Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Some Houses’ by Billy Jonas Band
Do you ever just stop and think about what things are made out of and where it all comes from? My dear friend Billy Jonas did, and it led him […]
July 15, 2022
July 8, 2022
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Stand Up’ by Chava Mirel
One of the BEST things about summer is getting lots of quality time outdoors to appreciate the magnificent world around us. We also have a responsibility to make sure future […]
June 24, 2022
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Summer Niggun’ by Mikey Pauker
It’s the first “official” week of summer! There are SO many great Jewish songs that remind me of summer — the list of Jewish summer camp classics is ENDLESS! But […]
June 17, 2022
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘No Right Way to Love’ by Jason Mesches
June is Pride Month, which is an extra special opportunity to let the people WE love who identify as LGBTQIA+ know that we love them no matter who THEY love. […]
June 6, 2022
Who The Folk?! Carrie Kleinberger
Carrie Kleinberger grew up in a family where a career in law or medicine was encouraged. But when her job dissolved under her feet after a long career as a […]
March 22, 2022
Artist’s Lab Explores Shmita Year
When author and Jewish educator Meryll Page started planning for her next artist’s lab, she wasn’t sure what subject to pick. “A lot of times I look to the calendar […]
March 18, 2022
Jew Review: ‘Hadestown’ at the Orpheum
In the myth, Orpheus is the sweet musician who follows his deceased wife to the underworld, where he begs Hades, King of the Underworld, to let him bring Eurydice back […]
February 28, 2022
Who The Folk?! Daniel Rosen
Daniel Rosen was sent away to an immersive language camp each summer — basically against his will — to get him away from his family’s farm in northern Minnesota. It […]
February 14, 2022
Who The Folk?! Claude Riedel
Claude Riedel knows that he’s in a niche field. So niche that by his estimation, he’s the only artist that is exclusively making Ner Tamid. Riedel talks about how he […]
December 27, 2021
Who The Folk?! Sara Rothholz Weiner
How did Sara Rothholz Weiner go from a film major to working on award-winning projects as an architect? She explains how she merges the left brain/right brain thinking on the […]