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The Oral TalmudEpisode 28: The Tile Contour Gauge Theory of Tradition“In these moments of new foundings, I wonder the extent to which you have to make some kind of a plausible argument that your changes are actually an expansion of ancient principles. Otherwise, I wonder if they’ll be cast out by the immune system.” - Dan LibensonWelcome to The Oral Talmud, our weekly deep dive chevruta study partnership, discovering how voices of the Talmud from 1500 years ago can help us rethink Judaism today. For the past few weeks, Dan & Benay have been exploring the rabbinic declaration that we should violate *almost* any Torah command...
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Judaism UnboundEpisode 514: Oral Talmud #0 - Learning Together - Benay Lappe, Dan LibensonToday we are thrilled to feature an episode from Judaism Unbound’s family of podcasts on our flagship podcast’s feed. The podcast is The Oral Talmud, hosted by our founder Dan Libenson and Benay Lappe – founder of SVARA: a Traditionally Radical Yeshiva.Join Benay Lappe and Dan Libenson in their chevrutah, their partnered study and exploration of the Talmud through the “traditionally radical” lens pioneered by Benay Lappe. Together, we explore key stories and practices from the Talmud as a how-to manual for re-imagining Judaism after the previous version “crashes.” Whether you are a beginner or a longtime lea...
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The Oral TalmudEpisode 26: Why We Show Our Work“And since they've shown us their work, we're able to say, ‘I'm not following the substantive rule in this case! I'm following the process rule – which says: How do I think about this new case?” - Dan LibensonWelcome to The Oral Talmud, our weekly deep dive chevruta study partnership, discovering how voices of the Talmud from 1500 years ago can help us rethink Judaism today. This episode is dedicated to the memory and legacies of Ruth Bader Ginsberg & Breonna Taylor.Dan & Benay pick up where we left off last week, in Nitza’s Attic, and...
2025-12-081h 00
The Oral TalmudEpisode 22 - Hillel & Shammai: Beyond Elu v’Elu“Ultimately the only way that you actually take these lessons into your soul is through trying to implement it in your actual life. And often that's gonna be failure!“ - Dan LibensonWelcome to The Oral Talmud, our weekly deep dive chevruta study partnership, discovering how voices of the Talmud from 1500 years ago can help us rethink Judaism today. Dan & Benay return to the daf after a series of interviews, picking up where we left off in Episode 19, exploring where the editors of the Talmud went next after the famous “Eilu v’Eilu” moment between the Schools...
2025-11-1058 min
The Oral TalmudEpisode 19: The Elu v’Elu Episode“Opinions that are contradictory to one another, the opposite of one another are both the words of God.” - Dan LibensonWelcome to The Oral Talmud, our weekly deep dive chevruta study partnership, discovering how voices of the Talmud from 1500 years ago can help us rethink Judaism today. This episode is dedicated to beloved Talmud translator Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz who passed in 2020, in the days before recording this episode. After honouring his life, Dan and Benay return to learning the deeply radical daf Eruvin 13. (For background, listen to Episodes 12, 13, and 15.) The legend of Rabbi Meir asks...
2025-10-2054 min
The Oral TalmudEpisode 18: What Tisha b’Av Can Learn From Yom Kippur“We have to imagine that everything that we love today, or don't love, might end up in the Tisha b’Av of the future.” - Dan LibensonWelcome to The Oral Talmud, our weekly deep dive chevruta study partnership, discovering how voices of the Talmud from 1500 years ago can help us rethink Judaism today. This episode was originally released for Tisha b’Av in 2020, the Jewish calendar’s most essential day of mourning and remembrance. In our new podcast re-release schedule, this episode is coming out much closer to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. As Hashem w...
2025-10-1354 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 494: Tisha B'Av (The 9th of Av) 2025 - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg discuss the inherent potential, along with the limitations, of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’av (the 9th of Av) — understood by many to be the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. What does it mean to mourn a past pain in the present? In this week’s episode, Dan and Lex consider the meanings of grief and reflection as the month of Av progresses and we move towards the month of introspection, Elul.------------------------Tisha B’av punctuates the end of the Jewish calendar with a bright, momentary grief. Soon aft...
2025-08-011h 00The Oral TalmudEpisode 3: Misquoting GodThe rabbis must have been leaving us a message. It says, "Please do to us what we did to God and whoever put the Torah together. We played fast and loose with what they were saying directly, and we understand that that means you’re going to do that to us, and we want you to." - Dan LibensonWelcome to The Oral Talmud, our weekly deep dive chevruta study partnership, discovering how voices of the Talmud from 1500 years ago can help us rethink Judaism today. This week Dan & Benay unpack one of the most fam...
2025-06-3054 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 489: Bacon and the Jews - Dan and LexNow, we’re down to the marrow. Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg wrap a mini-series dive into the role of meat— and specifically, the pig — in Jewish life. They do this with an assessment of their own eating habits, reflections on autonomy and identity, and thoughts for practitioners the world over on how to incorporate more openness into our understandings of what it means to eat Jewishly.------------------------------Catch up on previous episodes in this mini-series on the Jewish discourse around meat with Episode 488- Meat: The Key to Jewish History? - John Efron and Episod...
