In the first episode, we get to know Imam Nasser Kurdy and Rabbi Dovid Lewis, how they met, how Nasser’s stabbing changed their relationship, and why October 7th changed everything in their lives.
Background to podcast
In the very best of times, it’s rare for an Orthodox Rabbi and Imam to become such good friends - but how much more so since October 7th?
Since that day, Muslims and Jews the world over stopped talking to each other and in some cases turned on each other - leaving communities worldwide heartbroken.
Yet Nasser and Dovid, religious neighbours in south Manchester, England, not only choose to keep their friendship alive but are trying to use it as a force for good.
This is how and why this podcast came about.
This bi-weekly series (every two weeks) will explore how both a devout Muslim and Jew, one “pro-Palestine,” one “pro-Israel” have maintained a friendship through open and honest dialogue, even as war rages thousands of miles away and is affecting relationships within their local communities.
This is a Mark Schweiger and Larchmont Productions co-production, supported by the Cardinal Partnership Foundation.
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30 min