Judaism Unbound
549 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 394 ratingsListen in as Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg analyze pressing issues for 21st century American Judaism. Mixing their own analysis with interviews of leading thinkers, practitioners, and even "regular Jews," Dan and Lex look to push past the bounds of what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century.
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Bonus Episode: Irving Berlin - Judah Cohen (American Jewish History #5)
October 02, 2019 17:10 - 13 minutes - 10.7 MBJudah Cohen, the Lou and Sybil Mervis Professor of Jewish Culture at Indiana University, joins Judaism Unbound on the ground at the National Museum of American Jewish History. In conversation with Lex Rofeberg, he looks at the story of 20th century composer Irving Berlin. This bonus episode is part of a series of bonus episodes, recorded in partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society and the National Museum of American Jewish History. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please h...
Bonus Episode: Sheyndele the Cantor/Sheyndele di Chazante - Judah Cohen (American Jewish History #4)
October 02, 2019 17:05 - 14 minutes - 12 MBJudah Cohen, the Lou and Sybil Mervis Professor of Jewish Culture at Indiana University, joins Judaism Unbound on the ground at the National Museum of American Jewish History. In conversation with Lex Rofeberg, he looks at the story of an often-overlooked historical figure -- Sheyndele di chazante (Sheyndele the cantor). This bonus episode is part of a series of bonus episodes, recorded in partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society and the National Museum of American Jewish Hist...
Episode 189: Six Days a Week - Tiffany Shlain
September 27, 2019 05:30 - 45 minutes - 34.6 MBTiffany Shlain, author of 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about her weekly practice of “Tech Shabbat.” If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Bonus Episode: Elul #8 - Uncertainty
September 22, 2019 05:30 - 23 minutes - 17.6 MBLex Rofeberg and Wendie Bernstein Lash talk about the “holi-month” known as Elul, directly preceding the Jewish New Year. It is observed through a journey of introspection and personal growth. This “mini-episode” is the 4th of four that were released as part of Elul Unbound 2019. To listen to any or all of the four episodes that were part of Elul Unbound 2018, click here. Sign up for Elul Unbound: SVARA-Style, a first-of-its-kind chance to learn Talmud in a traditionally-radical and traditi...
Episode 188: The Art of Jewish Education - Alicia Jo Rabins
September 20, 2019 05:30 - 43 minutes - 32.4 MBAlicia Jo Rabins, the educator, artist, and midrashist (what’s that?? — you’ll have to listen!) who created the Girls in Trouble curriculum, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about Jewish music, art, interpretation, and education. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here. And don't forget: Elul ...
Bonus Episode: Elul #7 - Autumn
September 15, 2019 05:30 - 14 minutes - 11.2 MBLex Rofeberg and Wendie Bernstein Lash talk about the “holi-month” known as Elul, directly preceding the Jewish New Year. It is observed through a journey of introspection and personal growth. This “mini-episode” is the 3rd of four that will be released as part of Elul Unbound 2019. To listen to any or all of the four episodes that were part of Elul Unbound 2018, click here. Experience the journey of Elul Unbound, through a piece of Elul content arriving daily in your inbox, by signing up a...
Episode 187: Child-Centered Jewish Education - Rebecca Milder
September 13, 2019 05:30 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBRebecca Milder, Founding Director of the Jewish Enrichment Center in Chicago, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about rooting Jewish education in empathy, text study, and creative expression. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Bonus Episode: Elul #6 - Take a Breath
September 08, 2019 05:30 - 15 minutes - 11 MBLex Rofeberg and Wendie Lash talk about the “holi-month” known as Elul, directly preceding the Jewish New Year. It is observed through a journey of introspection and personal growth. This “mini-episode” is the 2nd of four that will be released as part of Elul Unbound 2019. To listen to any or all of the four episodes that were part of Elul Unbound 2018, click here. Experience the journey of Elul Unbound, through a piece of Elul content arriving daily in your inbox, by signing up at this lin...
Episode 186: Re-Imagining Jewish Education - Miriam Heller Stern
September 06, 2019 05:30 - 47 minutes - 35 MBMiriam Heller Stern, National Director of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Education, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to kick off a unit of episodes looking at shifting dynamics in contemporary Jewish education. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Bonus Episode: Elul #5 - No Suitcase Required
September 01, 2019 05:30 - 17 minutes - 13.4 MBLex Rofeberg and Wendie Lash talk about the “holi-month” known as Elul, directly preceding the Jewish New Year and observed through a journey of introspection and personal growth. This “mini-episode” is the 1st of four that will be released as part of Elul Unbound 2019. To listen to any or all of the 4 that preceded it, as part of Elul Unbound 2018, click here. Experience the journey Elul Unbound, through daily emails from Judaism Unbound, by signing up at this link! Sign up for our first...
