Just over 2100 years ago, somebody looked at the book of Genesis. Their main takeaway? “This is pretty solid. Maybe like, a 7 out of 10. But it could really use some edits if I'm being honest.”
So they channeled all their chutzpah, and went ahead with tweaking it! They rewrote the book of Genesis -- keeping much of it the same but shifting many details, adding new characters, and orienting the whole thing around cycles of 49 years (called “Jubilees”). Through this interactive conversation, come and get a taste of this wild book. Together, we'll consider what Jubilees can teach us as we seek to channel our own Jewish creativity today!

Lex Rofeberg is a Jewish educator and activist who works as Senior Jewish Educator for Judaism Unbound, a digital Jewish organization. He is the co-host and producer of Judaism Unbound’s weekly podcast, and oversees the UnYeshiva — a digital center for Jewish learning and unlearning. He attended Brown University, and was ordained as a rabbi in 2021 through ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (go Bucks, sorry Celts fans!), he lives on Narragansett land in Providence, Rhode Island.