2025-06-271h 01Judaism UnboundEpisode 479: Israel/Palestine - Looking Back, Looking Forward - Dan and LexIsrael-Palestine, one of the world's most contentious conversations, is also (all the more so!) one of the most contentious conversations among American Jews. Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg close out their recent mini-series of episodes, exploring American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine, with a discussion about Zionism and Anti-Zionism, Jewishly loving Palestinians, and how all of this connects to Judaism Unbound's many years of podcasting about other Jewish topics.----------------------New UnYeshiva mini-courses, beginning just after Passover, are now open for registration! Learn more about Jewish Theology Unbound, Untangling Tselem Elohim, and Moses, Tzipporah and Us (Powerful...
2025-04-1854 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: Dan & Lex on BYU Radio's In Good Faith PodcastIn October 2024, Dan and Lex participated in Elevate -- a summit for podcasters hosting shows in the realm of faith and spirituality -- to connect and collaborate with one another. The gathering took place at BYU – Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah – and was hosted by In Good Faith, a podcast produced by BYUradio. After an amazing few days at the summit, In Good Faith invited Dan and I to be guests on their podcast – to speak a bit about Judaism Unbound, but also for the two of us to reflect on our own relationships to religion and spirituality. The epi...
2025-02-2627 min
In Good FaithEp. 267: Why Are Young American Jews More Religious Than Their Grandparents? | Judaism UnboundLex Rofeberg and Dan Libenson talk to Steve about their organization Judaism Unbound.
Lex Rofeberg is Senior Jewish educator for Judaism Unbound -- a digital, Jewish non-profit organization and oversees Judaism Unbound's UnYeshiva (a digital center for Jewish learning and unlearning), produces and co-hosts its weekly podcast, and facilitates regular forms of communal gathering, via Zoom, for Jews and Jewish-adjacent non-Jews.
Dan Libenson is President of Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, which is dedicated to helping Jews and fellow travelers apply Jewish wisdom to thrive and shape a better world. He is also the co-host of the Judaism Unbound...
2025-02-2627 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 425: Passover 2024 - Miriam, Dan, and LexJudaism Unbound’s executive director Miriam Terlinchamp, senior Jewish educator Lex Rofeberg, and senior fellow Dan Libenson take a close look at Passover, discussing everything from matzah scultpures to individual vs. collective liberation.----------------------------------------------------There are some amazing mini-course offerings beginning at the end of April in the UnYeshiva. Check out these classes at www.judaismunbound.com/classes!Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. 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!
2024-04-0543 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 422: Purim 2024 - Miriam, Dan, and LexJudaism Unbound’s executive director Miriam Terlinchamp, senior Jewish educator Lex Rofeberg, and senior fellow Dan Libenson dig into all things Purim: the darkness of the book of Esther, the yonic nature of hamantaschen, and the appropriate ratio of comedy to tragedy when it comes to honoring the holiday. Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. In honor of our 8-year anniversary, 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!
2024-03-1544 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 377: Shavuot in the Cloud - Dan and LexShavuotLIVE, the biggest and best(est) event on the Judaism Unbound calendar, is approaching in just a few weeks (May 26th/27th)! It's a 24-hours-straight festival of digital Jewish learning, and it's entering its fourth year. Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg check in about what Shavuot is (and could be) in 2023, and they also explore what ShavuotLIVE helps to show about the state of digital Judaism today. Register for ShavuotLIVE 2023 via this link! Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. Register for our 3-week mini-courses in the UnYeshiva -- a digital center for Je...
2023-05-0559 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 374: Judaism In-Bound - Miriam TerlinchampDan Libenson, one of Judaism Unbound's two co-hosts, and Miriam Terlinchamp, spiritual leader of Temple Sholom in Cincinnati, are co-teaching a course called Judaism In-Bound: An Introduction to Judaism for Everyone in the UnYeshiva. With an initial three classes on consecutive weeks, followed by once-per-month class-meetings for the following 9 months, this course is designed to help people learn about Judaism -- through our unbound Jewish lens. Terlinchamp joins Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about this course. It has been designed especially for folks in the midst of their conversion process -- along with any Jews-by-birth, or non-Jews...
2023-04-141h 00Judaism UnboundEpisode 373: Passover is Not Over - Dan and LexPassover is here! The traditional seder night(s) passed by (or over?), but there are still a whole bunch of days left in the holiday as this episode is released. Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg explore how we might think a bit more creatively about our seders in future years, along with how the "non-seder days" could be activated towards more meaning-making. They also explore the UnYeshiva's new certificate program in Unbound Judaism -- learn how to apply by heading to www.JudaismUnbound.com/certificate!Register for our 3-week mini-courses in the UnYeshiva -- a digital center...
