Benay Lappe: Judaism Unbound Episode 395 - Becoming a Jewish Kind of Person
Benay Lappe, the founder of SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva -- and, way back in Judaism Unbound's earliest days, the first guest on our podcast -- joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about conversion to Judaism in the Talmud. As it turns out, the process of becoming Jewish was a lot simpler for the early rabbis than it is today. But just how much simpler? To find out, listen in to this episode, the 8th in an ongoing mini-series exploring conversion to Judaism.
[1] Fall 2023’s full-semester courses in the UnYeshiva are now posted, and ready for your registration! For more info about all five of them, and to register yourself, just head to JudaismUnbound.com/classes.
[2] For Benay Lappe’s previous appearances on Judaism Unbound, see Episode 3: Exodus, Episode 36: What Jewish Looks Like Today, Episode 56: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva, Episode 200: Educating Ourselves, or Episode 216: Pandemic Passover.
[3] To check out the recent episode featuring Chris Bartlett, referenced a couple times in this conversation, see Episode 391: Converting to Judaism — Jewish-Adjacent - Chris Bartlett.
[4] For more wisdom from Dan and Benay, every week, check out The Oral Talmud! You can view all past episodes by heading to www.OralTalmud.com. For Oral Talmud episodes referenced directly in this conversation, see any of the following:
[5] Learn more about the book Colleges that Change Lives, referenced by Lappe, by clicking here.
[6] For an episode of The Oral Talmud that isn’t directly about conversion, but was mentioned in this conversation, see Episode 8: Letting Everybody In (Berakhot 28a, Part 2).
