Shavuot 2026: Judaism Unbound Episode 535 - Lex Rofeberg, Rena Yehuda Newman, Miriam Terlinchamp

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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!

[1] Judaism Unbound has had many past conversations about Shavuot, from a wide variety of angles. Check them out via the links below:

• Bonus Episode: Shavuot I - What the Heck is Shavuot?

• Bonus Episode: Shavuot II - The Future of Shavuot

• Bonus Episode: Shavuot III - What's the Deal with the Dairy?

• Bonus Episode: Shavuot IV - The Book of Ruth

• Episode 224: A New Sinai

• Episode 377: Shavuot in the Cloud

• Episode 434: Shavuot 2024

• Episode 484: Shavuot 2025

[2] Check out Rena Yehuda’s Shavuot zines (yes, there are multiple!) here: 2024/5784, 2019/5779

[3] For more on the theme of revelation, see Episode 527: Rena Yehuda II - Revelation.

[4] For some background on the Kabbalistic ideas Lex referenced in this episode, about the creation of the world being a brokenness that led to wholeness, click here.

[5] Learn from our founder Dan Libenson, and SVARA founder Benay Lappe, about the Talmud passage referenced — where Mount Sinai is held over the entire Israelite nation’s heads!

[6] Check out two wonderful capstone projects from students in the UnYeshiva’s certificate program in unbound Judaism, all about counting the Omer! Karen Levine’s Omer Journey, Sandra Razieli’s Omerathon

[7] For all of Bimbam’s Torah-portion videos (referenced by Lex in his proposal story), click here.