Podcast Episodes

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Should we be reviving the Nazirite vow, a practice that is typically seen as "ancient," "outdated," or "antiquated?"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…

11 months, 1 week 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…

11 months, 2 weeks 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…

11 months, 2 weeks 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…

11 months, 3 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago

Episode 501: Elul 2025 IV - E(cho)lul - Lex and Wendie

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 …

1 year ago

Episode 500: 500 Weeks of Unbound Judaism - Dan, Lex, Miriam

500!!!!

We made it. Somehow, someway, a wild idea that was once a figment of our imagination...has now been around for 500 weeks. In this episode, Dan…

1 year ago

Bonus Episode: Elul 2025 III - Chiasm - Lex and Wendie

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 …

1 year ago