Episode 185: An Army of Translators - Sarah Hurwitz
August 30, 2019 05:30 - 47 minutes - 33.6 MBSarah Hurwitz, former speechwriter for Michelle and Barack Obama, and author of Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There), joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to discuss a sometimes-overlooked question: Why bother with Judaism? If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full ...
Episode 184: Disorganized Religion - Dan and Lex
August 23, 2019 05:30 - 44 minutes - 35.3 MBDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg call for future forms of Judaism that will be less institutional and more disorganized. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 183: Intentional Community - Sara Levy Linden, Shira Rutman
August 16, 2019 05:30 - 46 minutes - 33.1 MBSara Levy Linden and Shira Rutman, two members of San Francisco’s Urban Kibbutz, join Dan and Lex for a conversation about what constitutes an intentional community. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 182: Judaism On Our Own Terms - Tal Frieden, August Kahn
August 09, 2019 05:30 - 51 minutes - 36.8 MBTal Frieden and August Kahn, two leaders of Judaism On Our Own Terms (a new national network of student-led Jewish communities) join Dan and Lex for a conversation about how Jewish campus life today can help us build the Judaisms of tomorrow. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 181: The New Synagogue Project - Joseph Berman, Lauren Spokane
August 02, 2019 05:30 - 48 minutes - 36.1 MBJoseph Berman, founding rabbi of The New Synagogue Project (NSP), and Lauren Spokane, NSP’s “lead instigator,” join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about how their intentional community is looking to help build a better, more just world. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 180: The Ritual Design Lab - Margaret Hagan, Kursat Ozenc
July 26, 2019 06:30 - 51 minutes - 36.5 MBMargaret Hagan and Kursat Ozenc, co-creators of the Ritual Design Lab, based at Stanford University’s Institute of Design (the “d.school”), and co-authors of the book Rituals for Work, join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to investigate what rituals are, why they matter, and how they work. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode...
Episode 179: The Jewish Polymath - David Zvi Kalman
July 19, 2019 06:30 - 50 minutes - 37 MBDavid Zvi Kalman founded and owns Print-O-Craft (an independent publisher of Jewish books), co-founded Jewish Public Media (a podcasting platform), and recently completed his PhD — in Jewish technology and Islamic jurisprudence — at the University of Pennsylvania. He joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about what it’s like to wear many Jewish hats, all at once. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible ...
Episode 178: I-Wish-I-Had-This-Itis - Shira Stutman Part 2
July 12, 2019 07:48 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBShira Stutman, who serves as Senior Rabbi at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington D.C, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for the second half of a 2-part conversation. [1] Together they ask some big questions about the ecosystem of 21st century Judaism, working to combat a disease (not physical!) they term “Wish-I-Had-This-Itis” in the process. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbo...
Episode 177: Spreading the Good (Jewish) News - Shira Stutman Part 1
July 05, 2019 06:30 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBShira Stutman, who serves as Senior Rabbi at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington D.C, thinks that Judaism has a ton to offer the world. In the first half of a 2-part conversation with Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg, she has the chutzpah to argue that active Jewish outreach, and even forms of Jewish “evangelizing,” might be a pretty worthwhile idea! If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism U...
Episode 176: Wilderness Torah - Zelig Golden
June 28, 2019 05:30 - 50 minutes - 36.4 MBZelig Golden, the Founding Director of Wilderness Torah, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about nature, roots, education, and the Jewish future. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 175: Becoming a Rabbi, on the Web - Sandy Zisser, Patrick Beaulier
June 21, 2019 05:30 - 42 minutes - 31.6 MBSandy Zisser and Patrick Beaulier, of the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary, join Dan and Lex for a conversation about digital rabbinic ordination. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 174: Tidying Up Judaism - Dan and Lex
June 14, 2019 05:30 - 52 minutes - 41.7 MBMarie Kondo isn’t Jewish. But Dan and Lex think her ideas are relevant to the Jewish future. In this conversation, they tell you why! If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Bonus Episode: Humanistic Judaism at 50
June 11, 2019 14:15 - 1 hour - 46 MBDan Libenson joins the Society for Humanistic Judaism at its movement-wide celebration and summit, to mark 50 years since its founding in 1969. He moderates a panel featuring five humanistic Jewish leaders (Adam Chalom, Jeffrey Falick, Denise Handlarski, Jeremy Kridel, and Tzemah Yoreh), who together explore the past, present, and future of humanistic Judaism. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Jud...
Episode 173: Fragments of The Brooklyn Talmud - Andrew Ramer
June 07, 2019 05:30 - 43 minutes - 30.6 MBAndrew Ramer, an ordained Maggid (storyteller) and author of Fragments of the Brooklyn Talmud, among other works, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about ecological crisis, the blurry line between future and past, and Judaism in the 22nd and 23rd century. So nothing major, really. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, cli...
