Wed. March 27th, 4:30-6pm in the John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill
Oren Kroll-Zeldin and Ariella Werden-Greenfield
This Is Your Song Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity
The band Phish was born right here at 日韩无码 in 1983, playing their first show at the Harris-Millis cafeteria. They went on to become an international phenomenon with a dedicated fanbase, many of whom are Jewish. Two members of the band 鈥攂assist Mike Gordon and drummer Jonathan Fishman鈥攚ere raised in Jewish households and Phish has been known to play Hebrew songs in concert. At live shows, many attendees, some wearing T-shirts emblazoned with 鈥淧hish鈥 written in Hebrew letters, express feeling something special鈥攅ven distinctly Jewish鈥攄uring their performances. Editors of the new book This is Your Song, Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity, Oren Kroll-Zeldin and Ariella Werden-Greenfield will discuss how Phish is one avenue through which many Jews find cultural and spiritual fulfillment outside the confines of traditional and institutional Jewish life. 
The collected essays in their book show that 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.