Rabbi Brant Rosen (he/him) is the Founding Rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, an anti-Zionist synagogue with hundreds of global members. A longtime Palestinian solidarity activist and organizer, Brant is the co-founder of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council and the Jewish Fast for Gaza. Over the years he has participated in peace and justice delegations throughout the US as well as to Honduras, Gaza, Iran and Rwanda. Brant is the author of the book Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian Solidarity and has contributed essays, articles, op-eds, prayers to a variety of journals, books, newspapers and prayerbooks.
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The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs’ in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by a cover of the storyteller’s choosing, performed by our house band: The First Time Three.
The First Time is hosted by Jenn Sodini. Executive producer is Bobby Evers. Assistant producer is Celina Dietzel. Podcast produced by Jim Mulvaney.