’Machloket’ translates as a halachic or religious dispute or disagreement which would bring people closer to God. We like the translation - a disagreement for a greater good, because we knew that the groups we would meet weren’t going to have the same opinions.

Jewish theatre makers Nick Cassenbaum and Tash Hyman have teamed up with take stock exchange to create a unique nationwide project. Machloket: A disagreement for a greater good is a community storytelling project, which seeks to explore, share and celebrate what life is like for all sorts of Jewish people in the UK.

Throughout 2023 we met Jewish community groups all over England; from London to Manchester, from Bradford to Truro, and Liverpool to Norwich. And now we’re launched the first two episodes of our new podcast series, with more coming... Each episode will feature fascinating human stories and engaging accounts of Jewish life from a wide range of perspectives. We’ve met an amazing selection of groups and in the first two episodes you’ll hear from a group of golfers, a revived rural community, a Queer Talmud study group, year 10 students from a Jewish School, a group of people who don’t think they’re Jewish enough, and a group of ‘ex-Egyptian’ refugees.

In 2024/5 we will develop new podcasts and a live show to tour the UK.