2023-04-0752 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 370: Spirituality - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg offer their perspectives on spirituality, in the final episode of a 12-episode mini-series focused on Jewish spirituality, featuring a wide variety of thinkers, practitioners, writers, performers, and more. They also announce some exciting news, for Judaism Unbound and for the Jewish collective as a whole!Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. Learn more about Judaism Unbound's UnYeshiva -- a digital center for Jewish learning and unlearing -- by heading to www.judaismunbound.com/unyeshiva. And if you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a...
2023-03-1746 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 364: Fringe Spirituality - Jill Spector, Julie WeitzTzitzit Project is an invitation for everyone, and every body, to engage with the mitzvah of wearing the four-cornered ritual garment, with fringes, called a tallit katan (also referred to as tzitzit). Its co-founders, Julie Weitz and Jill Spector, launched Tzitzit Project to open up this practice, historically held by cisgender men, to women, trans, and non-binary Jews. They join Dan and Lex for the 7th episode in an ongoing mini-series on Jewish spirituality.Access full shownotes for this episode via this link.Register for our upcoming courses in the UnYeshiva (beginning the second week...
2023-02-0347 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 354: Remaking Jewish Weddings - Jen GubitzJen Gubitz is the founder and executive director of Modern JewISH Couples -- an organization that supports committed couples on the pathway to partnership, marriage, and beyond. She joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about Jewish weddings that asks a number of questions. What typically happens, and what should happen, before the wedding day? Why is it not only okay, but wonderful, when non-clergy officiate Jewish weddings? What transformation does the ritual of a wedding ceremony effect, in 2022, when many traditional understandings of what a wedding “does” no longer resonate?Inspired by what you hear...
2022-11-251h 05Judaism UnboundEpisode 349: Digital Jewish Relationships - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg, in two recent conversations with Ron Wolfson and Rachel Gildiner, explored what it meant for Judaism to be "relational." In this follow-up episode, they map that question, of what it means for Judaism to be relational, onto digital Jewish experiences in particular. They reflect on recent Judaism Unbound developments, including Yom Kippur and Hakhel, in considering what it would like for digital gatherings to center relationships -- and not just programming.Register now to take one of our amazing Fall courses in the UnYeshiva -- the deadline is just a few days...
2022-10-2148 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 344: Rosh Hashanah...No Big Deal - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg are here to say that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are solid -- as warm-up holidays. In this episode they look ahead to the festival of Sukkot, which comes after the two observances we call "The High Holidays," but historically may have been the biggest festival of them all! They ask why Sukkot, despite its initial glory, became a second-tier holiday over time -- and they consider whether, in our own time, there may be good reason to re-elevate it.To access full shownotes for this episode, click here. If you're enjoying...
2022-09-1649 min
The Future of JewishRevolutionizing Judaism, With Dan LibensonDan Libenson is the founder and executive director of Judaism Unbound. He is also the co-host of the "Judaism Unbound" podcast and The Oral Talmud videocast.
Libenson was Executive Director of the University of Chicago Hillel for six years and Director of New Initiatives at Harvard Hillel for three years. He is a 2009 AVI CHAI Fellow and has also received the Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence award, Hillel International's highest professional honor.
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by...
2022-05-031h 17Judaism UnboundEpisode 321: Jewish Eating ≠ Kosher Eating - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg schmooze in the 6th episode in an ongoing mini-series, exploring what Jewish food has been in the past, what Jewish food is today, what it could be in the future, and who decides. In this conversation, they hone in specifically on what the distinctions are between "Jewish Eating" and "Kosher Eating," and why those distinctions are important to consider.To access shownotes for this episode, click here. 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 h...
2022-04-0858 min
A Podcast of Biblical ProportionsCollab: Ukraine and the Bible with Dan LibensonSlava Ukraini! Can the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the solidarity exhibited by the Ukrainians defending themselves can help us better understand biblical stories?.Dan Libenson from the Judaism Unbound podcast (https://www.judaismunbound.com) joins Gil to discuss. Become a member of the podcast https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-03-2054 min
Contact ChaiAn Unbound Jewish Digital Kingdom with Dan Libenson and Lex RofebergWe are in the 7th, and final week of our Omer series featuring spiritual entrepreneurs, people who are bringing the wisdom of their own lived experience into their professional lives and carving new paths, making unique and much needed impact in the world. This week we dive into Malchut, Kingdom, Kingship.In this extended episode, Rabbi Lizzi speaks with Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg, the hosts of Judaism Unbound, a renowned and wildly popular podcast in the Jewish podcast universe that analyzes the most pressing and fascinating issues for 21st century American Jews and Judaism.
