Jewish Mother Me

Series 5: Episode 3 - Breaking The Silence

When Abigail’s non-verbal son, Asaf, was diagnosed with severe autism, she assumed his inner world was limited, at best, to a childlike understanding. Recently, however, through a typing technique, Asaf has found a way to communicate, revealing to his mother an astonishingly rich and nuanced comprehension of the world. Abigail shares how this discovery has reshaped her relationship with her son, blending joy and hope for the future with lingering guilt over the past.

Series 5: Episode 2 - My First Love Sent My Second Love To Me

When mother-of-four Anna Prais lost her husband of 30 years, the boy she fell for at 17, she couldn’t imagine loving anyone else. Then she met Shaul, a father of five. Now happily married she feels as if Shaul was sent by her late husband. Anna’s story is a testament to hope, showing that second beginnings can sit beside first love in one big heart.

Series 5: Episode 1 - B Positive

B Positive - This was the blood type of Ori Goldberg - a wonderful, spirited four-year-old boy who lost his battle with pulmonary hypertension, and one that perfectly reflected his family’s outlook on life. We speak to his devoted mother, Jess, who opens up about her son’s courageous fight for life, the miracles that kept him alive against all odds, and the heartbreaking wait for a transplant. Though Ori has left them, his family remains determined - just like his blood type - to be positive.

Series 4: - Bonus Episode - 5785 - Looking Back To Look Forward

As Rosh Hashana approaches, we three podcasters reflect on the past 12 months of the Jewish calendar, sharing personal highs and lows, and our hopes for, and thoughts about, the year ahead.

Series 4: Episode 11 - From Bylines To Bubbes

We sit down for a warm chat with Josh Glancy, columnist and Associate Editor of The Sunday Times, about life in one of British journalism’s top jobs - and the innumerable Jewish mothers and grandmothers who have shaped his world. We lost count…