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The Jewish Review Podcast

The Jewish Review Podcast

di Rockne Roll

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The Sound of (Jewish) Music with Eric Stern

On this episode, host Rockne Roll chats with Eric Stern of Portland's Eastside Jewish Commons about Jewish music and the upcoming Portland Jewish Music Festival. They discuss the history of klezmer, the plethora of Jewish musical traditions beyond klezmer and how musical genres influence one another. Get tickets for the 2026 Portland Jewish Music Festival online at ejcpdx.org/pjmf26. Register for Portland's NextGen Community Educational Evening at jewishportland.org/nextgened.

Seder School with Dr. Yosef Rosen

On this episode, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland Director of Jewish Life and Learning (and Friend of the Podcast) Dr. Yosef Rosen talks about the basic elements of a Passover Seder, the history of the practice and how to make this tradition your own. Today's episode is adapted from Dr. Rosen's 2015 "How to Host a Passover Seder," available in full at youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1qLhWZDjk.

The Art of Judaism, Part Three with Jennifer Rabin

On this episode, host Rockne Roll concludes the Art of Judaism series with Portland mixed-media artist and Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Acquisitions Committee member Jennifer Rabin. They talk about her journey into art, the museum's Collecting Forward initiative to support local artists and take another shot at defining "What is Jewish art?" Learn more about OJMCHE's Collecting Forward Initiative at https://www.ojmche.org/collections/collecting-forward. The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Gather Grants program is back to help you do Jewish your way! Learn more and apply today at https://jewishportland.org/ourcommunity/gathergrants.

The Art of Judaism, Part Two with Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem

On this episode, host Rockne Roll continues the conversation around contemporary Jewish art with Art/Lab founder and director Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem. They discuss Art/Lab's founding, the world of its alumni and take another run at trying to define Jewish art. Learn more at artlabpdx.org. Check out more about contemporary Jewish art in Portland at northwestjewishartists.org and ojmche.org. Contribute to the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Passover4All campaign at jewishportland.org/passover4all26.

The Art of Judaism, Part One with Eddy Shuldman

On this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Eddy Shuldman, Portland glass artist and co-founder of ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists about art and Judaism. They discuss her own artistic journey, how her work is inspired by her practice of Judaism, and how Jewish art is defined. Learn more about ORA at https://www.northwestjewishartists.org

Reporter's Notebook with Ezra Cohen

On this episode, host Rockne Roll talks to Portland native, Hebrew University study abroad student and Press Service of Israel intern Ezra Cohen about his experiences living in and reporting on Israel. They discuss the challenges Cohen's efforts to study in Israel faced and how day-to-day life in the Jewish state differs from how it's perceived. Roll also chats with Arielle Goranson of Dignity Grows and Erin Henkelman of A Safe Place Family Justice Center about combatting period poverty and supporting those in need. The Jewish Review Reader Survey closes Feb. 5. Make your voice heard today at https://form.jotform.com/JFGP/JR-reader-survey.

Audio Appetizing: The best of The Jewish Review Podcast

On this episode, host Rockne Roll selects a collection of favorite clips from The Jewish Review Podcast's first 50 episodes. From Challah to Chabad to community building, from Portland to Ethiopia, there's something for everyone in this sound sampler of the show's first two-plus years, The Jewish Review wants to hear from you! Complete the first-ever Jewish Review Reader Survey and help guide the future of local Jewish community journalism at https://form.jotform.com/JFGP/JR-reader-survey.

Let Our People Eat with Susan Greenberg and Kennedy Pate

In this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Susan Greenberg and Kennedy Pate of Jewish Family & Child Service in Portland, Ore about how food insecurity affects Portland's Jewish community. They discuss the evolution of what food insecurity looks like, how it's being addressed, and the ways that issues like the ones JFCS focuses on intersect. Read about how JFCS, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the Oregon Board of Rabbis and one generous donor worked together to help alleviate the effects of the lapse in SNAP benefits during October's Federal government shutdown in the Nov. 19 edition of The Jewish Review at cdn.fedweb.org/fed-29/2/JR111925.pdf. Learn more about JFCS's work at jfcs-portland.org. Check out the Federation's Chanukah Happenings page for resources and more at jewishportland.org/ourcommunity/chanukahresources25.

Tomorrow's Leaders Today with Whitney Kagan and Jeremy Greenberg

On this episode, host Rockne Roll chats with Portland Ben Gurion Society Advisory Council members Whitney Kagan and Jeremy Greenberg about young adult leadership in Jewish communities. They discuss what the Ben Gurion Society is, their thoughts on the future of Jewish life and why putting their time, energy and money into Jewish community has been so richly rewarding. Learn more about NextGen engagement opportunities within Portland's Jewish community at jewishportland.org/ourcommunity/nextgen. Check out the Federation's Chanukah Happenings page at jewishportland.org/ourcommunity/chanukahresources25.

Creating Communities with Dr. Dean Bell

On this episode, host Rockne Roll speaks with Dr. Dean Bell of the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership about the challenges of community building in Jewish life. They discuss how polarization has affected efforts to create community across divides and what history can show us about this work. They also discuss looking at resilience as a developable skill and a tool for dealing with fast-paced change. Learn more at Spertus.edu. Check out the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's young adult Israeli-style Friendsgiving at jewishportland.org/israelifriendsgiving.

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