Judaism Unbound Episode 499: Elul 2025 II - The 13 Attributes of Mercy - Lex and Wendie
Elul is the 12th and final month of the Jewish calendar year. Elul Unbound is a Judaism Unbound initiative all about making Elul meaningful, through creative digital modalities. In this episode, Lex Rofeberg and Wendie Bernstein Lash explore the 13 attributes of mercy, traditionally associated with Elul and the High Holidays. This Elul podcast is the second in a mini-series of four that will be released as part of Elul Unbound 2025 (our 26th-29th Elul episodes overall).
[1] Sign up for Judaism Unbound’s Elul Shabbat gatherings here! The first one takes place Friday, September 5th (8 pm ET/5 pm PT) — and follow-ups will occur on September 12th (2 pm ET/11 am PT) and September 19th (8 pm ET/5 pm PT).
[2] To check out all our Elul bonus episodes from the past seven years, many of which remain relevant for this year, click here. Join our bi-weekly journey through Elul Unbound 2025 by signing up at this link.
[3] Explore the 13 attributes of mercy via this link.
[5] Lex alludes to Amichai Lau-Lavie, in an early episode of Judaism Unbound, indicating that had he been with the Israelites at the time of the golden calf…he would’ve contributed to its creation! Listen in to this conversation via Episode 29: Lab/Shul - Amichai-Lau-Lavie.
[6] Wendie references the idea that teshuva (return/repentance) was created before the world itself was created! This comes from the Talmud, and a piece by Joanna Katz exploring this idea can be found via this link.