Bonus Episode: Jewish Communal Singing -- David Fainsilber, Jessica Kate Meyer (Recorded Live at Hebrew College)
June 05, 2019 05:30 - 39 minutes - 29.1 MBLex enters into conversation with David Fainsilber and Jessica Kate Meyer, in a podcast recorded live at Hebrew College, in Newton, Massachusetts. This panel was part of a Hebrew College conference entitled “The Past and Future of Synagogues.” David Fainsilber serves as rabbi of The Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, in Vermont, and Jessica Kate Meyer serves as rabbi and chazan of The Kitchen, an emergent Jewish community in San Francisco. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us ...
Episode 172: Judaism with Purpose(s) - Ayalon Eliach
May 31, 2019 05:30 - 47 minutes - 34.2 MBAyalon Eliach, Director of Learning and Strategic Communications at the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation that re-imagines forms of halachah (traditionally defined as “Jewish law”) that could look different than many might expect, and imbue lives with a deep sense of purpose and meaning. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking he...
Episode 171: Digesting Judaism - Rachel B. Gross
May 24, 2019 05:30 - 49 minutes - 36.7 MBRachel Gross, the John & Marcia Goldman Professor of American Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University, thinks that food is “the world’s most important subject.” She joins Dan and Lex to tell them (and you!) why that is, and why that fact matters when we seek to understand the Jewish past, present, and future. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access f...
Episode 170: Queering the Jewish Bookshelf - Noam Sienna
May 17, 2019 08:27 - 48 minutesNoam Sienna, author of the book A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969, joins Lex and Dan for a conversation about expanding our understanding of the Jewish past. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 169: Jewish Language - Sarah Bunin Benor
May 10, 2019 05:30 - 53 minutes - 39.8 MBSarah Bunin Benor, Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and author of the award winning book Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language of Orthodox Judaism, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about Jewish languages, and the deeper discourses revealed through dialect. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here...
Episode 168: American Mussar - Greg Marcus
May 03, 2019 05:30 - 54 minutes - 39.4 MBGreg Marcus, founder of American Mussar and author of The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions: Finding Balance through the Soul Traits of Mussar, joins Dan and Lex to look at what Mussar is, and how people can practice it effectively in an American context.
Episode 167: The Meaning of Mussar - David Jaffe
April 25, 2019 15:50 - 48 minutes - 35.5 MBDavid Jaffe, author of the National Jewish Book Award-winning book Changing the World from the Inside Out, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about Mussar -- both what it is, and the transformative potential that it possesses for individuals and the world. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 166: The Freedom Seder - Arthur Waskow
April 19, 2019 05:30 - 55 minutes - 32.6 MBArthur Waskow, noted activist, author, and rabbi, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about 1969’s Freedom Seder. They look at the process that led to Waskow’s invention of that Passover observance, and the impact it has had on both Judaism and the world over the 50 years since its creation. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this epi...
Episode 165: SecularSynagogue.com - Denise Handlarski
April 12, 2019 05:30 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBDenise Handlarski, rabbi and founder of SecularSynagogue.com, joins Dan and Lex for a wide-ranging conversation, looking at digital Judaism, interfaith relationships, colonialism, among other topics. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
Episode 164: Going, Jewishly - Leon Wiener Dow
April 05, 2019 04:30 - 50 minutes - 46 MBLeon Wiener Dow of the Shalom Hartman Institute and BINA Secular Yeshiva joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg in conversation about his new book, The Going. They discuss Jewish law — a system which both bounds and binds — probing the tensions between individual Jewish practice and an ongoing communal endeavor. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shown...
Episode 163: Collective Effervescence - Lizzi Heydemann
March 29, 2019 05:30 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBLizzi Heydemann, the rabbi and founder of Mishkan Chicago, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg in conversation about creating a 21st Century Jewish spiritual community. In their discussion, she calls for embodied experiences of Judaism that are “primal,” “spiritual,” “bold,” “visceral,” and “powerful.” If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes fo...
Episode 162: 100% Black, 100% Jewish - MaNishtana
March 22, 2019 05:30 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBMaNishtana joins Lex Rofeberg and Dan Libenson for a conversation about race and intersectionality in contemporary Jewish life. As a jumping off point, they discuss these issues through the lens of the protagonist in MaNishtana’s new novel, Ariel Samson: Freelance Rabbi, a Black Orthodox rabbi. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for this e...
Episode 161: The Zohar - Daniel Matt
March 15, 2019 05:30 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBDaniel Matt is a scholar of Kabbalah who translated and annotated the Zohar — a central text of Jewish mysticism — into English. He joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about the Zohar’s origins, his work that yielded The Zohar: Pritzker Edition (his landmark translation), and questions that the text opens up about the duality of old and new. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Jud...
