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Episode 393: Israelism...What's That? - Eric Axelman, Sam Eilertsen
Israel has played a central role in American-Jewish life for quite some time. Eric Axelman and Sam Eilertsen, co-directors of a new documentary film …
3 years, 1 month ago
Elul Unbound Bonus Episode #18: Every Second Counts
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 …
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 392: Converting to Judaism -- Becoming Jewish, Then Becoming a Rabbi - Lisa Rappaport
Lisa Rappaport is the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel, in Chico, California, and in just a few months (January 2024) she will be ordaine…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 391: Converting to Judaism - Jewish-Adjacent - Chris Bartlett
Chris Bartlett, the Executive Director at the William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia, isn't Jewish. But...he's attended Queer Talmud camp,…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 390: Converting to Judaism - Thanks Madonna! - Marques Hollie
Marques Hollie (he/they) is a theatre artist, storyteller, classically trained musician, and ritualist. They join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 389: Jewish Sunday Schools, Then and Now - Laura Yares
Laura Yares is the author of a brand-new book, entitled Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America. She joins Dan Libenso…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 388: Converting to Judaism -- But...You're Already Jewish - David A.M. Wilensky
If you say to David A.M. Wilensky that he "converted" to Judaism, he'll provide a gentle correction: "I underwent a conversion," he'll say. This may …
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 387: Converting to Judaism -- Beyond Blood Quantum - Juan Mejia
Juan Mejia, a conservative rabbi who serves as Jewish educator for Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 386: Converting to Judaism -- Becoming Ger-ish - Katie Kaestner-Frenchman
Katie Kaestner-Frenchman is Judaism Unbound’s amazing Marketing, Communications, and Creative Maven! They join their colleagues Dan and Lex for the f…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 385: Unconditional Love - David Raphael, Ilene Vogelstein
David Raphael and Ilene Vogelstein are leaders of the Jewish Grandparents Network, a national organization that educates, connects, and supports gran…
3 years, 3 months ago