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Everything you learned in Hebrew School is wrong! Jewniversity is a fresh look at all things Judaism and Jewishness from Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet of St. Albans Masorti Synagogue in the UK. Join us as we explore a range of topics in Jewish history, culture, and belief in a new and often irreverent manner.

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Jews: A Taxonomy (Sort Of)

2026/01/30

So many labels exist for Jews - from ancient to modern, theological to geographical! We try (and fail) to categorise and organise all the many ways to be Jewish in this (rather poor, admittedly) attempt at a Jewish taxonomy

The Talmud

2026/01/15

Two documents are referenced in this podcast: the diagram of a page of the Vilna Shas, which is here, and the text of Massekhet Berakhot 12b-13a (the last sugya of the first chapter of Berakhot) is here

Hanukkah - Maccabees and Miracles

2025/12/18

All about Hanukkah – its history, myth, and modern practice

Is Judaism A World Religion? - Jews and Other Faiths

2025/11/20

In honour of Mitzvah Day and Interfaith Week, a look at how Judaism sees other religions and how they see us.

Angels, Demons and Dybbuks - Oh My!

2025/11/07

An introductory look at supernatural beings in Jewish tradition - the good, the bad, and the toilet demons.

The Jewish Home

2025/10/10

What makes a Jewish house a Jewish home? We explore the concept of Mikdash Ma'at and the practices, objects, and experiences inherent in building a Bayit Neeman beYisrael.

LGBT+ Halakhah

2025/07/06

In honour of Pride and in our final session before the Summer break, we look at LGBT+ life and law in Judaism

Love, Sex & Marriage - Part II

2025/06/20

In a follow up to last week's episode, we review laws of marriage (Kiddushin), explore some aspects of sexuality in Jewish practice (Onah, Niddah), and consider the laws of divorce (Gittin)

Love, Sex & Marriage - Part I

2025/06/15

We look at Jewish laws, custom and practices around dating, engagement, sex and marriage

Hope & Havoc – Messianism

2025/05/22

In our 40th episode (!) we deal with the thorny questions of the Messiah (who it is and why) and Messianism

Death & Dying

2025/05/08

A rapid-fire tour of the Jewish conceptions of death, dying, burial and mourning.

History of Modern Israel

2025/04/25

A brief and incomplete survey of modern Israel, from the first Zionist Congress (1897) until the 39th, coming up later this year.

Sacred Sevens

2025/04/11

A slightly out-of-the-box look at the magic of the number 7 – from the Menorah to the Omer to Shemittah, Shabbat and more, join us to explore this most sacred of numerals.

Pesaḥ

2025/03/27

All things Pesach: what it is, how we observe it, its history, procedures, practices and frustrations. From Kitniyot to the Haggadah, from Ḥaroset to Ḥazeret

Icons of Jewish Theology - Modern

2025/02/28

Following up on our last session, we look at the project of Jewish theology and the personalities of Jewish theologians from the Renaissance period until today