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JRR ROCK YOUR WORLD WEB CONCERT SERIES - WEDNESDAYS THROUGH FEB 13
St. Louis, MO (January 10, 2012) – On Sunday, February 17, 2013, Jewish Rock Radio (JRR) and the St. Louis Jewish Community Center will host JRR RockFest National Music Festival, the first ever Jewish Rock Radio national music festival. JRR RockFest will feature top Jewish rock artists from across the U.S. performing from 3pm to 8:30pm and will be freely live-video streamed on www.jewishrockradio.com for worldwide viewership. Jewish Rock Radio is the first high-caliber, 24/7 internet radio station for the Jewish world broadcast through the internet, mobile phones, and through free mobile apps for Apple and Android devices.
JRR RockFest will feature music sets of nationally touring Jewish music artists: Shira Kline, Jay Rapoport, Saul Kaye, Naomi Less, Mikey Pauker, and Billy Jonas as well as a Finale Set uniting all the performers.
In the six weeks leading up to RockFest, JRR will present the JRR Rock Your World web concert series, which pairs top Jewish Music artists with important Jewish social action organizations. The Rock Your World concert series will be held each Wednesday at 8:30pm ET, January 9th through February 13th. The web concert audience will experience an interactive, intimate, unplugged concert and have the opportunity pledge donations to benefit the night's chosen social action organization. Web concert artists include Sheldon Low, Jay Rapoport, Mikey Pauker, Billy Jonas, Naomi Less and Saul Kaye. Cause organizations include Repair the World's Sandy Storm Recovery, BBYO Stand Up, BBYO Summer of Impact and Keshet, an advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Jews. Tickets are just $1. The audience will have the opportunity to interact with artist and pledge donations for the cause organization. For a full schedule and to purchase tickets, go to www.stageit.com/JewishRockRadio
JRR RockFest kicks off the first of the three-day 3rd Annual 2013 Songleader Boot Camp (SLBC) National Conference, a Jewish educational leadership conference that attracts top Jewish leaders, clergy, educators, and songleaders from North America and Israel to St. Louis. SLBC participants as well as choirs from St. Louis will also be featured in the JRR RockFest concert. SLBC will be held at the JCC from February 17th through 19th. For more information or to apply, visit www.songleaderbootcamp.com/apply.
JRR RockFest is also supported by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
ABOUT JEWISH ROCK RADIO: Jewish Rock Radio (JRR) is a global communication channel that utilizes the power of music to attract, inspire, entertain, and educate. JRR is the first high-caliber, 24/7 international Jewish rock online radio station broadcasting Jewish rock artists from the US, Israel, and the rest of the world as well as celebrity interviews and interviews with youth from around the U.S. sharing fresh, exciting ways they are engaging in Jewish life through national and international programs. JRR is broadcast on jewishrockradio.com, iPhone and Android mobile devices, iTunes Radio, AppleTV, and Sonos. JRR is the flagship program of St. Louis-based Judaism Alive, a nonprofit 501c3 formed in 2009 to strengthen Jewish identity and connection for youth through their love of music, musical instruments, and online interaction.
INFORMATION: To purchase tickets for Jewish Rock Radio RockFest, contact Diane Maier at 314-442-3190, dmaier@jccstl.org. For more information about Jewish Rock Radio, call 314.991.0909 or email seth@jewishrockradio.com
RockFest Presented by Jewish Community Center of St. Louis Features Rockin’ Sandwich Smackdown Competition
St. Louis, MO (December 18, 2012) – On Sunday, February 17, 2013, Jewish Rock Radio (JRR) and the St. Louis Jewish Community Center will host JRR RockFest, the first ever Jewish Rock Radio national music festival. JRR RockFest will feature top Jewish rock artists from across the U.S. performing from 3p.m. to 8:30p.m. at the St. Louis Jewish Community Center (JCC), Staenberg Family Complex, 2 Millstone Campus Drive in Creve Coeur. The festival is open to the public and will appeal to families, teens, and young adults.
