Episode 286: Allison Josephs interviews "Friends" Executive Producer Kevin Bright about his reconnecting to Jewish learning, community, and even wrapping tefillin weekly after decades of disconnect

About this episode

Allison Josephs interviews Kevin Bright about his journey back to Jewish practices and community.

People in this episode

Host: Allison Josephs

Guest: Kevin Bright

Topics covered

• Jewish learning
• community
• tefillin
• reconnection
• spirituality

Keywords

• Kevin Bright
• Allison Josephs
• Friends
• Jewish learning
• tefillin
• community
• reconnection

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Friends

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