This Is Your Song Too : Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity / edited by Oren Kroll-Zeldin and Ariella Werden-Greenfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kroll-Zeldin, Oren, editor.

Werden-Greenfield, Ariella, editor.

Series:

Dimyonot (University Park, Pa.)

Dimyonot Series:Jews and the Cultural Imagination

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Identity.

Jews.

Rock music--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Rock music.

Rock music fans--United States.

Rock music fans.

Phish (Musical group).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]

Summary:

This book explores the intersection of Jewish cultural identity and the fan base of the rock band Phish. Through a series of essays, it examines how Jewish spirituality, ritual, and identity manifest in the Phish community. The book investigates various themes, including the cultivation of Jewish cultural identity through Phish's music and concerts, the role of sacred music, and the experiences of Jewishness and queerness within this subculture. It also delves into the communal and religious aspects of Phish's live performances, comparing them to traditional Jewish practices and exploring the concept of sacred pilgrimage in a modern context. The authors aim to provide insights into the diverse expressions of Jewishness among Phish fans, making it relevant for audiences interested in contemporary Jewish culture, music studies, and religious identity. Generated by AI.

Contents:

The people of the helping friendly book

From summer camp to summer tour : Phish and the cultivation of Jewish cultural identity

Performing Jewish identity and community through Phish's "Avenu malkenu"

"Finest in the nation" : the food of Phish and the Jewish experience

Exploring Jewishness and Queerness on Phish's dance floor

I've been wading in the whitest sea : reflections on race, Judaism, and Phish

"Feeling weightless in the sea" : Phish and overcoming cancer

Beyond "Avenu malkenu" : fan responses to sacred music in Phish's musical canon

"All time and seasons are the reasons" : how Phish brought America to shul

"Where the people come to pray" : sacred pilgrimage and communal rejoicing from the ancient temple in Jerusalem to YEMSG

"Pull this timber 'fore the sun go down" : the joys and questions of Shabbat observance at Phish

Phish Jews : improvisations as religious orientation

Tour and Torah : Jews and crews from the sages of the Gemara to the ragers on the rail

"Yerushalayim shel zahav" comes to Phish : an interview with Shirley Halperin

Bringing Phish to the Holy Land : an interview with Rachel Loonin Steinerman

Blessed by bass : an interview with Marc Brownstein

Becoming the general of jam : an interview with Jonathan Schwartz

Mike's corner reprise : an interview with Mike Gordon.

Notes:

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Includes index.

ISBN:

9780271096339

0271096330

OCLC:

1399166399