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Mijal and Noam Answer Your Questions About Denominations
Jun 10, 2026
35m 58s
Stars Of David: Jews at Carnegie Hall with Kathleen Sabogal
Jun 3, 2026
40m 15s
Matbucha And Mishpucha: Life As An Israeli-American Chef with Michael Solomonov
May 27, 2026
36m 49s
Revisiting Chabad with Rabbi YY Jacobson
May 20, 2026
34m 32s
What's So Funny About Antisemitism? With Raanan Hershberg
May 13, 2026
46m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/10/26 | Mijal and Noam Answer Your Questions About Denominations | Mijal is back, and this week we're responding to your comments! Spurred on by awesome listeners like you, our reunited hosts ponder the dynamic relationship between Zionism and Reform Judaism, the question of Jewish continuity, the hot-button issue of affordability, and more. We have the best audience in the world, and we hope you'll keep commenting and writing to us at wonderingjews@unpackedmedia.org for the next Q&A episode. Mijal's article "The Future Is Sephardic" can be read here: https://sapirjournal.org/aspiration-ii/2026/the-future-is-sephardic/ Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on YouTube. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4 For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 35m 58s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | Stars Of David: Jews at Carnegie Hall with Kathleen Sabogal | Jews have left an indelible mark on the fabric of America, impacting activism, music, and religion. One venue holds so many inspiring examples of these contributions: Carnegie Hall. For this episode celebrating the end of Jewish American Heritage Month, Noam joins Kathleen Sabogal (Director, Rose Archives and Museum) on-location at the famous venue. On the corner of 57th Street and 7th Avenue, great names like Leonard Bernstein, Rabbi Stephen Wise, and Isaac Stern advocated for education, women's suffrage, racial equality and more. Is there inspiration here for the next chapter of Jewish American history? The answer will be music to your ears.To learn more about Carnegie Hall's story and view their digital archives, go to https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on YouTube. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4 For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 40m 15s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | Matbucha And Mishpucha: Life As An Israeli-American Chef with Michael Solomonov✨ | Israeli-American identityJewish American Heritage Month+3 | Michael Solomonov | UnpackedZahav | — | Israeli cuisineAmerican Jews+3 | RootOne | 36m 49s | |
| 5/20/26 | Revisiting Chabad with Rabbi YY Jacobson✨ | ChabadJudaism+3 | Rabbi YY Jacobson | OpenDor Media | — | ChabadJudaism+3 | Unpacked | 34m 32s | |
| 5/13/26 | What's So Funny About Antisemitism? With Raanan Hershberg✨ | Jewish comedyantisemitism+4 | Raanan Hershberg | Morbidly Jewish | KentuckyAmerica | antisemitismJewish comedy+5 | Unpacked | 46m 00s | |
| 5/6/26 | Is the Zabar's Story A Jewish Story? With David Zabar✨ | Jewish American Heritagefamily history+3 | David Zabar | Zabar'sOpenDor Media+1 | — | Zabar'sJewish story+5 | Unpacked | 32m 47s | |
| 4/29/26 | Is the Future Non-Denominational? With Rabbi Avi Killip✨ | Jewish denominationscontemporary Jewish life+3 | Rabbi Avi Killip | Hadar | — | JudaismHadar+5 | Unpacked | 35m 55s | |
| 4/22/26 | Is Reform Judaism About Modernity Or Tradition? With Rabbi Rick Jacobs✨ | Reform Judaismtradition vs modernity+3 | Rabbi Rick Jacobs | Union for Reform Judaism | — | Reform JudaismRabbi Rick Jacobs+6 | Unpacked | 39m 31s | |
| 4/15/26 | Will Conservative Judaism Survive? With Rabbi Nicole Guzik and Rabbi Erez Sherman✨ | Conservative JudaismAmerican Jews+3 | Rabbi Nicole GuzikRabbi Erez Sherman | Sinai Temple | — | Conservative JudaismAmerican Jews+3 | Unpacked | 36m 55s | |
| 4/7/26 | Why Does Judaism Have Denominations? With Zev Eleff✨ | JudaismDenominations+4 | Zev Eleff | Gratz CollegeOpenDor Media | — | Judaismdenominations+6 | Unpacked | 38m 02s | |
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| 3/31/26 | Straight Outta Egypt with Michael Rapaport✨ | Passovercomedy+4 | Michael Rapaport | FriendsOnly Murders In The Building+1 | New York City | PassoverMichael Rapaport+4 | Unpacked | 35m 24s | |
| 3/25/26 | The Greatest Rabbi Of All Time? With Jenna Weissman Joselit✨ | Jewish denominationsMordecai Kaplan+3 | Jenna Weissman Joselit | Yale University PressMordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul | — | Mordecai Kaplanbat mitzvah+3 | Jewish LivesKAPLAN | 33m 04s | |
