Becca Lubow: Judaism Unbound Bonus Episode - Whose Judaism?
In this bonus episode, 2020 Judaism Unbound and New Voices fellow Becca Lubow opens a conversation that connects a variety of seemingly distant topics: mutual aid networks, synagogue accessibility, and an unusual Kaddish prayer. At the heart of this episode is a unifying question: Who does Judaism belong to?
Becca Lubow
[1] Becca Lubow is the 2020 Judaism Unbound and New Voices fellow, and the host of this bonus episode. She gets excited about innovation and transformation in Jewish ritual, community, and politics. Becca can be found watering her plants, singing enthusiastically, and building the new Jewish future as an organizer with IfNotNow and Never Again Action.
[2] Read more about mutual aid networks, including the network Miriam and Becca worked with, here.
[3] You can read Rakhel’s poem for the class of 2020 published on Ritualwell’s website here.
[4] In a conversation about tradition and innovation in Jewish ritual, Rakhel references the classic opening of Fiddler on the Roof.
[5] To hear this episode in conversation with previous New Voices fellow Rena Yehuda Newman’s episode, check out Judaism Unbound Bonus Episode - Pluralism of Necessity.
Guests on this episode
Miriam Saperstein
Rakhel Silverman
Miriam Saperstein is a Jewish writer and mixed media artist. They are a 2020 Jewish Currents and New Voices fellow. Miriam is a senior at the University of Michigan, where they ask a lot of questions about Jewish histories and how to build accountable, supportive communities.
Rakhel Silverman is a Jewish activist, writer, and rabbi-to-be. They are an organizer with Jews United for Justice in Washington, DC and sit on the Open Hillel board of directors.