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Rebooting Jewish Life Episode

Rebooting Jewish Life

New Framing for a Changing World Reboot is an arts and culture nonprofit that reimagines, reinvents and reinforces Jewish thought and traditions. By working with the greatest creatives and thinkers of our day, we bring our centuries-old rituals and stories to you in a modern way. Learn more about how we are Rebooting Jewish life here and see the latest Reboot work here.

Reboot is an arts and culture non-profit that reimagines and reinforces Jewish thought and traditions. As a premier R&D platform for the Jewish world, we catalyze our Reboot Network of preeminent creators, artists, entrepreneurs and activists to produce experiences and products that evolve the Jewish conversation and transform society.

All Reboot projects imagine Jewish ritual and tradition afresh, offering an inviting mix of discovery, experience and reflection through events, exhibitions, recordings, books, films, DIY activity toolkits and apps. These projects have engaged over a million participants and continue to inspire Jewish connections and meaning by encouraging participants to become creators in their Jewish experience.Our year-round activities are supported by an annual tentpole event—the Reboot Summit, a closed gathering that convenes a diverse group of prominent Jewish change agents in an intellectually-provocative environment that inspires them to discover new ways to engage with their Judaism.

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Reboot Ideas Presents: What Plagues Us? What Liberates Us?

Reboot Ideas hosted Rabbi Sharon Brous (founding Rabbi of IKAR and Reboot faculty member) and Dr. David Agus (USC’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine) for an impassioned conversation that explored the spiritual and scientific dynamics of our current moment.

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The Golem Rescored

Magic and Mystics

In this episode, scored by Threshing Floor, we explore the themes of magic and mystics, Jewish folklore, Talmud and philosophy with Dr. Justin Sledge, a professor of philosophy and religion in the Metro-Detroit area. He looks at the mystical spiritual leader Judah Loew ben Bezalel or “Rabbi Lowe” in The Golem film, who, in an effort to protect his people and avoid their expulsion, creates a massive warrior out of clay, using magic to bring him to life. Watch here.

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What Would You Bring?

John Hajdu

When the Nazis forced his family out of their home and into the Budapest Ghetto, 7-year-old John Hajdu took his teddy bear with him. John’s beloved toy accompanied him as he survived Nazi occupation, lived through the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, escaped to Austria and made a new life for himself in London. His story is brought to life by filmmakers Christopher Noxon and Rebecca Odes.