2021-05-1351 min
Jewanced#42 - Dan Libenson, founder & president of The Institute for the Next Jewish Future & co-host of the Judaism Unbound podcastWouldn’t you like to predict the future? Dan Libenson, gets up each and every day and does just that – for the Jewish world. Dan Libenson is founder and president of the Institute for the Next Jewish Future, co-host of the popular Judaism Unbound podcast, and co-creator of jewishLIVE, where he co-hosts the weekly live-streaming video series “The Oral Talmud” with Benay Lappe. He’s also the co-creator of “Text People,” a new project making Jewish texts maximally accessible to a broad audience through short videos and other media. Dan translated The Orchard by renowned Israeli...
2021-04-233h 13
CRIANZA TVTIPS que AYUDAN en la ADAPTACIÓN al JARDÍN por la Lic. ALEJANDRA LIBENSON (Psicóloga)¿Se quedará solito/a? ¿Cuántos días tengo que acompañarlo/a? son algunas de las preguntas que se hacen los padres a la hora de dejar en manos de otra persona el cuidado de nuestros hijos. La Lic. ALEJANDRA LIBENSON, psicóloga y psicopedagoga, es autora del libro “LOS NUEVOS PADRES” desde donde acompaña a los padres en el crecimiento y educación de sus hijos en los tiempos de hoy. En esta oportunidad nos da TIPS a tener en cuenta que ayudan en la ADAPTACIÓN al JARDÍN. Si quieres saber más sobre "VIOLENCIAS INVISI...
2021-02-1703 minCRIANZA TVEL APEGO más allá de los BRAZOS del libro "LOS NUEVOS PADRES" de la Lic. ALEJANDRA LIBENSON¿Te pusiste a pensar que es una mamá suficientemente buena? o cualquiera que ocupa esa función es aquella que no se adelanta a las necesidades del niño explicado por la Lic. ALEJANDRA LIBENSON, psicóloga y psicopedagoga, es autora del libro “LOS NUEVOS PADRES” desde donde acompaña a los padres en el crecimiento y educación de sus hijos en los tiempos de hoy. En esta oportunidad nos comenta el cuarto capítulo de su libro donde habla del APEGO más allá de los Brazos. Si quieres saber más sobre "VIOLENCIAS INVISIBLES" que se dan dentro del s...
2020-12-2702 minCRIANZA TVBULLYNG por la Lic. ALEJANDRA LIBENSON (Psicóloga)Acoso físico o psicológico al que someten, de forma continuada, a un alumno sus compañeros ¿Qué puede suceder cuando se presentan esta situaciones de BULLYNG en el colegio? nos lo contesta la Lic. ALEJANDRA LIBENSON (Psicóloga) Si quieres saber más sobre "VIOLENCIAS INVISIBLES" que se dan dentro del seno del hogar entra a la Masterclass gratis en nuestra web.
ALEJANDRA LIBENSON Es licenciada en Psicopedagogía y en Psicología, terapeuta y asesora especializada en educación, crianza, infancia temprana y vínculos. Es miembro del Proyecto Upa (equipo interdisciplinado de profesionales de la salud...
2020-12-1103 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 248: Post-Election Judaism - Dan and LexThere was a pretty big election recently! Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg ask what this presidential election can help to illuminate about Judaism, America, and how today's American Jews might relate to the two.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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-11-1354 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 247: Painting with Judaism - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg open up what might be a strange question -- but we promise it's an interesting one! What happens if we understand Judaism as a medium of art, like paint, such that it can be deployed (painted with) in all sorts of creative ways? How would this differ from an image of Judaism (get it??) where we conceive of it as an already-completed painting, which we wouldn't be able to change, now that it's completed?If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation...
2020-11-0650 min
Star Trek and the JewsHarrison and Libenson at TanagraSokath, his eyes uncovered. We welcome Benjamin Ahr Harrison of The Greatest Generation and Dan Libenson of Judaism Unbound to talk TNG Darmok and the Jews. We chat about shared stories and metaphor, insider/outsider language, and the search for meaning and community. Plus, Hava and Josh share first impressions of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
HSHW: TNG Darmok.
2020-08-191h 06Judaism UnboundEpisode 235: Jews and Whiteness - Eric GoldsteinEric Goldstein, author of The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation exploring the history of American Jews and their relationship to whiteness. Their conversation looks at the ever-evolving relationship between particularism and universalism for American Jews, contemporary discourse around white Jews and Jews of Color, and more.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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-08-1451 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 234: Jews for Racial and Economic Justice - Audrey SassonAudrey Sasson, Executive Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation looking back on the origins of her organization, looking out at the present moment our society is facing, and looking forward, toward the Jewish (and global) 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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-08-0753 minCRIANZA TVLA COMUNICACIÓN más allá de las PALABRAS por Lic. en Psicología ALEJANDRA LIBENSONComúnmente los bebés y los niños se comunican de otros modos, no solamente hablando, de hecho desde que son bebés y nos lo explica la Lic. en Psicología ALEJANDRA LIBENSON este es el título del capitulo 3 de su libro "LOS NUEVOS PADRES" un libro para comprender y acompañar a los padres en el crecimiento y educación de sus hijos. Si quieres saber mas sobre "VIOLENCIAS INVISIBLES" que se dan dentro del seno del hogar entra a la Masterclass gratis en nuestra web.
