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Episode 539: Judaism and Abortion, Beyond 'Choice' - Danya Ruttenberg
Danya Ruttenberg is a rabbi, writer, and activist who has been on the front-lines fighting for reproductive justice, through Jewish lenses, for many years. She joins Lex and Rena Yehuda for a…
Rest to Return I: Belonging to Time
Rest to Return, a podcast for a restless world. Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife is your host. This series is rooted in Shabbat, an ancient Jewish practice that teaches us how to belong to time. Here, rest…
Episode 538: Matir Asurim -- Judaism and Incarceration - Shir Lovett-Graff
Shir Lovett-Graff, a writer and community-organizer, is a founder and organizer with Matir Asurim: Jewish Care Network for Incarcerated People -- they also serve as executive director for the…
Episode 537: Trans Jews Embody Holiness - Dubbs Weinblatt
Dubbs Weinblatt, an educator and facilitator whose work focuses on LGBTQIA+ inclusion and belonging, joins Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman for a conversation about the empowerment of Transgender…
Rest to Return Trailer
We are exhausted…not because we lack discipline but because we’ve lost our relationship to time. Rest to Return is a seven-episode podcast for a restless world. Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife is your…
Shabbat Unbound I: Yedid Nefesh
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…
Episode 535: Shavuot 2026 - Lex Rofeberg, Rena Yehuda Newman, Miriam Terlinchamp
Shavuot! Is! Coming! As this episode is released, the festival of Shavuot is less than a week away. And with it, ShavuotLIVE: Judaism Unbound's 24-hour extravaganza of Jewish learning and unlearning,…
Shabbat Unbound Trailer
Starting May 22nd, we're launching a new monthly series called Shabbat Unbound, an experiment in slowing Jewish prayer down. Once a month, in place of our regular interview on Friday, we'll release…
Episode 534: God Bless the Pill - Samira Mehta
Samira Mehta is the author of a new book entitled God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion. She joins Lex and Rena Yehuda for a conversation…
Episode 533: Yiddish Revolutionary Folksong - Chaia
Chaia is a composer known for her Yiddish techno music, sometimes known as "kleztronica" (klezmer + electronica). She joins Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman for a conversation honoring May Day…
Episode 532: ANNOUNCEMENT - Shabbat Podcasts
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Judaism Unbound is thrilled to be bringing you not one, not two, but THREE different Shabbat-focused podcasts over the coming months! They'll be called Shabbat Unbound, Rest to…
Episode 531: Jewish Ancestors, Young and Old - Eli Ramer
Eli Ramer is a maggid (storyteller), an author, and a mystic. He joins Lex and Rena Yehuda for a conversation about Jewish connections across generations. They explore what it means to do eldering…
Episode 530: Halacha (Jewish Law) in Helsinki - Sofia Freudenstein
Sofia Freudenstein serves as the Director of Jewish Life and Learning for the Jewish Community of Helsinki, Finland. She joins Lex and Rena Yehuda for a conversation about why being Jewish in…
Episode 529: Door to Door IV - Forever Unfolding
This week, Judaism Unbound is thrilled to feature the 4th episode of Door to Door: A Pilgrimage Across Generations -- another podcast in Judaism Unbound's family of podcasts! Full shownotes for Door…
Episode 528: Passover 2026 (Rena Yehuda III - Liberation)
Chag Pesach Sameach! Happy Passover! Oh. And also...Chag Hamatzot Sameach (Happy Matzah-Fest), and Chag HaAviv Sameach (Happy Festival-of-Spring), and Z'man Cheruteinu Sameach (Happy Time of Our…
Episode 527: Rena Yehuda II - Revelation
Rena Yehuda Newman is the new co-host of Judaism Unbound! In this second episode of a 3-part mini-series, they talk through some of their core ideological frameworks -- Jewishly and beyond. Rena…
Episode 526: Rena Yehuda I - Creation
Rena Yehuda Newman is the new co-host of Judaism Unbound! They've been a guest on the podcast before, but this episode marks the first time that they truly and fully inhabit this new role of co-host.…
Episode 525: Dan's Stories -- Looking Back on 10 Years
Dan Libenson's farewell. Dan's proverbial "sermon on the mount." We really don't know what to write in this "description" area for an episode that marks a momentous turning point for Judaism Unbound,…
Episode 524: Door to Door III - He Sang So Loudly
This week, Judaism Unbound is thrilled to feature the 3rd episode of Door to Door: A Pilgrimage Across Generations -- another podcast in Judaism Unbound's family of…
Episode 523: Jewish, Psychedelic Journeys - Zac Kamenetz, Josh Lipson
Jewish Journeys, an unprecedented population study of Jewish Americans’ perspectives on psychedelics, explores the attitudes, practices, and needs of the emerging Jewish psychedelic community in the…
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