The Literature Of Love

02/26/21 • 30 min

We're talking about the literature of love this time around and I'm joined by Bob Johnston of the Gutter Bookshop in Dalkey and Temple Bar to talk through the greatest literary lovers, some wedding ceremony inspiration, and why we love a tragic love story.

Bob and The Gutter Bookshop team have been keeping the show on the road through lockdown with deliveries so you can check out the wonderful books available to keep you entertained here and make sure to keep up to date with the Gutter Bookshop on their Twitter page, and their Instagram page.

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The Companionship And Support Of An End Of Life Doula

End of Life Companion and Doula Tanya Bryan joins me in this episode to discuss the role of a Death Doula; how we deal with the idea of 'ending'; and the preciousness of life.

You can find out more about Tanya Bryan at atimetogather.ie and I encourage listeners to visit her site to read her beautiful and fascinating lamentations.

During this episode we discuss different aspects of the journey to acceptance, and in the course of the conversation we mention Death Cafes which you can find out more about through deathcafe.org. And Tanya is also part of a doula collective, the website for which is in the process of being built but it will be accessible through deathdoula.ie

Please do check out those links and enjoy the episode.

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Episode 13 is about what happens when Jewish boys turn 13 years of age. The Bar Mitzvah is much talked about in TV and movies, and in this episode I learn more about this Jewish coming of age ceremony.

I'm joined by Hilary Abrahamson who is Chair of the Dublin City Interfaith Forum, and Chair of Rites and Practices with the Dublin Jewish Progressive Congregation. We had a great chat about the history of Bar Mitzvah, how it is celebrated, and just how good Challah bread tastes!!

To find out more about Jewish history in Dublin you can check out The Irish Jewish Museum here. And you can stay up to date with the museum through their Twitter page.

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