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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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S3E42 The Portland Jewish Music Festival: What to Expect (w/ Eric Stern of Eastside Jewish Commons)
Thursday, 16 April, 2026
My guest this week is Eric Stern. If you're a long time listener to the podcast, you may remember the episode that I did with Eric way back when, but that time it was really just a goal to get to know Eric as a musician and as a creative person, which he is. But this time I have Eric on because he is the Director of Programming and Cultural Arts Ambassador at the East Side Jewish Commons, which is hosting the festival. It's coming up on from May 6th to May 17th Eric and I and I use the time together on this episode basically to go through some of the highlights over the course of the festival. There are local talents and talents from elsewhere. A range of performances and styles of Jewish music, and also workshops for musicians and all kinds of really, really wonderful things. So Eric is really here to talk about that during this episode, as he and I do, we sometimes wander off to broader topics and what music means and the experience of listening to music. But by and large, this is a chance for you to find out about this festival, which just keeps getting better and better every year under Eric's leadership and the EJ C'S leadership. So Art Lab is a co-sponsor for the Jewish Music Festival, and we would love for you to benefit from this thing. So after you hear the episode, go to the show notes, get your tickets right away, and I look forward to seeing you there. In the meantime, enjoy my conversation with Eric Stern about the Portland Jewish Music Festival. The Genesis: Conversations About Jewish Arts and Culture is conceived of and created by Rabbi Josh Rose, and is a program of Art/Lab: Jewish Arts and Culture. Theme music by Rabbi Josh Rose. Links Art/Lab: artlabpdx.org Jewish Music Festival: https://ejcpdx.org/pjmf26 Yair Dalal (headlining the PJMFestival): https://www.yairdalal.com