JRR RockFest will feature music sets of nationally touring Jewish music artists: Shira Klein, Jay Rapoport, Saul Kaye, Naomi Less, Mikey Pauker and Billy Jonas as well as a Finale Set uniting all the performers. RockFest tickets are available for purchase online at brownpapertickets.com or by contacting Diane Maier at 314-442-3190, dmaier@jccstl.org. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under.
“Contemporary Jewish rock music is an incredible and exciting way to engage all ages with Jewish values and instill Jewish identity,” says Rabbi Brad Horwitz, director of JCC Helene Mirowitz Center of Jewish Community Life. “The JCC is proud to offer this innovative and entertaining program to the St. Louis community for all to enjoy.”
JRR RockFest will be live-streamed on Jewish Rock Radio for worldwide viewership. Jewish Rock Radio (jewishrockradio.com) is the first high-caliber, 24-7 internet radio station for the Jewish world broadcast through the internet, mobile phones and through the free mobile application for iPhone, Apple’s iTouch and iPad devices, and Android phones.
JRR RockFest will also feature the Rockin’ Sandwich Smackdown competition. Contestants will battle for prizes and the title of the Best Kosher Sandwich by building their kosher sandwich live in front of an audience and panel of judges.
RockFest is a featured event of the St. Louis Festival of Jewish Life, a week-long celebration of Jewish culture from February 16 to 21 and sponsored by the Central Agency of Jewish Education, Saul Brodsky Library, St. Louis Rabbinical Association and the JCC. RockFest is sponsored by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
RockFest culminates the first of three-days of the 3rd Annual 2013 Songleader Boot Camp (SLBC) National Conference, a Jewish educational leadership conference that attracts top Jewish leaders, clergy, educators, songleaders from across the nation to St. Louis. SLBC participants as well as choirs from St. Louis will also be featured in the concert. SLBC will be held at the JCC from February 17 through 19. For more information or to apply, visit www.songleaderbootcamp.com/apply.
ROCKIN’ SANDWICH SMACKDOWN Anyone interested in competing in the Rockin’ Sandwich Smackdown must submit their recipe, featuring exclusively kosher ingredients, along with a $25 entry to the St. Louis Jewish Community Center by January 13. Contact Diane Maier at 314.442.3190 or dmaier@jccstl.org for an official entry form or for more information. The three top entries will be chosen to compete for the title. These contestants will assemble and prepare their winning recipes with their team live at RockFest. Finalists will be judged by professional foodies and chefs. All food product and supplies will be provided and purchased by the JCC for assembly the day of the event. Prizes will be awarded to the winners.
ABOUT THE J:
The J is an interactive, multi-generational gathering place that offers a variety of programs and services to both the St. Louis Jewish community and the community at large. The Jewish Community Center provides educational, cultural, social, Jewish identity-building and recreational programming and offers two, state-of-the art fitness facilities, all designed to promote physical and spiritual growth. Everyone is welcome at the J. Jewish Community Center, Staenberg Family Complex, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146 (jccstl.org).
ABOUT JEWISH ROCK RADIO:
Jewish Rock Radio (JRR) is a global communication channel that utilizes the power of music to attract, inspire, entertain, and educate. JRR is the first high-caliber, 24/7 international Jewish rock online radio station broadcasting Jewish rock artists from the US, Israel, and the rest of the world as well as celebrity interviews and interviews with youth from around the U.S. sharing fresh, exciting ways they are engaging in Jewish life through national and international programs. JRR is broadcast on jewishrockradio.com, iPhone and Android mobile devices, iTunes Radio, AppleTV, and Sonos. JRR is the flagship program of St. Louis-based Judaism Alive, a nonprofit 501c3 formed in 2009 to strengthen Jewish identity and connection for youth through their love of music, musical instruments, and online interaction. For more information or to purchase tickets for Jewish Rock Radio RockFest, contact Diane Maier at 314-442-3190, dmaier@jccstl.org.
