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This Is Your Song Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 8 Tevet 5784

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM



The rock band Phish has a diehard fan base and a dedicated community of enthusiasts—Phishheads—who follow the band around the country. What may be surprising to some, however, is that a significant percentage of Phishheads are Jewish. Aside from two members of the band raised as Jews themselves—bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jonathan Fishman—Phish has even been known to play Hebrew songs in concert. Please join us for a conversation with the co-editors of the new book This Is Your Song Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity, Dr. Oren Kroll-Zeldin (University of San Francisco) and Dr. Ariella Werden-Greenfield (Temple University). The book argues that Phish is one avenue through which contemporary Jews find cultural and spiritual fulfillment outside the confines of traditional institutional Jewish life. In effect, Phish fandom and the live Phish experience act as a microcosm through which we see American Jewish religious and cultural life manifest in unique and unexpected spaces.

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