Episode 528: Passover 2026 (Rena Yehuda III - Liberation)

Episode 528: Passover 2026 (Rena Yehuda III - Liberation)

From Judaism Unbound by Institute for the Next Jewish Future

March 27, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

Lex and Rena Yehuda explore the holiday of Passover, balancing joy with the seriousness of the current societal moment.

Chag Pesach Sameach! Happy Passover! Oh. And also...Chag Hamatzot Sameach (Happy Matzah-Fest), and Chag HaAviv Sameach (Happy Festival-of-Spring), and Z'man Cheruteinu Sameach (Happy Time of Our Liberation)! In this episode, Lex and Rena Yehuda explore the holiday of Passover, asking how we might find deep meaning in the Seder -- in ways that balance having a joyous, fun time with holding the seriousness of our collective societal moment right now. They also explore the power of names -- from Rena Yehuda's two first names to the four different names that Passover goes by in Hebrew. This episode is the 3rd in a 3-part mini-series introducing Rena Yehuda Newman, the new co-host of Judaism Unbound. Head to JudaismUnbound.com/classes to check out upcoming mini-courses in the UnYeshiva: Reproductive Justice, Torah during Climate Catastrophe, Yiddish Revolutionary Folksong, and Jewish Citizenship Bound & Unbound! Financial aid is available. Join the Judaism Unbound discord, where you can interact with Judaism Unbound's hosts, and with fellow listeners all around the world, by heading to discord.judaismunbound.com.

People in this episode

Host: Lex

Guest: Rena Yehuda

Topics covered

  • Passover
  • Seder
  • liberation
  • joy
  • names
  • Judaism

Keywords

  • Passover
  • Seder
  • liberation
  • Rena Yehuda
  • Judaism Unbound
  • joy
  • names

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Organizations: Judaism Unbound

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