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The Genesis: Conversations About Jewish Arts and CultureAuthor: Joshua Rose
We are right at the beginning of what some have called "The 21st Century Jewish Cultural Renaissance," and The Genesis is the podcast watching it unfold, in real time and up close. Each week Rabbi Josh Rose has a conversation with a different Jewish artist or cultural figure to explore questions of artistic creativity, individual Jewish identity, Jewish expression and how Jewish arts are reshaping what it means to be Jewish. Our main focus in on the artists from Art/Lab: Innovating Jewish Arts and Culture, and Jewish artists in the Pacific Northwest. Rabbi Josh also engages national leaders (Rabbi Shai Held of Hadar, Seth Pinksy of New York's 92nd Street Y) about the broader world of Jewish culture. So, if you're interested in 21st century Jewish life, Jewish ideas, Jewish arts or just good conversation, you're in the right place. *The Genesis was originally a podcast of Co/Lab, founded by Rabbi Josh. Today the Genesis is a production of Art/Lab where Rabbi Josh continues to shape its unfolding. Language: en-us Genres: Religion, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S349 How Can Jewish Culture Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century (Lou Cove)
Episode 49
Thursday, 4 June, 2026
This is a Greatest Hits episode - a re-release of the second part of my conversation with Lou Cove, from Season 2 Episode 21 (the interview spanned episdoes 20 & 21). Lou Cove is the director of CANVAS, an organization that is very important to Art/Lab, in terms of funding, guidance, netwworking iwth other Jewish creative organizations, and inspiration. Art/ Lab is part of the CANVAS network. Lou heads up CANVAS, but his impact is far greater than that. He's an author, a speaker, and really a maven in the field of nonprofit fundraising. But his professional life has been about standing at the center of Jewish creativity and the kind of renewal in Jewish arts and culture that's been such an important part of the story of the last generation. Lou is a champion fundraiser. He has raised more than $75 million for the causes he cares most about, and he has really used that skill and his insights into how to get people connected to one another and how to motivate people and to how to inspire people to really breathe new life into the Jewish world. He was the former executive director of Reboot, a network of leading young Jewish creatives devoted to rebooting modern Jewish culture such as digital entrepreneurs at Google and YouTube, creators of TV shows and films like Lost, Orange is the New Black, Transparent, Anchorman and Star Trek, journalists in the New York Times, et cetera. I am actually part of reboot myself. So that's another thing that Lou and I have in common. Besides music and many other things, it was a total joy to talk to him. So this is the second part of the conversation. I'm re-releasing this one today in part because it touches upon some of the themes that will show up in upcoming episodes. So. Enjoy my conversation with Lou Cove. Thanks so much for listening. Links Art/Lab: Innovating Jewish Arts & Culture: artlabpdx.org CANVAS: bycanvas.org Lou's personal website: loucove.com
