Judaism Unbound

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Position in the Judaism chart (US), last 90 days.

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all-time peak

days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Episode 552: Asherah - Shaul Magid, Lila Rimalovski

#7 trending · Judaism

ASHERAH is a new journal of Jewish liturgy — past, present, and future. Its name comes from an ancient goddess, related to a tree of the same name, and its first issue ki

Sep 11
53 min

Shabbat Dinner Party V: Have the Damn Dinner

On this final episode of Shabbat Dinner Party, we have the real dinner. First, Neil Spears talks about how when we go somewhere over and over, we become known. Then, G

Sep 9
22 min

Episode 551: Elul 2026 IV - Nitzavim (Standing at Sinai) - 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 creative digital moda

Sep 4
23 min

Shabbat Dinner Party IV: The Palace in Time

On this episode of Shabbat Dinner Party, we return to the imaginary Shabbat Dinner Table. Neil Spears talks about how to rid ourselves of the ‘tyranny of always having t

Sep 2
39 min

Episode 550: Elul 2026 III - God? - 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 creative digital moda

Aug 28
24 min

Shabbat Dinner Party III: No Bad Jews

On this episode of Shabbat Dinner Party, we return to the imaginary Shabbat Dinner Table. Neil Spears talks about how to have Shabbat dinner with a purpose, and why it c

Aug 26
40 min

Episode 549: Elul 2026 II - Shmita's Thurs-Year - 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 creative digital moda

Aug 21
25 min

Shabbat Dinner Party II: Is This the Life I Desire?

Shabbat Dinner Party, an auditory exploration through a Shabbat dinner, returns to the appetizer table, the kitchen, and the dinner table to go through all things Shabbat

Aug 19
39 min

Episode 548: Elul 2026 - 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 creative digital moda

Aug 14
27 min

Shabbat Dinner Party I: Shabbat Shalom

Welcome to Shabbat Dinner Party, an auditory exploration through a Shabbat dinner. In this episode, we meet resident Shabbat expert Neil Spears, Gefilteria’s Jeffrey Yosk

Aug 12
32 min

Episode 547: Shabbat Dinner Party

Shabbat Dinner Party is an audio exploration through a Shabbat dinner from setting the intention, to making the dinner, to the dinner conversation — all with audio. Each

Aug 7
41 min

Episode 546: Worlds to Come - Lexi Kohanski

Lexi Kohanski is a trans Jewish writer and educator, who recently created a Jewish TTRPG (table-top role-playing game) called Worlds to Come: The Hebrew Role-Playing Game

Jul 31
1 h 00 min

Shabbat Dinner Party Trailer

Shabbat Dinner Party is an audio exploration through a Shabbat dinner from setting the intention, to making the dinner, to the dinner conversation — all with audio. Each

Jul 29
2 min

Episode 545: Shabbat Unbound III - Ana B'Koach

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 pray

Jul 24
24 min

Episode VII: Woven Back Together Again

Rest to Return is 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 ho

Jul 22
21 min

Episode 544: Tisha B'Av (the 9th of Av) 2026 II - Andrue Kahn, Dania Rajendra

Tisha B'Av (the 9th of Av) is an annual observance on the Jewish calendar, often understood as the saddest day of the year. It commemorates many different destructions an

Jul 17
52 min

Rest to Return VI: Making Time Sacred

Rest to Return is 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 ho

Jul 15
23 min

Episode 543: Tisha B'Av (The 9th of Av) 2026 - Lex and Rena Yehuda

Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman discuss the history, shadow-sides, and positive possibilities for observing the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’av (the 9th of Av) — underst

Jul 10
47 min

Rest to Return V: A Season for Everything

Rest to Return is 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 ho

Jul 8
26 min

Episode 542: Jewish Bodily Autonomy - Lex and Rena Yehuda

Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman conclude a mini-series of Judaism Unbound conversations that have been exploring the principle of bodily autonomy -- and how it inters

Jul 3
57 min

Chart positions

Where Judaism Unbound ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 12, 2026).

#26 ▲ 14 Judaism US

What listeners say

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This podcast covers a wonderful, wide sweep of Jewish diversity. I really appreciate all the possibilities that feel open to you when you listen. And it pairs excellently with their Talmud podcast as a double feature on Shabbat. I really appreciate everything this show has done to serve the wider community and to encourage creativity in Jewish life.

luthien13 · Nov 2025

I deeply appreciate the space Judaism Unbound creates for reimagining Jewish identity outside institutional norms. The spiritual openness, the intergenerational curiosity, and the attention to justice all keep me listening. That said, I find myself increasingly uneasy with how the podcast discusses Israel and Zionism without including any actual Israeli voices (at least in the episodes I’ve listened to). I don’t say that to shut down critique, I think critique is vital. But in my opinion, these episodes too often center American discomfort without meaningfully engaging Israelis (Jewish, Palestinian, Mizrahi, queer, left-wing, peace activists, etc.) who live with the complexities daily. If we’re serious about peoplehood, about listening across difference, and about dismantling inherited hierarchies, shouldn’t we be widening the circle? Not narrowing it to Americans who already largely agree? I’d love to see future episodes bring Israelis into the conversation not just as subjects of critique, but as full participants in shaping what Jewish futures can be.

genzwannabe3 · Jul 2025

I found this wonderful website through my Rabbi who suggested this as a resource for my conversion to Judaism. I look forward to every new episode as well as past ones. There is such a variety of topics that spark my interest in so many areas. I am very grateful for this opportunity to learn and understand Jewish Religious culture and values. I also am grateful for the JewCurious staff for doing their part to expose antisemitism through their signs and resources on their website.

Mofongo from NYC · Mar 2024

I struggle with the connective feelings I long for from faith. This pod and the huge collection of conversations help me keep the big questions in the front of mind, and I deeply appreciate the eagerness to wrestle with topics in the grey area of life.

yeueixhei · Nov 2022

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