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.
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 52
- Years Active
- 2017 - 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 th…
01:10:17 |
Mon 20 May 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 view…
01:03:10 |
Tue 30 Apr 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.co…
01:00:35 |
Wed 03 Apr 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 import…
01:03:08 |
Mon 25 Feb 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…
01:10:08 |
Wed 20 Feb 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, a…
01:05:05 |
Wed 23 Jan 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 an…
01:01:02 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
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 cons…
00:58:06 |
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Emily Zimmer On The Joys And Struggles Of Being A Jewish Female Musician (Season 2, Episode 4)
Emily Zimmer has been making music for as long as she can remember. In this episode of HevriaCast, she talks to guest host, Rivka Nehorai about the release of her first EP, the extraordinary power o…
00:53:48 |
Wed 07 Nov 2018
Bram Presser Talks About Being A Jewish Punk And Author (Season 2, Episode 3)
Bram Presser, the mind behind the Jewish band Yidcore, is now exploring a new avenue of his creativity: his writing. His debut novel, "The Book of Dirt" has reached critical acclaim in Australia, an…
01:08:45 |
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Flatbush Girl Talks About Being A Jewish Rebel (Season 2, Episode 2)
Frum Instagram star Adina Miles (aka Flatbush Girl) made a splash when she spoke out against women being erased from orthodox publications. Since then, she has continued to raise controversy in the o…
00:59:12 |
Tue 16 Oct 2018
Leah Gottfried Is Back! And So Is HevriaCast! (Season 2, Episode 1)
We're back for season 2! And in honor of our return, we're so honored to bring Leah Gottfried of "Soon By You" fame back to the show. In this episode Leah and Elad discuss how art can model healthy c…
00:58:11 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
Episode 40: Henny Stern (with guest host Rivka Nehorai)
HevriaCast is back! And this time, we're featuring two very special people. First is Henny Stern, a dancer leading the AccepDance movement. And second is our wonderful guest host, Rivka Nehorai!
I…
01:08:34 |
Mon 20 Aug 2018
Episode 39: Jon Adam Ross
Imagine a form of art that actually incorporates the audience, and that combines it all with the sacred texts of the world. This is exactly the kind of theater that Jon Adam Ross, founder of The In[h…
00:51:14 |
Tue 29 May 2018
Episode 38: Sruli Broocker and Gedaliah Aronson of Chillent
How can artistic baalei teshuva find their way in the religious world? Is silencing ever the right option? How can they affect the world beyond?
These questions and much more are the focus of a free…
01:11:33 |
Mon 14 May 2018
Episode 37: Sam Reinstein
Meet Rabbi Sam Reinstein, the rabbi at Congregation Kol Israel in Brooklyn. In recent years, Sam has helped CKI grow from an aging shul to a revitalized, modern, and creative one known for its art ga…
01:02:35 |
Mon 07 May 2018
Episode 36: Jessica Deutsch
Ever since her "Illustrated Pirkei Avot" took the Jewish world by storm, Jessica Deutsch has become one of the most well-known and groundbreaking artists in the Jewish world. It is no surprise, then…
01:06:16 |
Mon 30 Apr 2018
Episode 35: Naftali Hanau
Can a businessman be creative? Can a business itself be creative? If so, what does all that reveal about creativity itself?
In the latest episode of HevriaCast, Elad is joined by Naftali Hanau, fo…
00:58:37 |
Sun 15 Apr 2018
Episode 34: Emilia Cataldo (Nehedar)
Emilia Cataldo, also known by her stage name of Nehedar, talks about how acid led her to religion, the power of being an outsider as an artist, what artists and activists have in common, and so much …
01:01:43 |
Sun 25 Mar 2018
Episode 33: Eden Pearlstein
Eden Pearlstein of Darshan fame joins Elad to discuss what it means to be a fringe artist and Jew in a world where the fringe is often considered dangerous.
Check out Eden's new album "Raza" with Da…
01:04:30 |
Sun 18 Mar 2018
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