Rabbi YY Rubinstein

Rabbi YY Rubinstein was the official campus rabbi for the 14 universities of the Northwest of England for 23 years. He moved to New York in 2011 from where he travels to speak throughout the Jewish world. He is the author of thirteen books and a columnist for Hamodia and the Jewish Press.

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I quit the BBC after 30 years because of antisemitism

There is a joke that English antisemitism is: hating Jews more than is absolutely necessary. On Jan. 3, 2022, I resigned from the BBC, where I have been a freelance broadcaster for over 30 years. I appeared regularly on the BBC World Service and on BBC Radio’s Terry Wogan Show, in addition to countless other…

By Rabbi YY Rubinstein Jan 4, 2022 | 3 min read

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Rabbi YY Rubinstein

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I quit the BBC after 30 years because of antisemitism

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