ALEJANDRA LIBENSON Es licenciada en Psicopedagogía y en Psico...
2020-07-1702 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 229: Primary Experience - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg reflect on recent episodes of Judaism Unbound, touching on topics ranging from Jewish t-shirts, to psychedelics, to intersectionality, along with asking questions about what the terms “rabbi” and “antisemitism” should and should not connote moving forward.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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-07-0351 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 228: The Cannabis Rabbi - James KahnJames Kahn, an ordained rabbi who works as the National Outreach Director for Holistic Industries (one of the largest privately-held cannabis operators in the United States) joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to talk about the relationship between cannabis and 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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-06-2648 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 223: Our Common Destiny - Sandy Cardin, Rachel Sabath Beit-HalachmiSandy Cardin and Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, of the Our Common Destiny initiative, join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation exploring the topic of Jewish unity.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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-05-2246 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: Becoming Unorthodox - Michal Birnbaum, Tova BirnbaumSisters Michal Birnbaum, a cast member from the hit Netflix series Unorthodox, and Tova Birnbaum, Director of Jewish Content at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation reflecting on what Unorthodox can teach us. Topics include what it was like for the Birnbaums to grow up in an Ultra-Orthodox community, their journeys to other forms of Jewish community, and their migrations to the United States.Watch Unorthodox on Netflix by clicking here. And tweet your thoughts about the show via the hashtag #UnorthodoxNetflix.If you would...
2020-05-1344 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 221: Zooming Out - Steven WindmuellerSteven Windmueller, the Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk Emeritus Professor of Jewish Communal Service at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation that dives into the past couple centuries of American-Jewish institutional evolution, along with a look forward into what the next century or two might hold.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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-05-0847 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: Evolving Mammals - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg are excited to talk about dinosaurs, mammals, and what they have to teach us about the evolutions of 21st century Judaism(s). If you would like to learn more about jewishLIVE, head to jewishLIVE.org -- and stay in the loop by giving our Facebook page a like. 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!
2020-05-0647 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 220: Viral Philanthropy - Lila Corwin BermanLila Corwin Berman, director of the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History and author of the upcoming book The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion Dollar Institution, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation looking at the history of Jewish philanthropy, along with an exploration of how Jewish philanthropists are responding to COVID-19.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 shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-05-0140 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: A New Planet - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg explore a not-so-hypothetical question: "If 13 million Jews (and billions of others) built a new planet from scratch, what Jewish institutions would (and should) we create?"If you would like to learn more about jewishLIVE, head to jewishLIVE.org -- and stay in the loop by giving our Facebook page a like. 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!
2020-04-3050 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: Realism and Hope - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg look at digital Judaism through two main ideas: that our current Jewish reality is comparable to a "migration," and that the digital Jewish ecosystem is analogous to a brand-new Jewish city, of 13,000,000 people, being founded from scratch.If you would like to learn more about jewishLIVE, head to jewishLIVE.org -- and stay in the loop by giving our Facebook page a like. 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!
2020-04-2151 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 217: jewishLIVE - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg reflect on the digital Jewish ecosystem that has arisen rapidly in this moment of COVID-19 and social distancing, and ask what it could mean for the future of Judaism. In particular, they shine a light on a project they just launched, called jewishLIVE, which is serving as a digital hub for livestreaming Jewish programming.If you would like to learn more about jewishLIVE, which is seeking to meet some important needs of communal gathering at this time of physical distancing, head to jewishLIVE.org. You can also join the jewishLIVE Connect facebook...
2020-04-1051 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 216: Pandemic Passover - Benay Lappe, Dan LibensonDan Libenson and Benay Lappe take a look squarely at Passover under COVID-19, in our moment of social distancing. What challenges arise for those celebrating this holiday via digital platforms, and what opportunities arise?Dan mentions a new initiative, jewishLIVE, which is seeking to meet some important needs of communal gathering at this time of physical distancing. Visit jewishLIVE.org to learn more, and join the jewishLIVE facebook group by clicking here.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...
2020-04-031h 02Judaism UnboundEpisode 215: Passover Re-Imagined - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg wrap up their series on creative approaches to Passover by invoking some of their recent guests and brainstorming their own ideas for experimental new forms of Passover observance.At the top of the episode, Dan mentions a new initiative, jewishLIVE, which is seeking to meet some important needs of communal gathering at this time of physical distancing. Visit jewishLIVE.org to learn more, and join the jewishLIVE facebook group by clicking here.This episode is the seventh and final episode in an ongoing series exploring new, old, and new-old approaches...
2020-03-2748 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 214: Finding a Jewish Voice - Kristin Eriko PosnerKristin Eriko Posner joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about creating multicultural Jewish ritual. Posner is the founder of Nourish Co., a lifestyle brand that help people to come together, heal, connect to their lineage, and remember their rituals.At the top of the episode, Dan and Lex take a moment to check in with listeners about the moment we are inhabiting, which necessitates increased social distancing for the sake of public health. They mention their new initiative, jewishLIVE, which is seeking to meet some important needs of communal gathering at this time. jewishLIVE...
