NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2006 -

ELLI TIKVAH SARAH ON BBC RADIO 3 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27TH

Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah will be interviewed by Joan Bakewell on BBC Radio 3 on Wednesday 27th December 2006 from 9.30pm-10pm.

Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah was the first Rabbi in the UK to enter a civil partnership; celebrated in March this year at the Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue, which she leads.

Belief 25 Dec – 5 Jan
A returning series of programmes in which Joan Bakewell talks to artists, thinkers and other public figures about what they believe and why.

In a society where the arena of belief has become increasingly personal and subjective, yet religion remains a significant influence in society, she explores in conversation with her guests the influences that have shaped them, the ideas they have about life's big questions and how what they believe affects both their personal and working lives.

Among her guests will be Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor; Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah; and atmospheric physicist, Sir John Houghton.

After each programme is broadcast the interviews and programme transcripts will be made available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/belief