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Episode 507: Jewish Music -- Not Just at Synagogue - Basya Schechter
Basya Schechter -- a songwriter, musician, performing artist, and cantor -- wants to remind everyone that you don't need to be in a synagogue to have…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 506: Judaism Unbound's 1st Guest...500 Episodes Later - Benay Lappe
Benay Lappe, founder and rosh yeshiva of SVARA: a Traditionally Radical Yeshiva, returns to Judaism Unbound! She was our first ever guest on this sho…
9 months ago
Arthur Waskow: Remembered (2 Judaism Unbound appearances from Arthur Waskow)
On October 20th, 2025, Arthur Waskow – a revolutionary activist and teacher of Torah – died at the age of 92. He was an inspiration to our work at Ju…
9 months ago
Bonus Episode: Xai Judaism, How Unbound Are You? - Xava, Lex, Rena Yehuda, and Michael
Should we be reviving the Nazirite vow, a practice that is typically seen as "ancient," "outdated," or "antiquated?" Might it have liberatory potenti…
9 months ago
Episode 505: Jewish Music -- What's "Mi-Sinai?" - Mark Kligman
Frequently you might hear someone claim that a particular Jewish melody is "mi-Sinai" (literally: "from Mount Sinai," implying "dating back to when M…
9 months, 1 week ago
Bonus Episode: Aderaba -- Jewish Studies on the Contrary ("What's Bad about Being in the Image of God?")
We’re thrilled to offer a bonus episode here on our feed, where we shout out an awesome new podcast created by friends of Judaism Unbound. It's calle…
9 months, 1 week ago
Episode 504: The Torah of Music - Joey Weisenberg
Is Jewish music a form of Torah (spiritual wisdom)? Joey Weisenberg, a musician, composer, and founder of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute, thinks so. H…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 503: Jewish Music - Elana Arian
Elana Arian, a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and prayer leader, is one of the most important voices in contemporary Jewish music. So when she emai…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 502: Yom Kippur 2025 - Angela Buchdahl
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 Judaism Unbound. To t…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Bonus Episode: Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism - Episode 1
We're excited to introduce you to another podcast series out in the Jewish podcast ecosystem, entitled Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism, through f…
10 months ago