About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming festival of Shavuot and the ShavuotLIVE event, exploring its historical significance and modern interpretations.

Shavuot! Is! Coming! As this episode is released, the festival of Shavuot is less than a week away. And with it, ShavuotLIVE: Judaism Unbound's 24-hour extravaganza of Jewish learning and unlearning, approaches as well (begins Friday, May 22nd at 6 pm ET/3 pm PT)! Lex Rofeberg, Rena Yehuda Newman, and Miriam Terlinchamp dive into the wild twists and turns that have characterized Shavuot's journey from the Torah to the present-day. They explore how ShavuotLIVE serves as a continuation of Shavuot's past iterations, while also bringing some new energy to the festival as well. Also...they talk about Jewish time-travel! ---------------- ShavuotLIVE will take place from Friday, May 22nd at 6 pm ET (3 pm PT) through Saturday, May 23rd at 6 pm ET (3 pm PT). Register at bit.ly/shavuot2026 ! The event is fully free to attend.

People in this episode

Guests: Lex Rofeberg, Rena Yehuda Newman, Miriam Terlinchamp

Topics covered

• Shavuot
• Jewish learning
• Jewish festivals
• time-travel
• ShavuotLIVE
• Torah

Keywords

• Shavuot
• ShavuotLIVE
• Jewish learning
• festival
• Torah
• time-travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Judaism Unbound, Institute for the Next Jewish Future

Places: ET, PT

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