Shabbat Unbound: A 12-Month-Long Kabbalat Shabbat Service!
Shabbat Unbound is an experiment. What happens if we treat Friday-night not just as a chance to roll through a catalogue of prayers, but if instead we take each Shabbat as a chance to really dive deep into one prayer in particular? Over the course of 12 months, we will seek to answer that question. Instead of reciting fifteen prayers in one sitting, we'll explore one prayer deeply — through song, textual exploration, group conversation and more. And through those 12 months, we’ll make our way through the world’s longest-ever (and hopefully, most-rewarding-ever) Friday night service!
Upcoming Shabbat Unbound Gatherings:
February 21, 2024:
Mi Chamocha
not yet open for registration
March 28, 2024:
V’Shamru
not yet open for registration
April 25, 2024:
Amidah
not yet open for registration
Facilitated by:
Miriam (she/her) is the Executive Director of Judaism Unbound and host of the Tales of the Unbound Podcast. Miriam served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Sholom in Cincinnati, Ohio for 13 years, founded JustLOVE, a multi-faith movement for activists and teaches in the UnYeshiva and at HUC-JIR. She is active on several boards and committees within the Cincinnati community, including serving as immediate past president of the Board of Rabbis and sits on the National Clergy Advisory Council for Faith in Action. Miriam was ordained in 2010 at HUC-JIR, Los Angeles and received her BA in Philosophy of Religion and Studio Art from Scripps College. Miriam loves to write, paint, and make ridiculously fun videos about Jewish values. She lives in Ohio with her daughters, partner, and dog.
Lex, in his role as Senior Jewish Educator of Judaism Unbound, co-hosts and produces its weekly podcast, facilitates many of its live digital events, and oversees the UnYeshiva: a digital center for Jewish learning and unlearning. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in Judaic Studies, and was ordained as a rabbi in 2021 by ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. You didn’t ask, but he would like you to know that his rabbinic ordination speech looked at OutKast’s song “Hey Ya” through the lens of Jewish numerology. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lex lived for two years in Jackson, Mississippi — working for the Institute of Southern Jewish Life — and he currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with his wife Valerie. He serves on advisory boards, or boards of directors for The Shalom Center, Tikkun Olam Productions, Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations, and Mitzvah Matzos.