On Unorthodox, Orthodox Rabbinical Student Leah Sarna and Culture Critic...
Join us for a live recording of Unorthodox on Wednesday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. Our guests will be Senator Joe Lieberman and Bart Campolo, the host of the podcast...
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This week on Unorthodox, proof that Jews don’t control the weather. Our live show was canceled, but thanks to a pre-Passover miracle we were able to record an interview with our gentile of the week,...
View ArticleAsk Unorthodox: Passover Questions about Scallion Whipping and Christian...
Download your free copy of the Unorthodox Haggadah here! This week on Unorthodox, everything you ever wanted to know about Passover. We answer listener questions, writer Roya Hakakian tells us about...
View ArticleSimon Doonan and Jonathan Adler's Ten Very Modern Plagues, from the...
How is the seder different from all other nights, you ask? Well, it’s not just the bitter herbs and the excessive reclining. Tomorrow night, Jews around the world, and those who love them, will gather...
View ArticleNew Passover Songs from Unorthodox
By now, we hope, you’ve checked out our Haggadah, which is downloadable for free right here and is chock-full of provocative questions, sizzling illustrations, and, well, unorthodox contributions from...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Josh Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway of 'The West Wing Weekly'...
This week on Unorthodox, a crossover episode! We’re joined by Joshua Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway, hosts of The West Wing Weekly podcast, an episode-by-episode discussion of one of television’s most...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Israeli Chef Eyal Shani, Israeli singer Yael Deckelbaum, and...
This week on Unorthodox, we’re celebrating 70 years of Israeli food, music, and culture in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s independence day. We check out the newest outpost of Israeli chef Eyal...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Question: Do Jews Prefer Aluminum Foil to Ziploc Bags?
Unorthodox, the world’s leading Jewish podcast, takes questions from its listeners about all aspects of Jewish life, from the religiously profound to the utterly inconsequential. Every week, we discuss...
View ArticleUnorthodox Ep. 133: Talking Natalie Portman, Jehovah's Witnesses, Italian...
This week on Unorthodox, Natalie Portman announces she won’t accept ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’ in Israel, plus Jewish artichoke drama in Italy. Our Jewish guest is Rachel Simmons, the author of Enough as She...
View ArticleOn Unorthodox, Senator Joe Lieberman and 'Intractable' Podcast Host Skyler Inman
This week on Unorthodox, we’re celebrating Lag Ba’Omer! Our Jewish guest is Senator Joe Lieberman, whose new book, With Liberty & Justice: The 50-Day Journey from Egypt to Sinai, highlights the...
View ArticleWho Would Joe Lieberman Vote for in 2020? Not Who You'd Think.
Joe Lieberman, the senator from Connecticut until 2013, has always been a coy mistress with his fellow Democrats, on most matters a staunch liberal, on foreign policy a sharp-feathered hawk, a good...
View ArticleAsk Unorthodox: What's the Perfect Jewish History Book?
Unorthodox, the world’s leading Jewish podcast, takes questions from its listeners about all aspects of Jewish life, from the religiously profound to the utterly inconsequential. Every week, we discuss...
View ArticleUnorthodox Ep. 135: Motherhood, Burgers, and Bacon, with Guests Peninah Lamm...
This week, a very unorthodox Mother’s Day episode of our podcast. Our Jewish guest is Peninah Lamm Kaplansky, who in 2015 wrote a candid and moving account of her miscarriage, at 21 weeks, and the need...
View ArticleThe Conversion Episode: Unorthodox Celebrates Shavuot with Listener Stories...
On Shavuot we read the Book of Ruth, which tells the story of Ruth, the first convert to Judaism, who ultimately becomes the great-grandmother of King David. In Ruth’s honor, this week we’re talking...
View ArticleAsk Unorthodox: Should I Change My Name?
Unorthodox, the world’s leading Jewish podcast, takes questions from its listeners about all aspects of Jewish life, from the religiously profound to the utterly inconsequential. Every week, we discuss...
View ArticleUnorthodox Ep. 137: Yossi Klein Halevi's 'Letters to My Palestinian...
This week on Unorthodox, Liel prepares for his role as honorary grand marshal at New York City’s Celebrate Israel Parade on June 3. Our Jewish guest is Yossi Klein Halevi, senior fellow at the Shalom...
View ArticleAsk Unorthodox: Why Do Jews Interrupt Each Other So Much?
Unorthodox, the world’s leading Jewish podcast, takes questions from its listeners about all aspects of Jewish life, from the religiously profound to the utterly inconsequential. Every week, we discuss...
View ArticleAsk Unorthodox: What Blessing Should I Read at My Daughter's Interfaith,...
Unorthodox, Tablet’s weekly podcast, takes questions from its listeners about all aspects of Jewish life, from the religiously profound to the utterly inconsequential. Every week, we discuss one of...
View ArticleUnorthodox Remembers Philip Roth
Philip Roth died on May 22, 2018, and we wanted to bring you a few pieces while you wait for our next episode. First up, Mark Oppenheimer visits The Gist to talk with host Mike Pesca about Roth’s place...
View ArticleUnorthodox Ep. 138: Ruby Namdar on 'The Ruined House'; Taffy Brodesser-Akner...
This week on Unorthodox, Liel’s still wearing his grand marshal sash from the Celebrate Israel parade. For our first book-club episode, we talk to Israeli-born writer Ruby Namdar about his ambitious...
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