| 3/18/26 | What The Headlines Mean For American Jews with Bret Stephens✨ | anti-semitismIsrael+4 | Bret Stephens | New York TimesSapir | — | anti-semitic attackIran war+3 | Unpacked | 30m 38s | |
| 3/11/26 | The Truth About Antizionism with Adam Louis-Klein✨ | antisemitismantizionism+4 | Adam Louis-Klein | McGill UniversityLondon Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism+2 | — | antisemitismantizionism+5 | Unpacked | 38m 45s | |
| 3/4/26 | The Rhymes of History with Professor Jonathan Sarna✨ | antisemitismAmerican history+4 | Professor Jonathan Sarna | American Judaism | — | antisemitismhistory+5 | Unpacked | 28m 20s | |
| 3/2/26 | Dispatch From Irangeles with Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh✨ | IranJudaism+4 | Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh | — | IrangelesIran | IranPurim+6 | Unpacked | 25m 44s | |
| 2/25/26 | Clarity to Confusion: Reflections on Purim With Justin Pines & JBS✨ | Purimanti-semitism+3 | Justin Pines | Jewish Broadcasting ServiceWondering Jews+5 | — | Purimanti-semitism+6 | Unpacked | 1h 04m 02s | |
| 2/18/26 | God, the Jews, and Israel: Three Thousand Years of History | In this episode, Mijal invites Noam to talk about his most ambitious project yet: a 5-part epic series on the history of Zionism, from biblical beginnings to modern Israel. Years in the making and deeply personal to Noam, this sweeping series on Unpacking Israeli History traces the 3,000-year story of Zionism. Mijal and Noam's conversation touches on collective memory, the cyclical fracturing of the Jewish people, and how an ancient dream finally materialized as a sovereign state. This episode is in memory of Leo M. Bernstein. Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on YouTube. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4 For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 30m 12s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Soviet Anti-Zionism and the Refuseniks with Izabella Tabarovsky | What can Russian Anti-Zionism of 1967 teach us about Anti-Semitism today? This week, Noam and Mijal speak with Izabella Tabarovsky, author of the new book Be A Refusenik: A Jewish Student's Survival Guide. With academic expertise and personal stories, Izabella paints a vivid picture of the Refusenik movement and what lessons it can offer to Jews facing discrimination on college campuses. Order Izabella's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Refusenik-Jewish-Students-Survival/dp/B0G2GKWKCJ Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on YouTube. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4 For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 34m 35s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Understanding the ICE Surge with Kate Davenport | At a moment when many Americans are either shouting past each other or staying silent, Noam and Mijal pause to reflect on what this moment demands of them as Jews, as leaders, and as citizens. In this episode, Mijal and Noam speak with Minnesota resident and Aspen Civil Society Fellow Kate Moore Davenport. The conversation explores the surge of ICE agents in Minneapolis and why it has ignited a debate over due process, safety, and federal power. Afterwards, Noam and Mijal reflect on polarization, competing narratives, and how Jewish ethical frameworks can help guide conversation without surrendering nuance. Here is a link to Mijal's instragram post, discussed in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUEo6ezDnnQ/?igsh=MWs1c3J3ZzY4YnhzZQ== Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on YouTube. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4 For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 42m 53s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Inside the American Right: Israel, Antisemitism, and Trump’s GOP Coalition | What’s actually happening inside the American right—and how much of it is real versus online noise? Mijal and Noam talk with Jesse Arm of the Manhattan Institute about the GOP coalition after Trump, the new fault lines on Israel, and why conspiracy culture is becoming a political force. Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on YouTube. