HevriaCast: Talking With Awesome Creative Jews

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HevriaCast: Talking With Awesome Creative Jews

If you're fascinated by creativity in a Jewish context, join Elad Nehorai as he talks to some of the Jewish world's most fascinating creative Jews about their work, their lives, and their relationship to their religion. Rather than an interview format, these are freewheeling, intimate discussions about anything and everything. An official Hevria podcast. Our home is at hevria.com

  1. Artist Lenore Mizrachi Cohen Embraces Her Jewish Arab Identity (Season 2, Episode 12)

    05/20/2019

    Artist Lenore Mizrachi Cohen Embraces Her Jewish Arab Identity (Season 2, Episode 12)

    Lenore Mizrachi Cohen is a Syrian-American Jewish conceptual artist whose latest exhibition, Culture Shock, discusses the ways in which people weave together their past and traditional values with their present and contemporary culture. Rivka and Lenore also discuss the dynamics of the Brooklyn Syrian-Jewish community, negative and positive reactions to Lenore's work, and how to embrace doing conceptual, out-of-the-ordinary artwork. Find out more about Lenore and her work: https://www.lenorecohen.com/

    1h 10m
  2. Jeremy Borovitz On Making Friends In A Disconnected Age (Season 2, Episode 11)

    04/30/2019

    Jeremy Borovitz On Making Friends In A Disconnected Age (Season 2, Episode 11)

    Elad talks to Jeremy Borovitz, leader of Base Berlin, about the difficulties of making real friends later in life and how to form relationships with people of different political and ideological viewpoints. For more on Jeremy and Base Berlin: https://baseberlin.wordpress.com/about/

    1h 3m
  3. Singer/Songwriter Taali On How Music Brought Her Back To Judaism (Season 2, Episode 10)

    04/03/2019

    Singer/Songwriter Taali On How Music Brought Her Back To Judaism (Season 2, Episode 10)

    Singer/Songwriter Taali talks about how music brought her back to Judaism, making songs that touch the soul, and the secret to her longevity. Follow Taali online: Website: https://www.taalimusic.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5SkhihNXZNPmooUcbSVZho Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musictaali Instagram: http://instagram.com/taalimusic

    1h 1m
  4. Director Paula Eiselt On Lessons She Learned From Creating 93Queen (Season 2, Episode 9)

    02/25/2019

    Director Paula Eiselt On Lessons She Learned From Creating 93Queen (Season 2, Episode 9)

    Director Paula Eiselt talks about the experience of making 93 Queen, how she used the "hurdles" of being an observant woman as her strengths, and how creating the movie helped her realize the importance of making changes from within the Hasidic world. To learn more about 93 Queen: https://www.93queen.com/ Watch the movie here: http://www.pbs.org/pov/93queen/video-93queen/ To support Ezras Nashim: https://www.ezras-nashim.org/ Follow Paula Eiselt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulaeiselt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pizelt/?hl=en And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=832716 Photo Credit: https://thelayersprojectmagazine.com/

    1h 3m
  5. Annita Soble On How Family And Community Shape An Artist (Season 2, Episode 8)

    02/20/2019

    Annita Soble On How Family And Community Shape An Artist (Season 2, Episode 8)

    Rivka and Annita discuss the swerving journey of an artist unexpectedly finding her creative path, and duke it out over how to educate people in the arts and the strengths and limitations of being in a creative community. Learn more about Annita's work on the upcoming animated film, Milkweed: http://www.milkweedthemovie.com/ Find out more about all the amazing things that Annita does here: http://www.annitasoble.com/new/

    1h 10m
  6. Writer Merri Ukraincik On Being Jewish In Turbulent Times(Season 2, Episode 7)

    01/23/2019

    Writer Merri Ukraincik On Being Jewish In Turbulent Times(Season 2, Episode 7)

    Rivka teams up with writer Merri Ukraincik on a deep roller coaster of thought, discussing everything from being gilgulim, the everlasting power of physical objects, Jewish life in turbulent times, and why the Orthodox world needs to show women's faces. Find Merri's writing on her personal website: https://merriukraincik.com/ Photo credit to Shira Lankin Sheps and The Layers Project.

    1h 5m
  7. Chanan and Elisheva Maister Talk Divorce (Season 2, Episode 6)

    01/10/2019

    Chanan and Elisheva Maister Talk Divorce (Season 2, Episode 6)

    Chanan and Elisheva Maister are a former married couple who remain close friends. In this episode, they speak with Elad about the roles that both Orthodoxy and creativity played in their marriage and eventual divorce.

    1h 1m
  8. Chani Lisbon Gets Dark And Serious About Comedy (Season 2, Episode 5)

    11/13/2018

    Chani Lisbon Gets Dark And Serious About Comedy (Season 2, Episode 5)

    For almost a decade, Chani Lisbon has been delighting audiences with her quirky brand of stand up comedy. In this episode, she talks to Elad about what it means to be a queer, Jewish woman, her constant battle with loneliness, and how telling jokes on stage is one of her favorite forms of therapy. Follow her on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/chani_lisbon/ Check out her monthly comedy show at: http://donyc.com/events/2018/11/19/chani-and-cher-show-stand-up-comedy

    58 min
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If you're fascinated by creativity in a Jewish context, join Elad Nehorai as he talks to some of the Jewish world's most fascinating creative Jews about their work, their lives, and their relationship to their religion. Rather than an interview format, these are freewheeling, intimate discussions about anything and everything. An official Hevria podcast. Our home is at hevria.com

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