Seventh Annual "Slingshot" Guidebook Names 50 Most Innovative Jewish Nonprofits in America
(St. Louis, MO) - October 25, 2011 - Jewish Rock Radio (www.jewishrockradio.com) has been named one of the nation's 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofits in Slingshot '11-'12, a resource guide for Jewish innovation. Jewish Rock Radio was chosen from hundreds of nominees by a panel of 36 foundation professionals from across North America. Jewish Rock Radio (JRR) is the first high-caliber, 24/7 international Jewish rock online radio station broadcasting Jewish rock artists from the US, Israel, and the rest of the world as well as interviews with youth from around the U.S. sharing fresh, exciting ways they are engaging in Jewish life through national and international programs.
"We are thrilled to have been recognized by Slingshot," says Rick Recht, founder and executive director of Jewish Rock Radio and top nationally touring Jewish music artist (www.rickrecht.com). "Slingshot distinction represents a major seal of approval for high-impact innovation in the Jewish world. It speaks volumes that Slingshot views Jewish Rock Radio as far more than a rock radio station - as a powerful communication channel for the Jewish world."
Slingshot finalists were chosen based on their strength in innovation, impact, leadership, and organizational efficiency. Slingshot is utilized by philanthropists, volunteers, not-for-profit executives, and program participants to identify path-finding and trailblazing organizations grappling with concerns in Jewish life such as identity, community, and tradition. Inspired five years ago bySlingshot, a group of next-generation philanthropists launched the Slingshot Fund, a collective giving mechanism to support innovative Jewish life. In just five cycles, 55 members of the Slingshot Fund have contributed more than $1.8 million to innovative Jewish not-for-profits.
About Jewish Rock Radio Jewish Rock Radio is broadcast on jewishrockradio.com, iPhone and Android mobile devices, iTunes Radio, AppleTV, and Sonos. JRR is a global communication channel that utilizes the power of music to attract, inspire, entertain, and educate Jewish youth while providing information about a variety of exciting and meaningful ways to engage in Jewish life.
Since its launch in November 2010, the listenership and accessibility of Jewish Rock Radio has sky rocketed:
Jewish Rock Radio is the flagship program of Judaism Alive, a nonprofit 501c3 established in 2009 to strengthen Jewish identity and connection for youth through their love of music, musical instruments, and online interaction.
"Jewish youth and young adults now have a medium to share their inspirational experiences as Jews. New, up-and-coming Jewish artists have a medium to share their music and young Jewish kids playing instruments can now dream about someday being a Jewish rock star. This has been a vivid reality in the Christian world for decades, and now the Jewish world is beginning to experience this powerful vehicle for strengthening Jewish identity and connection," says Recht.
For more information, visit www.jewishrockradio.com or email info@jewishrockradio.com
About Slingshot Jonathan Raiffe, the Chairman of Slingshot shared, "The Slingshot guide makes a statement to the Jewish community and beyond that next gen funders embrace change, innovation, and evaluation when meeting the needs of our community. Slingshot promotes organizations that hold themselves accountable to all their stakeholders and up to the same scrutiny as for-profit organizations, while pushing the boundaries of how to solve the most pressing issues. Slingshot is about making a statement as to what we believe are the greatest needs and what organizations are doing the best job to fulfill those needs. Organizations that receive grants from Slingshot clearly identify an unmet need and offer proven models and solutions that can have a far-reaching impact."
Slingshot '11/'12 was released on October 18, 2011. The community will meet on March 14 in New York City at the annual Slingshot Day, where over 250 not-for-profit leaders, foundation professionals, and funders of all ages will engage in candid conversations about philanthropy and innovation.
