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Rabbi, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Romain is minister of Maidenhead Synagogue and one of Britain's leading rabbis in Reform Judaism. He鈥檚 the author of twenty books 鈥� some scholarly and learned, and others which are very funny 鈥� revealing the ups and downs of his day-to-day work, in a way that will resonate with vicars, priests and religious leaders of any description. He鈥檚 become a kind of agony uncle, dispensing advice on love affairs, marriage, parenthood, and he鈥檚 written about all this in 鈥淐onfessions of a Rabbi鈥� and in his latest book, 鈥淭he Naked Rabbi鈥�. On the more serious side, he鈥檚 a prominent figure in the campaign for Assisted Dying, he was awarded an MBE for his work on inter-faith marriage, and he鈥檚 spent much of the last year working with Ukrainian refugees.

In conversation with Michael Berkeley, Jonathan Romain talks about what he鈥檚 learned over the years as a rabbi about love and marriage, and why some of his views put him very much out on a limb. His playlist takes in Max Bruch, Leonard Cohen, Rimsky-Korsakov, and a tribute to his love of football. And he tells us his favourite Jewish joke.

Produced by Elizabeth Burke
A Loftus Media production for 大象传媒 Radio 3