2020-03-2054 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 213: Passover Your Way - Brian Field, Caryn AvivBrian Field and Caryn Aviv, two professional leaders of Judaism Your Way (a Denver-based organization focused on engaging Jews and their loved ones), join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about Passover. In particular, they take a look at ways in which it can serve as an opportunity for interfaith bridge-building and as a chance to manifest what they term the “Torah of Inclusion.”This episode is the third in an ongoing series exploring new, old, and new-old approaches to the holiday of Passover.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with...
2020-03-1345 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 212: Haggadot.com - Eileen LevinsonEileen Levinson, founder of Haggadot.com, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about crowd-sourced haggadot (guide-books to the Passover seder), and about re-imagining Passover more generally. We hope to use this series as a case study of concrete practices for finding deeper meaning in contemporary Jewish practice.This episode is the fourth in an ongoing series exploring new, old, and new-old approaches to the holiday of Passover. 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...
2020-03-0650 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 211: The Passover Haggadah, a Biography - Vanessa OchsVanessa Ochs, author of The Passover Haggadah: A Biography, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about the origins, evolutions, and revolutions of the Passover Haggadah — the text that is used as a ritual guide to the Passover Seder.This episode is the third in an ongoing series exploring new, old, and new-old approaches to the holiday of Passover.Pre-order The Passover Haggadah: A Biography here!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!...
2020-02-2850 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 210: Escape from Egypt - Dan HorwitzDan Horwitz, Founding Director of The Well, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about outside-the-box approaches to Passover.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help to support our kickstarter campaign, currently underway to fund our book project, Judaism Unbound: Bound. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!To access full shownotes for this episode, click here.
2020-02-2155 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 207: American History of Yiddish - Tony MichelsTony Michels, the George L. Mosse professor of American Jewish History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about the evolving role of Yiddish in America, from the late-19th century through the present. This episode is the fifth in a series of episodes produced in collaboration with the Yiddish Book Center, as part of its Decade of Discovery initiative, in honor of 40 years since the Yiddish Book Center’s founding.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help to support our kickstarter campaign, currently underway to fund our book project, Ju...
2020-01-3146 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 206: "Practical" Isn't the Point - Sandy FoxSandy Fox, American Jewish historian and host of Vaybertaytsh, a “feminist podcast for the Yiddish-speaking and the Yiddish-curious,” joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation that weaves together the topics of Yiddish, podcasting, summer camp, gender, and much more. (Fox is also known among Yiddish-speakers as סאָסיע־פֿריידל).This episode is the fourth in a series of episodes produced in collaboration with the Yiddish Book Center, as part of its Decade of Discovery initiative, in honor of 40 years since the Yiddish Book Center’s founding. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or...
2020-01-2452 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 205: A Yiddish Family - Asya Vaisman Schulman, Seb SchulmanAsya Vaisman Schulman and Sebastian Schulman join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to talk about each of their individual relationships to Yiddish language and culture, along with their collective relationship to Yiddish that is embodied through their nuclear family. This episode is the third in a series of episodes produced in collaboration with the Yiddish Book Center, as part of its Decade of Discovery initiative, in honor of 40 years since the Yiddish Book Center’s founding.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 click...
2020-01-1744 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 204: Confronting Yiddish Shame - Naomi SeidmanNaomi Seidman, the Chancellor Jackman Professor of the Arts at the University of Toronto’s Department for the Study of Religion, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation looking at Yiddish’s intersections with politics, translation, gender, and shame. This episode is the second in a series of episodes produced in collaboration with the Yiddish Book Center, as part of its Decade of Discovery initiative, in honor of 40 years since the Yiddish Book Center’s founding.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judais...
2020-01-1046 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: Shmoozing About Yiddish (Dan on "The Shmooze" Podcast)Dan Libenson shifts from his usual role as co-host to one of guest! He appears on the Yiddish Book Center's podcast, entitled "The Shmooze," where he engages in conversation with host Lisa Newman about Judaism Unbound, some initial takeaways from our current series about Yiddish in America, and more.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!
2020-01-0734 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 203: Yiddish in America - Aaron LanskyAaron Lansky, founder of the Yiddish Book Center and winner of a MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the MacArthur “Genius Grant”), joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about the beginnings of the Yiddish Book Center, along with the role that Yiddish continues to play in American life today. This episode is the first in a series of episodes produced in collaboration with the Yiddish Book Center, as part of its Decade of Discovery initiative, in honor of 40 years since the Yiddish Book Center’s founding.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things...
2020-01-0344 min
Jewish TALK JSCNWhere is Judaism Going Over the Next 100 Years?Dan and Lex invite the audience to engage in the idea of a virtual synagogue, one without walls and without boundaries, as if it was on a completely new Jewish planet.
