Rachel Kann, one of Hevria's original writers, finally joins Elad in the studio for this episode of HevriaCast.  Rachel brings her sparkling, powerful energy to this episode, discussing everything from how the feminine is spreading, what spirituality really is, and what makes art transcendent.

Rachel Kann is a poet, dancer, Zumba teacher, writing teacher, priestess-in-training, podcaster, and much more.

Find Rachel on her website: http://rachelkann.com/
On Hevria: http://hevria.com/author/rachel/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msrachelkann/
And on her podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/out-with-rachel/id1246306399

Episode 22: Rachel Kann

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 http://hevria.com

Religion & Spirituality

Other

Spirituality

Christianity

Buddhism

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam

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/

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

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/

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

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

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

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/

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

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/

Episode 22: Rachel Kann

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