The Rabbi, The Imam and The Power of Dialogue

religion, spirituality, judaism, islam · EN

Since October 7th many Muslims and Jews the world over have stopped talking and in some cases turned on each other. Amid this turmoil a Rabbi and an Imam managed to keep their friendship alive and have launched this podcast to show the power of dialogue in bridging divides between the two communities. This bi-weekly podcast will explore how Imam Nasser Kurdy and Rabbi Dovid Lewis have, despite their many disagreements, managed to stay friends while war rages thousands of miles away. They are two men of faith who speak to each other in 'good faith.' Imam Nasser Kurdy, originally from Jordan, is a Manchester-based surgeon and lay Imam. Rabbi Dovid Lewis, is a native Mancunion and has led the south Manchester Jewish Community since 2011. They’ve been friends since 2012, but became closer after Nasser was stabbed in his neck outside his mosque (