Dan Libenson studied at Harvard law school where he graduated with honours and spent five years as a law professor. He’s been closely involved with Hillel in Harvard and Chicago and now devotes his life to working with the Jewish community. He believes people seek connection to Jewish traditions in a way that they perceive as authentic or meaningful but not necessarily tied to some preconceived notion of the...
2020-01-0252 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 201: Marathons and Sprints - Aaron KatlerAaron Katler, CEO of UpStart, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation that looks at ideas of Jewish change, creativity, and urgency through the metaphor of “marathons” and “sprints.”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.
2019-12-2047 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 200: Educating Ourselves - Benay LappeBenay Lappe, founder of SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg as a co-host for this conversation, as the three of them look forward toward the future of Jewish education and reflect back on 200 episodes of the Judaism Unbound podcast.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.
2019-12-1356 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 199: Learning Judaism - Abby EisenbergAbby Eisenberg, an independent Jewish educator and life cycle officiant, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg in a conversation that asks what it would mean to conceptualize our Jewish practices as “Learning Judaism,” through which the continual engagement with Jewish texts would be centered above any particular relationship to Jewish law or belief.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.
2019-12-0645 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 198: Jews are People - Darren KleinbergDarren Kleinberg, the Head of School at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto, California, wants to remind you that Jews are human beings. He also wants you to remember that Judaism is not about Judaism. He joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to explain what those two sentences mean, and why both are of the utmost importance.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.
2019-11-2948 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 197: Religious Heresy - Jay MichaelsonJay Michaelson, who works as a columnist for The Daily Beast and as an editor for Ten Percent Happier, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg about spirituality, heresy, and the prefix “un,” all through the lens of his new book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error.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.
2019-11-2248 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 196: Becoming Eve - Abby SteinAbby Stein, author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about how the topics of gender, fundamentalism, peoplehood, “tolerance,” and more intersect with one another in Jewish communities and beyond.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.
2019-11-1551 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 195: Judaisms? - Aaron Hahn TapperAaron Hahn Tapper, author of Judaisms: A Twenty-First-Century Introduction to Jews and Jewish Identities and founding Director of the University of San Francisco’s Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to talk about why, when talking about Jews and Jewish practice, you should add an “s” to the end of “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.
2019-11-0856 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 193: Overhauling Jewish Education - Dan Mendelsohn AvivDan Mendelsohn Aviv, the head of curriculum and design for Adraba (an innovative new educational institution in Toronto), returns to Judaism Unbound to speak with Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg about ways in which Jewish education could be radically re-envisioned. This conversation is the 7th in an ongoing unit of Judaism Unbound episodes on the theme of 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.
2019-10-2549 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 192: Online Jewish Learning - Danielle EskowDanielle Eskow, co-founder and CEO of Online Jewish Learning, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about leading one of the few for-profit businesses in a field (Jewish education) that is mostly made up of non-profit organizations.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.
2019-10-1845 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 191: Jewish Kids Groups - Ana Robbins, Neshama LittmanAna Robbins and Neshama Littman join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about Jewish Kids Groups, an innovative Atlanta organization that Robbins serves as Executive Director and Littman serves as Sunday Families Director. 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.
2019-10-1150 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 190: Jewish Camps, Jewish Utopias - Avi OrlowAvi Orlow, Vice-President for innovation and education at The Foundation for Jewish Camp, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation that explores summer camp as a site for Jewish education. This episode is the 4th in an ongoing series of podcasts on American-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.
2019-10-0454 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 189: Six Days a Week - Tiffany ShlainTiffany 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.
2019-09-2745 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 188: The Art of Jewish Education - Alicia Jo RabinsAlicia 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 Unbound - SVARA-Style, a first-of-its-kind digital Jewish learning event, is taking place Tuesday, September 24th at 8 pm Easter...
2019-09-2043 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 187: Child-Centered Jewish Education - Rebecca MilderRebecca 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.
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2019-09-1342 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 186: Re-Imagining Jewish Education - Miriam Heller SternMiriam 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.
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2019-09-0647 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 185: An Army of Translators - Sarah HurwitzSarah 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?
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2019-08-3047 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 184: Disorganized Religion - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg call for future forms of Judaism that will be less institutional and more disorganized.
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2019-08-2344 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 181: The New Synagogue Project - Joseph Berman, Lauren SpokaneJoseph 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.
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2019-08-0248 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 180: The Ritual Design Lab - Margaret Hagan, Kursat OzencMargaret 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.
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2019-07-2651 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 179: The Jewish Polymath - David Zvi KalmanDavid 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.
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2019-07-1950 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 178: I-Wish-I-Had-This-Itis - Shira Stutman Part 2Shira 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.
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2019-07-1245 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 177: Spreading the Good (Jewish) News - Shira Stutman Part 1Shira 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!
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2019-07-0541 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: Humanistic Judaism at 50Dan 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.
