Judaism Unbound · Institute for the Next Jewish Future
Episode 489: Bacon and the Jews - Dan and Lex
·1 hr 1 min·5 clips
Lex reveals why pork looms large in Jewish life as a symbol of both tradition and rebellion.
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A smart, unsettled conversation about why some Jewish practices reach the body before they fully make sense.
Judaism Unbound uses bacon and pig to open a wider argument about Jewish practice before it is defined. Dan Liebenson and Lex Rothberg move from earlier talk about meat and kashrut into a bigger question: whether Judaism is mainly something that persuades the mind, or something…
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If you want bacon to open onto a real Jewish argument, this is your lane.
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