EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Miriam (she/her) is the Executive Director of Judaism Unbound and host of the Tales of the Unbound Podcast. Miriam served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Sholom in Cincinnati, Ohio for 13 years, founded JustLOVE, a multi-faith movement for activists and teaches in the UnYeshiva and at HUC-JIR. She is active on several boards and committees within the Cincinnati community, including serving as immediate past president of the Board of Rabbis and sits on the National Clergy Advisory Council for Faith in Action. Miriam was ordained in 2010 at HUC-JIR, Los Angeles and received her BA in Philosophy of Religion and Studio Art from Scripps College. Miriam loves to write, paint, and make ridiculously fun videos about Jewish values. She lives in Ohio with her daughters, partner, and dog.

Contact Miriam at Miriam@JudaismUnbound.com.

SENIOR JEWISH EDUCATOR

Lex (he/him), in his role as Senior Jewish Educator of Judaism Unbound, co-hosts and produces its weekly podcast, facilitates many of its live digital events, and oversees the UnYeshiva: a digital center for Jewish learning and unlearning. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in Judaic Studies, and was ordained as a rabbi in 2021 by ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. You didn’t ask, but he would like you to know that his rabbinic ordination speech looked at OutKast’s song “Hey Ya” through the lens of Jewish numerology. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lex lived for two years in Jackson, Mississippi — working for the Institute of Southern Jewish Life — and he currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with his wife Valerie. He serves on advisory boards, or boards of directors for The Shalom Center, Tikkun Olam Productions, Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations, and Mitzvah Matzos.

Contact Lex via Lex@JudaismUnbound.com.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Katie (they/she) makes things beautiful and makes sure people know what’s happening at Judaism Unbound. Katie has served as a marketer, editor, designer, and writer at several justice-focused organizations and nonprofits across the globe. Katie founded the Moishe Pod in Manchester and was selected for the 2019 Ya’ad Young Adult Leadership Fellowship with the UK Reform Movement. Katie graduated with a degree in Studio Art and Art History from Washington College and has lived in 14 cities around the world - no, she can’t pick a favourite. You can find their writing at Hey Alma and scattered across the internet. Katie can usually be found among the olive trees, spinning wool from their sheep and celebrating the Jewish festivals in mixed community on the land and in close, ongoing relationship to it.

Contact Katie at katie@judaismunbound.com.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & STRATEGY

Todd (he/him) is an expert in operations, strategy, and project management with a burning passion for new modes of Jewish communal life. He is the author of a research paper on 21st-century independent Jewish spiritual communities completed in connection with receiving an Executive Master’s in Jewish Professional Studies from the Spertus Institute. Todd is also a Board member and Treasurer of Lab/Shul, an artist-driven, everybody-friendly experimental community for sacred Jewish gatherings located in NYC. Todd is a devoted student of Jewish mysticism, particularly the works of Art Green and Jay Michelson.

Contact Todd at Todd@judaismunbound.com

DIRECTOR OF THE UNYESHIVA CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Rena Yehuda (they/them) is a trans Jewish educator and comics artist passionate about communal memory and the power of a good story. Rena Yehuda co-hosts the Judaism Unbound Podcast, while also acting as the Director of the UnYeshiva’s Certificate Program in Unbound Judaism. They are the former editor of New Voices Magazine, current children’s book illustrator, creator of “The Testosterone Survey Zine”, and an international zine and magazine publisher. Their teaching always centers holy deviance: Torah that trespasses borders, denominations, and dogma. They currently live between Brooklyn, NY and London, UK with their husband. You can find their bi-weekly comix newsletter here.Contact Rena Yehuda at renayehuda@judaismunbound.com

PRODUCTION LEAD

Joey (he/him) serves as the Executive Director of Bespoken Live, a radical storytelling initiative. He is also the producer of the podcast “Common Good” and teaches world religions in prisons. Joey’s artful story telling is obvious in the way he has curated and threaded this new podcast. Joey lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

EDUCATION CONTENT & DESIGN SPECIALIST

Lexi Kohanski (she/her) is a trans Jewish writer and educator who focuses on empowering those who have not felt at home in Judaism. As a teacher, she brings Torah to all who seek to learn in spaces that are intergenerational, diverse, and full of joy. In her previous role as Director of Learning at The Torah Studio, Lexi grew the organization’s offerings to 5 classes per week throughout the year and trained hand-picked educators to teach empowering, engaging Torah in virtual classrooms. Her writing has appeared in Gashmius Magazine, Life is a Sacred Text, and the Trans Halakha Project, and she regularly publishes through the T4Torah Patreon. Lexi gives sermons on spiritual resilience and survival on her podcast, Torah for Trans Lives. An avid gamer and storyteller, Lexi is the author of Worlds To Come, a first-of-its-kind tabletop roleplaying game for learning Hebrew. Before finding her calling, Lexi was an actor, ESL teacher, and farmer. She is a rabbinical student at Yashrut; she has also studied at the Conservative Yeshiva, Pardes, SVARA, Hadar, and Yeshivat Maharat. In 2025 she won the Pomegranate Prize for her efforts to expand who gets to learn Torah. Lexi’s home is in New York City.

Contact Lexi at kohanski@judaismunbound.com

FOUNDER + SENIOR FELLOW

Dan (he/him) is the Founder of Judaism Unbound and currently serves as President of Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah. Dan co-hosts the Judaism Unbound Podcast and The Oral Talmud videocast, and he teaches in the UnYeshiva. He served as president of Judaism Unbound from its founding until 2023. Dan previously served as Executive Director of the University of Chicago Hillel and Director of New Initiatives at Harvard Hillel, and he serves on the faculties of the HUC-JIR Zelikow School of Non-Profit Management, the Bronfman Fellowship, the Wexner Heritage Program, and other programs. He is a 2009 AVI CHAI Fellow and received the Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence award, Hillel International's highest professional honor. Dan attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude and was an articles editor of the Harvard Law Review. Dan is the translator of The Orchard by Israeli novelist Yochi Brandes and the translation editor of The Secret Book of Kings by the same author. He lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago with his wife, two children, and two dogs.

Contact Dan at Dan@JudaismUnbound.com