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4 For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 52m 25s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Shabbat and the Radical Idea of Rest (#1 Staff Pick) | This week, we wrap up our Staff Pick countdown with our #1 episode of the year. What Is Shabbat—Really? goes beyond the long list of “don’ts” to uncover the deeper joy and purpose of the Jewish Sabbath. Grounded in Genesis, Exodus, and the writings of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Mijal and Noam explore Shabbat as a 25-hour “palace in time”—a weekly digital detox, spiritual reset, and celebration of meaning. We’re proud to be collaborating with Sefaria and The Simchat Torah Challenge, on this episode along with all the other episodes of our “In the Beginning” mini-series. Learn more about these two incredible organizations here: https://simchattorahchallenge.org/ https://www.sefaria.org/texts Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Sabbath Joseph B. Soloveitchik :The Lonely Man of Faith Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on YouTube. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4 For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 36m 13s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | You Think You Know Chabad? Think Again — With Rabbi YY Jacobson (#2 Staff Pick) | What does Chabad have to offer a fractured world in 2025? On Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam, Mijal Bitton and Noam Weissman are joined by renowned Chabad scholar and speaker Rabbi YY Jacobson to explore the enduring power of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s legacy. Chosen by our staff as the #2 top episode of the year and part of our countdown to the #1 Staff Pick, this conversation leans into Chabad’s worldview, its nuanced relationship with Zionism, and its bold response to antisemitism. Rabbi Jacobson also shares how every Jew, religious or secular, can become an agent of healing, love, and redemptive consciousness. Click here to read Rabbi Jacobson's bio. Click here for Rabbi Jacobson's website. Please follow Wondering Jews on Instagram! instagram.com/wonderingjews. Check us out on Youtube. Get in touch at our new email address: WonderingJews@unpacked.media and call us, 1-833-WON-Jews. ------------ This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Unpacking Israeli History Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold | 36m 32s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | What it Means to be Jewish: A Conversation with Jonah Platt (#3 Staff Pick) | Noam revisits his conversation with actor, Jewish advocate and fellow podcast host, Jonah Platt. In the episode, voted the #3 staff pick, Noam and Jonah sit down in LA to talk about identity, Israel, Hollywood, and why October 7 turned him into what he calls an “October 8th activist.” Jonah reflects on his Jewish upbringing, the rising fear around Jewish identity, and why he now proudly wears a Magen David. They dig into what Hollywood gets right (and wrong) about Jewish stories, why so few celebrities speak up for Israel, and how to navigate tough conversations using Jonah’s “Five C’s.” Jonah Platt is the host of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Mijal will be back next week. Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media and call us, 1-833-WON-Jews. Follow @unpackedmedia on Instagram and check out Unpacked on youtube. ------------ This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 53m 39s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | Jewish 2025 Wrap: Peoplehood, Polarization, and Hope | As 2025 ends, Mijal Bitton and Noam Weissman look back on a year that felt both relentless and revealing, then name ten themes that shaped Jewish life, Israel, and the diaspora, except it’s nine, because they’re contrarians, plus what they hope 2026 can become. They unpack the shift from acute crisis to chronic challenge, why “that feeling you’re feeling is peoplehood,” the rise of horseshoe politics and Overton window expansion, the exhaustion of nonstop noise, and the surprising places hope still shows up, including resilience, allies, and moments of solidarity. They also get personal, from Mijal’s pregnancy and the tension of joy amid fear, to Noam’s Israel bar mitzvah trip and what it taught him about civic society. To close, they draw on Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ guidance for how Jews respond in hard eras, find allies, strengthen unity, and choose joy alongside the fight, then ask what it would look like to build “the ark, plank by plank” in 2026. Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @unpackedmedia on Instagram and check out Unpacked on youtube. ------------ This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Unpacking Israeli History | 47m 53s | ||||||
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