Should we be reviving the Nazirite vow, a practice that is typically seen as "ancient," "outdated," or "antiquated?" Might it have liberatory potential for Judaism and the world? Xava De Cordova and Michael Sokolovsky of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/xaihowareyou" target="_blank">Xai, How are You?</a> join Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman of <a href="https://www.judaismunbound.com" target="_blank">Judaism Unbound</a> for a crossover episode about Nazirite philosophy, rabbinic agendas, the Kol Nidrei declaration, and the metaphysical importance of vows! -----------------------------------<a href="https://www.judaismunbound.com/classes#fall2025" target="_blank">Head to JudaismUnbound.com/classes to check out our up upcoming courses in the UnYeshiva, beginning in mid-late October. Amazing learning opportunities are available for registration exploring the book of Jubilees, Jewish Exile and Liberation, the Talmud, and Antisemitism Unbound!</a> Financial aid is available via <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7YD1k5agzjvV-eKmtKOC4gW1PMXFpB7N735LqfuzkP3tRpw/viewform" target="_blank">this link.</a>-----------------------------------More about Xai, How are You?: Queer Jews Michael Sokolovsky and Rabbi Xava De Cordova play with the multi-millennial dialectic that is the Talmud. Join them as they throw drash, seek prophetic insight and uncover the rabbinic smuttiness inherent in the system. You can subscribe to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/xaihowareyou" target="_blank">Xai How are You</a> via <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/679Rai6As8pdE6TVY3fmVC" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xai-how-are-you/id1500147124" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, or any of your other favorite podcast apps, so go give them a listen! For a previous combo episode of Judaism Unbound and Xai How are You, see <a href="https://www.judaismunbound.com/podcast/episode-269-xava-decordova-michael-sokolovsky" target="_blank">Episode 269: Shabbetai Zevi -- Permitting the Forbidden</a>.

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