous forRound challah - over Jewish new year we switch up the shape of the challah - we like to spice things up like that - and have round ones, symbolising the cycle and continuity of...
2025-09-2245 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 5 - Shiva House RulesIn much of this episode we have explained a lot of the terms and traditions in the show itself ( it’s almost like we’ve got better at this!) But here a few bits that may need a little explanation:Kuchen - German and Yiddish for cake. Grandma Shirely baked a cinnamon version and a one with raisins that had to be served with a shmear of butter, both were equally legendary.Alte kaker - an elderly person, they wouldn't take this description as a compliment
2025-09-1545 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 4 - Jews Vs. BoozeSee here for the brilliant Geordie influencer video documenting Purim in Gateshead -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6XTX3Dtwg0Rishonim - a two week long Jewish summer camp organised by the Jewish, zionist, socialist youth movement Habonim Dror, the summer after you finish Year 9. So many memories. Too many hormones.Israel tour - the month long trip to Israel taken by post 16 year olds from all over the Jewish disapora, organised by various youth movements. Habonim Dror - aforementioned youth movement of choice for us, majority of our f...
2025-09-0838 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 3 - Back to (Jew) SchoolKing Antiochus - the baddy in the Channukah story. The Syrian-Greek king who took a real dislike to Jews around 168 BCE. Definitely mean.King Pharoah - the baddy in the Passover story. King of Ancient Egypt who made Jews his slaves. Also pretty mean.Shabbat Ima - ‘Shabbat mother’ meaning you get to play the ‘mum’ role in this very Jewish game of mums and dads.Shabbat Abba - ‘Shabbat father’ meaning you get to play the ‘dad’ role in the same game.Brochas - blessings/prayers. In this instance we are referring to...
2025-09-0139 minNisht For MeNisht For Me Episode 2 - The Cray Cray World of KosherAs this episode is all about ‘kashrut’, the act of ‘keeping kosher’, let’s clear up what that actually means. Time to hand over to Little Miss Leviticus himself, Arron Ferster, to chat us through the rules:Okay, so, the laws of kashrut as laid out in the Torah are the dietary laws that Jews are instructed to live by. Jews of all different shapes and sizes implement these laws differently but the headliners are as follows:1. Only animals that have both split hooves and chew the cud are edible as kosher - this is where all...
2025-08-2544 minNisht For MeNisht For Me - Episode 1 - Jewish Top TrumpsWelcome to Nisht for Me, the brand new podcast exploring the ins, outs and wonderfully batshit crazy of British Jewish culture. While some of our listeners may be well versed in British Jewish parlance, we want this podcast to be as inclusive as possible so below is a short glossary of terms that might be a little unfamiliar to some. If you have a little shmy (look) you’ll be able to yachni (chat) like a macha (big deal) in no time.Nisht for Me – Example of one of those Yiddish/English phrases that gets to the hear...
2025-08-1832 min