Bonus Episode: Museums and the Creative Challenge (Council of American Jewish Museums Conference)
March 12, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBDan Libenson, one of Judaism Unbound’s co-hosts, heads to the annual Council of American Jewish Museums conference in Los Angeles and moderates a panel featuring recent podcast guests Ivy Barsky, Aaron Henne, and Yishai Jusidman. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!
Episode 160: Open Temple - Lori Schneide Shapiro
March 08, 2019 06:30 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBLori Schneide Shapiro joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about Open Temple, an emerging Jewish community she founded in Venice, California. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here. To access full shownotes for this episode, click here!
Episode 159: Judaism Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
March 01, 2019 06:30 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBNovelist Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Here I Am, and the non-fiction Eating Animals, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about the creative process. This episode is the fourth in a series of episodes on art, creativity, preservation, and museums, brought to you in partnership with The Council of American Jewish Museums. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deduc...
Episode 158: Curating the Jewish Story - Ivy Barsky
February 22, 2019 06:30 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBIvy Barsky, the CEO and Gwen Goodman Director of the National Museum of American Jewish History, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about what Jewish museums are, why they matter, and the impact they are having on contemporary Jews. This episode is the third in a series of episodes on art, creativity, preservation, and museums, brought to you in partnership with The Council of American Jewish Museums. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going w...
Bonus Episode: Levy's Jewish Rye - Beth Wenger (American Jewish History #3)
February 20, 2019 06:32 - 10 minutes - 9.76 MBBeth Wenger, the Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Judaism Unbound on the ground at the National Museum of American Jewish History. In conversation with Lex Rofeberg, she looks at a series of famously successful advertisements produced in the mid-late 20th century by Levy’s Jewish Rye. This bonus episode is part of a series of bonus episodes, recorded in partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society and the National Museum of Am...
Bonus Episode: B'nai B'rith - Deborah Dash Moore (American Jewish History #2)
February 20, 2019 06:31 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBDeborah Dash Moore, Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History at the University of Michigan, joins Judaism Unbound on the ground at the National Museum of American Jewish History. In conversation with Dan Libenson, she looks at the origins and evolution of the organization B’nai B’rith. This bonus episode is part of a series of bonus episodes, recorded in partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society and the National Museum of American Jewish History. If you're enjoying Judaism...
Bonus Episode: Jews in the Confederacy - Adam Mendelsohn (American Jewish History #1)
February 20, 2019 06:30 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBAdam Mendelsohn, Director of the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Capetown, joins Judaism Unbound on the ground at the National Museum of American Jewish History. In conversation with Dan Libenson, he looks at Jewish involvement in the Confederacy during the Civil War. This bonus episode is part of a series of bonus episodes, recorded in partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society and the National Museum of American Jewish History. If you're enjoying Judaism...
Episode 157: Painting the Unpaintable - Yishai Jusidman
February 15, 2019 06:30 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBYishai Jusidman, the painter behind a series of paintings called Prussian Blue — looking at the Holocaust, questions of memory, and representation — joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to discuss his work and the thinking behind it. This episode is the second in a series of episodes on art, creativity, preservation, and museums, brought to you in partnership with The Council of American Jewish Museums. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or m...
Episode 156: Creating Jewish Theatre - Aaron Henne
February 08, 2019 06:30 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBAaron Henne, Artistic Director of Theatre Dybbuk, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation blurring the lines between art, education, politics, preservation, and creativity. This episode is the first in a series, brought to you in partnership with the Council of American Jewish Museums. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here! To access full shownotes for ...
Episode 155: The Women's March - April Baskin, Yavilah McCoy, Abby Stein
February 01, 2019 06:30 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBApril Baskin, Yavilah McCoy, and Abby Stein, the three Jewish members of The Women’s March steering committee, join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about intersectionality, coalition-building, and embodiment — and how all three of those key concepts served a key role in the success of the second annual Women’s March. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking he...
Episode 154: Ten New Commandments - Dan and Lex
January 25, 2019 06:30 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg get a bit revolutionary, introducing (and debating) 10 New Commandments for contemporary Judaism. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here. To access full shownotes for this episode, click here!
Episode 153: Fiction Between Worlds - Ruby Namdar
January 18, 2019 06:30 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBNovelist Ruby Namdar, author of the award-winning The Ruined House, which interweaves the stories of an American-Jewish professor and an ancient Judean priest, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation that straddles the Israeli and the American, along with the ancient and contemporary. The Ruined House won the Sapir Prize, Israel's highest literary honor, the first novel by an expatriate to receive the award. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going...
Episode 152: Elie Wiesel's Classroom - Ariel Burger
January 11, 2019 06:30 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBAriel Burger joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to discuss his book Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom, winner of a 2018 National Jewish Book Award. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here. To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.