Judaism Unbound Episode 538: Matir Asurim — Judaism and Incarceration - Shir Lovett-Graff

Written By Lex Rofeberg

Shir Lovett-Graff, a writer and community-organizer, is a founder and organizer with Matir Asurim: Jewish Care Network for Incarcerated People -- they also serve as executive director for the Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative. Lovett-Graff joins Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman for a conversation about incarceration through Jewish lenses. This episode is the 3rd in an ongoing mini-series of Judaism Unbound episodes exploring Judaism through the framework of bodily autonomy.

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[1] Apply for the UnYeshiva's Certificate Program for Unbound Judaism by heading to www.judaismunbound.com/certificate! The deadline is June 7th.

[2] Learn more about Shir Lovett-Graff at ShirLovettGraff.com, and explore the work of Matir Asurim at MatirAsurim.org.

[3] Just a few days before this episode was published, Lovett-Graff’s poetry was published in the inaugural issue of Harvard Divinity School’s Asherah Journal. Check out their work (and the full journal) here.

[4] For more on Abraham Joshua Heschel’s notion of Shabbat as a “sanctuary in time,” click here.

[5] To read the Chasidic story that Rena Yehuda shared, about Zusha and Elimelech while incarcerated, see this link.

[6] For more on the role that Quakers played in the creation of solitary confinement in prisons, click here.

[7] Check out Tales of the Unbound, a podcast hosted by Miriam Terlinchamp that follows the journey of two incarcerated individuals (Ari and Josh) and their journey of conversion to Judaism.

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