Is Artistic Creativity a Path to Jewish Religious Experience?

with Rabbi Adina Allen of the Jewish Studio Project

In this conversation we talk about creativity as spiritual technology: a disciplined path to encounter the divine and build a community that is grounded in individual expression. We also talk about her new book and the Jewish Studio Process, a unique methodology that unlocks creativity through the fusion of art and Jewish learning.

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S3E25 Why a Jewish Arts & Culture Program - And Why Now?

with Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Art/Lab: Innovating Jewish Arts and Culture

Why do we need Jewish arts and artists now more than ever? How does Art/Lab nurture and shape Jewish culture in Portland, OR and beyond? What does a post October 7th arts ecology look like and what can the public do to continue supporting the making of meaning, so much needed, in these times? What exactly is Art/Lab and where are we headed? All of this and so much more is covered in this conversation with Shoshana and Rabbi Josh Rose.

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