Slingshot was created by a team of young funders as a guidebook to help funders of all ages diversify their giving portfolios with the most innovative and effective organizations and programs in North America. This guide contains information about each organization's origin, mission, strategy, impact and budget, as well as details about its unique character. Now in its seventh edition, Slingshot has proven to be a catalyst for next generation funding and offers a telling snapshot of shifting trends in North America's Jewish community. The book, published annually, is available in hard copy and as a free download at www.slingshotfund.org.
To arrange interviews with teens and Jewish leaders impacted by Jewish Rock Radio or Executive Director Rick Recht, contact Rachel Brown at 314.210.4419 or rachel@jewishrockradio.com
St Louis, MO (10/14/10) Jewish Rock Radio (www.jewishrockradio.com), a high-caliber, 24-7 internet radio station, will be launched November 1 by St Louis based non-profit, Judaism Alive, to provide a mass communication channel utilizing the power of music to attract, inspire, entertain, and educate Jewish youth while providing information about a variety of meaningful ways to engage in Jewish life.
Jewish Rock Radio is the flagship program of Judaism Alive, a nonprofit 501c3, formed in 2009 to strengthen Jewish identity and connection for youth through their love of music, musical instruments, and online interaction. Judaism Alive was formed by Executive Director and top-touring Jewish music artist, Rick Recht (www.rickrecht.com).
Jewish Rock Radio continuous programming features a variety of music from Jewish rock artists from the US, Israel, and the rest of the world as well as interviews with youth from around the U.S. sharing fresh, exciting ways they are engaging in Jewish life through national and international programs. Jewish Rock Radio is broadcast via the internet and mobile phones. Mobile applications are available for iPhones and Android phones as well as Apple’s iTouch and iPad devices. Jewish Rock Radio also offers a stand-alone, pop-up player, the JRR Portable Player, which can be launched from partner websites.
"Jewish Rock Radio is far more than a rock radio station – it is a powerful communication channel for the Jewish world," says Judaism Alive Executive Director Rick Recht. "Jewish youth and young adults will now have a medium to share their inspirational experiences as Jews. New, up-and-coming Jewish artists will have a medium to share their music. And young Jewish kids playing instruments can now dream about someday being a Jewish rock star. This has been a vivid reality in the Christian world for decades, and now the Jewish world can experience this powerful vehicle for strengthening Jewish identity and connection."
Jewish Rock Radio will serve as a ‘missing link’ in the Jewish world providing a channel:
"Even greater than the financial free fall and external challenges to Jewish identity is an internal chasm that is widening between youth and their connection to Judaism. The future of American Jewry hinges on a Judaism of relevance," says Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein, senior rabbi at Temple Israel in Memphis, TN. "Simply put, the window is closing fast on reaching Jewish youth effectively and successfully beyond a small committed core. Jewish internet radio is a slam-dunk formula for success in realizing the goal so elusive in the Jewish world today - reaching Jewish youth successfully through their love of music, online interaction, and high-quality media."
Jewish Rock Radio is targeting a mass of Jewish youth through religious schools, day schools, camping, youth groups, and colleges with a particular focus on affiliated and unaffiliated tweens, teens, and young adults in the U.S. While the programming of Jewish Rock Radio is primarily aimed at an audience of teens through college-aged listeners, adults from 25 to 60 is anticipated to occupy a strong block of listenership.
The Jewish Rock Radio Youth Advisory Board (tweens and high school-aged youth) and the Jewish Rock Radio Senior Youth Advisory Board (college-aged and post-college twenty-somethings) determine the selection of music played on Jewish Rock Radio. Through a blind, online survey process, Jewish Rock Radio Youth Advisory Board members listen to and report their music selections, give input on their favorite Jewish artists, and offer a wide-range of feedback on various topics surrounding Jewish life. Jewish Rock Radio also receives feedback and suggestions from a variety of other sources including the jewishrockradio.com website request form, word of mouth, and from professional distributors of Jewish music.
For more information, visit www.jewishrockradio.com or email info@jewishrockradio.com.