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DJ Chaia's music is a window into a Jewish past that was always more fluid, open and loving than we've been taught. If we could feel that freedom at any point in our history then we can feel it now. Join Bronya and DJ Chaia and bring the new year in with ecstatic dreams of Olam Haba, hear about sound archives across cultures and the horizontality of fish in this interview special recorded before DJ Chaia's deep listening event at Hope House in Leeds this June.

Find out more about DJ Chaia's work

https://chaia.online/

@chaialeh

Topics: Jewish diaspora culture, sound archives, Palestinian Sound Archive, Sudan Cassette Archive, Koshari FM, Scots Yiddish poetry, antizionism, Olam Haba and Simchat Torah

Keziah welcomes Annie Gottfried Cohen to share her extensive research on Jewish cemetery rituals, grave measuring and connecting with ancestors through ritual practices, especially in the context of historical upheavals and modern dispersal.

key topics

• Jewish cemetery rituals and their history
• Cemetery measuring and its significance
• Connecting with ancestors through ritual
• Impact of Holocaust and dispersal on ritual practice
• Elul as a time for ancestral veneration
• Role of prayer and ritual in healing trauma

Av is here and with it Leo fiery warmt. This month Bronya and Keziah sit the sharp duality of Tisha B'Av's mourning sitting just days before Tu B'Av's love and celebration. They dig into Samantha Ellis' Chopping Onions on My Heart and Michael Wex's Born to Kvetch, alongside all things summery.

Bashert is a podcast that celebrates the magic of the Jewish calendar; weaving together ritual practice, astrology of the month ahead and doikayt over a cup of tea.

Submit to Bashert's basherts, or just say hi at bshrtpod@gmail.com.

Tammuz has arrived, carrying cancer season's tides, the summer solstice and the long defiant heat of midsummer. This month Bronya and Keziah discuss Dumuzid, archeological digs and Chrysanthemum competitions.

We've been quiet for the last two New Moons while the cosmos got a little messy behind the scenes. To make it up to you, we're running a Lunar Release Week: this episode is live today, the second missed episode drops on the Full Moon (29 July), and we're back to our regular schedule with new content on the New Moon (12 August).

Bashert is a podcast that celebrates the magic of the Jewish calendar; weaving together ritual practice, astrology of the month ahead and doikayt over a cup of tea.

Submit to Bashert's basherts, or just say hi at bshrtpod@gmail.com.

Join us for our first interview with Leeds' renowned Jewish dissident Robert Cohen, who recently completed his PhD at King’s College London where he was researching Generation Z British Jews in solidarity with Palestinians.

You can hear more from Robert on X @RobertCohen2

Sivan arrives with revelation and celebration. Put up your flower garlands, smother yourself in schmear and call it a cheesecake. Join Bronya and Keziah to learn about Gemini season in this month's episode.

Hiyar! Taurus season is upon us with blooming May flowers, Beltane fires and the stubborn tenacity that Iyar season brings. Count your blessings as Bronya and Keziah learn about the Omer, Oxen and Keziah's menstrual tea recipe.

Welcome back to Bashert a Jewish podcast weaving astrology, Jewish ritual and British folklore together each month.

Today, Bronya and Keziah meet to discuss Pesach or Passover happening this year from 1-9 April, blending childhood memories, beetroots raised in the air and a cameo from 2002.

Happy New Year! Aries and Nissan light a fire under us. Spring has sprung, buds are budding and the King of Months is upon us. Join Bronya and Keziah to learn about the month of Nissan (March 19 - April 16). The new astrological year is born with a shout, join us to learn more about Ostera, Nowruz and The Nasim.

This month's tea blend: yarrow (strengthens resilience), nettle (energising, liver support), Jasmine Green tea (florals for spring), Ginger (warmth), Lemon Verbena.

It's Pisces season! Feel all your feelings! Turn the world upside down! Bronya and Keziah meet to learn about the month of Adar (Feb 17 - March 18). Pisces season is the final sign of the astrological calendar, where festivities take place before the growing season begins. Join us to learn more about Purim, Carnival and shrovetide.

This month's tea blend: Sage and Rosemary (mental clarity) with Lemon Balm to support intuition

Join Bronya and Keziah over a warm cup of wassail as they discuss the upcoming month of Shevat and Aquarius season. Listen for discussions on Rav. Burns, moans about Moshe and find out when exactly to prune your soft fruit trees.

Please note that the audio quality on this episode is terrible, please see our back catalogue for musings from the previous Gregorian year and top quality audio for your eardrums.

As always, get in touch with your listener questions and bashert requests at: bshrtpod@gmail.com

Events mentioned on this episode:

Burns Night at Chapel FM

Revenge: After the Levoyah

Bashert is a podcast that celebrates the magic of the Jewish calendar; weaving together ritual practice, astrology of the month ahead and doikayt over a cup of tea. This month Bronya and Keziah discuss turn to Tevet with righteous anger and solstice celebrations.

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Bashert is a podcast that celebrates the magic of the Jewish calendar; weaving together ritual practice, astrology of the month ahead and doikayt over a cup of tea. This month Bronya and Keziah discuss Kislev - the month of dreams.

Support Zoe Acqua's Crossing a Sea of Stars tour here: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/zoe-aqua-music/campaigns/51a8e4ae-474e-419a-9eb3-a6ad8eb24b5b

Find out more about Zoe's work here: https://www.zoeaqua.com/

Follow Zoe on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoeaqua

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Bashert is a podcast that celebrates the magic of the Jewish calendar; weaving together ritual practice, astrology of the month ahead and doikayt over a cup of tea. This month is all about Cheshvan and Scorpio season!

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Tishrei 5786, we discuss Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succot and the astrological season of Libra ⚖️