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2019-06-111h 03Judaism UnboundEpisode 164: Going, Jewishly - Leon Wiener DowLeon 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.
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2019-04-0550 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 163: Collective Effervescence - Lizzi HeydemannLizzi 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.”
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2019-03-2948 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 162: 100% Black, 100% Jewish - MaNishtanaMaNishtana 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.
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2019-03-2244 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 161: The Zohar - Daniel MattDaniel 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.
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2019-03-1557 minJudaism UnboundBonus Episode: Museums and the Creative Challenge (Council of American Jewish Museums Conference)Dan 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.
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2019-03-1257 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 160: Open Temple - Lori Schneide ShapiroLori Schneide Shapiro joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about Open Temple, an emerging Jewish community she founded in Venice, California.
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2019-03-0842 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 158: Curating the Jewish Story - Ivy BarskyIvy 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.
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2019-02-2247 min
Judaism UnboundBonus Episode: B'nai B'rith - Deborah Dash Moore (American Jewish History #2)Deborah 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.
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2019-02-2013 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 154: Ten New Commandments - Dan and LexDan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg get a bit revolutionary, introducing (and debating) 10 New Commandments for contemporary Judaism.
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2019-01-2548 min
History in the BibleBonus: Yochi Brandes' novel 'The Orchard'- Judaism and Christianity after the fall of the TempleDan Libenson of the Judaism Unbound podcast returns to the show. This time we discuss best-selling Israeli author Yochi Brandes' novel 'The Orchard'. Dan translated the book into English. The novel centres on Rabbi Akiva, the man who forged rabbinic Judaism after teh fall of the Temple. Along the way we encounter a host of other rabbis and Paul of Tarsus. We also ponder the difficulties of translation and working out what actually happened in history.
2018-03-1159 min
Judaism UnboundBonus Episode: The Orchard - Dan LibensonIn honor of Purim, when everything goes topsy-turvy, Dan's role flips around from host to guest! He speaks with Lex about Yochi Brandes's book, entitled The Orchard, which connects to many ongoing themes of Judaism Unbound, and which Dan himself translated into English.
Purchase The Orchard, a best-selling novel in Israel that is now available English, by clicking here! You can purchase in paperback form or as an e-book.
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2018-03-0147 minHistory in the BibleBonus: A Conversation with Dan Libenson of Judaism UnboundMy special guest is Dan Libenson of the Judaism Unbound podcast. We talk about the Bible, the history of the Jewish religion, the difficulties of translation, how Jews and Christians think about God, and many other matters. All good fun!
2017-06-131h 01
Judaism UnboundBonus Episode: TanakhCast on The Secret Book of KingsJudaism Unbound co-host Dan Libenson visits TanakhCast, hosted by past Judaism Unbound guest Dan Mendelsohn Aviv. They dive deep into Yochi Brandes's recently released book, The Secret Book of Kings, exploring the alternative perspective it brings to the Hebrew Bible, ways in which it is relevant for readers today, and more.
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2016-10-3145 min
TanakhCastTanakhCast #89: The Secret Book of Kings Book Club Spoiler Special EditionIn this week’s episode, a Book Club Spoiler Special with Dan Libenson, impresario and showrunner for The Secret Book of Kings. We discuss Yochi Brandes’ book and consider canon, innovation and living in transitional times.
In truth, we don't spoil all that much, but we could have if we wanted to!
You can learn more about The Secret Book of Kings (and even buy a copy) here.
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2016-10-0543 min
Judaism UnboundBonus Episode: The History in the Bible Podcast, Featuring Dan LibensonWe are proud to release our very first bonus episode of Judaism Unbound! Listen in as Garry Stevens interviews our co-host, Dan Libenson, about The Secret Book of Kings, a new novel by Yochi Brandes. This episode was initially released as an episode of Stevens's own podcast, The History in the Bible. We thank Garry for permitting us to re-release an episode of his show on our own feed, and encourage our listeners to subscribe to The History in the Bible on iTunes by visiting http://apple.co/2bM6D3C.
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2016-08-3052 minHistory in the BibleBonus: Yochi Brandes' The Secret Book of KingsMy special guest is Dan Libenson of the Judaism Unbound podcast. We talk about Israeli author Yochi Brandes' novel The Secret Book of Kings, set in the period of Saul, David, Solomon, and then the divided monarchy. It has been recently translated into English from the Hebrew. The novel was a smash hit in Israel. We discuss the novel and its impact in israel, and how it bears on Dan's quest to forge the next Jewish future.
2016-08-2651 minTanakhCastTanakhCast: The Lousy Leader and Miserable Mentor Edition!In this week’s episode: Exodus 1-4. Dan Libenson, President of the Institute for the Next Jewish Future, explains why God has a lot to learn about mentoring Moshe at the Burning Bush, and how sometimes, it is better NOT to walk in the ways of God if it means that you cannot grow and learn to be a better leader.
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Dan is a distinguished leader and wise mentor.
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2013-07-2929 min