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Judaism Unbound

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Episode 557: The Great Jewish Anti-Debate - Halacha (Lex and Rena Yehuda)

October 16, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

Does Judaism need Halacha?** Lex and Rena Yehuda have some overlapping thoughts about that question, but also want to explore the ways that they disagree with one another. This question is one that Jews across many geographic contexts and…
Everyday Mystics II: The Real Thing

October 14, 2026 · 25 min

When Moses turned and saw the bush that burned but was not consumed, it wasn't a once-in-a-lifetime miracle, it was a map. Maybe the bush had always been burning. It just took someone willing to turn, to notice, to say this is sacred…
Episode 556: Sadeh Farm - Talia Chain

October 9, 2026 · 55 min

Sadeh Farm is a Jewish farm and environmental community centre, located just southeast of London, England. Because why wouldn't there be a Jewish farm just southeast of London?? Talia Chain, founder of Sadeh Farm, joins Lex Rofeberg and…
Everyday Mystics I: The Flood

October 7, 2026 · 35 min

When Moses turned and saw the bush that burned but was not consumed, it wasn't a once-in-a-lifetime miracle, it was a map. Maybe the bush had always been burning. It just took someone willing to turn, to notice, to say this is sacred…
Episode 555: Everyday Mystics

October 2, 2026 · 38 min

In this episode, Lex Rofeberg and Miriam Terlinchamp introduce Everyday Mystics, a new podcast launching on this feed on October 7th, which tells the real stories of people who have had that turning. Small, ordinary moments that cracked…

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Episode 554: Shabbat Unbound IV - Lecha Dodi

September 25, 2026 · 31 min

Welcome to Shabbat Unbound, the world's longest Friday night Sabbath service, stretching over eight episodes. Instead of rushing through all the Friday night Shabbat prayers in one sitting, like we might in a classical synagogue…
Episode 553: Yom Kippur 2026 - Brad Lander

September 18, 2026 · 60 min

Yom Kippur is here! For the past few years, Yom Kippur has been the single most popular day — all year — for folks to listen to the Judaism Unbound podcast. So to those of you incorporating our podcast into your observance of this holiday…
Everyday Mystics Trailer

September 16, 2026 · 1 min

There’s a biblical story about Moses encountering a bush that burns but is never consumed. He stops. He turns and looks closer. And through that turning, he finds his call, and transforms the future of his people. That moment, was not just…
Episode 552: Asherah - Shaul Magid, Lila Rimalovski

September 11, 2026 · 53 min

ASHERAH is a new journal of Jewish liturgy — past, present, and future. Its name comes from an ancient goddess, related to a tree of the same name, and its first issue kicks off with a provocative quotation from Abraham Joshua Heschel…
Shabbat Dinner Party V: Have the Damn Dinner

September 9, 2026 · 23 min

On this final episode of Shabbat Dinner Party, we have the real dinner. First, Neil Spears talks about how when we go somewhere over and over, we become known. Then, Gefelteria’s Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern put the final touches on…
Episode 551: Elul 2026 IV - Nitzavim (Standing at Sinai) - Lex and Wendie

September 4, 2026 · 23 min

Elul is the 12th and final month of the Jewish calendar year. Elul Unbound is a Judaism Unbound initiative all about making Elul meaningful, through creative digital modalities. In this conversation, Lex Rofeberg and Wendie Bernstein Lash…
Shabbat Dinner Party IV: The Palace in Time

September 2, 2026 · 40 min

On this episode of Shabbat Dinner Party, we return to the imaginary Shabbat Dinner Table. Neil Spears talks about how to rid ourselves of the ‘tyranny of always having to produce.’ Gefelteria’s Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern return to…

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About the show

Listen in as Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman analyze pressing issues for 21st century American Judaism. Mixing their own analysis with interviews of leading thinkers, practitioners, and even "regular Jews," Lex and Rena Yehuda look to push past the bounds of what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century. You can support Judaism Unbound at www.JudaismUnbound.com/donate.