In Episode 7 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott talks with a man named Ben von Bredow about “Friday night dinner,” a complex, tradition-laden gathering that he participated in for two years while studying in the United States. In the midst of ‘Turkish tea service,’ cordial smoke breaks, and post-dinner exchanges of poetry and song, Ben discovered a group of people committed to mutual self-expression and hospitality.

Also in this episode, Ben explains why “strangers must be tamed,” (drawing from children’s book The Little Prince) and describes the philosophy of ‘personalism,’ which he says is at the heart of Friday Night Dinners.

Interested in hosting a Friday Night Dinner?
Access a typical Order of Events for the dinner here.

And, a few more ways you can engage with us at Unaffiliated!

on Facebook & Instagram
@TheUnaffiliatedPodcast

Subscribe to the Unaffiliated Blog
unaffiliatedshow.com/unaffiliatedblog

Support the Making of Unaffiliated
unaffiliatedshow.com/support-the-launch

Leave us a voicemail
speakpipe.com/unaffiliatedpodcast

Visit Kathryn's Website
kathrynecompany.com

In Episode 6 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott talks with Rabbi Sara Luria, co-founder of the Beloved Community and mother of three. Sara leads and builds wide-open community by bringing the depth and history of the nourishing and cleansing rituals found within Judaism to people outside of traditional Jewish boundary lines. It's a home-based experiment that both broadens and deepens connection between people, and especially meets the needs of families with young children.

Learn more at belovedbk.org.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And, a few more ways you can engage with us at Unaffiliated!

on Facebook & Instagram
@TheUnaffiliatedPodcast

Subscribe to the Unaffiliated Blog
unaffiliatedshow.com/unaffiliatedblog

Support the Making of Unaffiliated
unaffiliatedshow.com/support-the-launch

Leave us a voicemail
speakpipe.com/unaffiliatedpodcast

Visit Kathryn's Website
kathrynecompany.com

In Episode 5 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott interviews Simone Ellin, a freelance writer who decided to track down the women who bullied her in middle school (read her HuffPost article about it that went viral). Simone and Kathryn dig into peer exclusion, building resilience in children, and the poignancy of going back to someone who has hurt you.

Help Simone with her book research:
Do you have a story about bullying or peer exclusion? Write to SimoneEllin(at)gmail.com.

Simone is an associate editor at JMoreLiving.com. Her writing has been published in Pregnancy, Baltimore, Style, Girls' Life, Inside Philanthropy, Lilith, Jewish Woman, Baltimore Jewish Times and other publications.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And, a few more ways you can engage with us at Unaffiliated!

on Facebook & Instagram
@TheUnaffiliatedPodcast

Subscribe to the Unaffiliated Blog
unaffiliatedshow.com/unaffiliatedblog

Support the Making of Unaffiliated
unaffiliatedshow.com/support-the-launch

Leave us a voicemail
speakpipe.com/unaffiliatedpodcast

Visit Kathryn's Website
kathrynecompany.com