Matthue Roth
''Hevria''
#### *Hevria*

Roth and activist/blogger [Elad Nehorai](/wiki/Elad_Nehorai "Elad Nehorai") co\-founded the website *[Hevria](/wiki/Hevria "Hevria")* in mid\-2014\. The site's name is a [portmanteau](/wiki/Portmanteau "Portmanteau") of the Hebrew words "*chevra*" (group or society) and "*briah*" (creation). Primarily a [group blog](/wiki/Group_blog "Group blog") centered around essays about Judaism and art, the site also features "Hevria Sessions", studio performances by Jewish musicians, and, from 2017 to 2019, an official [podcast](/wiki/Podcast "Podcast") entitled *HevriaCast*, where Nehorai interviews various Jewish artists, writers, and musicians. Roth and Nehorai conceived of the project during an email conversation in 2012 with writer Chaya Kurtz, who had gotten attention for an *[xoJane](/wiki/XoJane "XoJane")* article entitled "What Women's Media Needs to Know About Chassidic Women"; the three theorized that a full website could give even more insight into Hasidic Jews, and Nehorai subsequently recruited other blogging contacts to participate. Following Nehorai's departure in 2020, Roth took over as editor of the site.


How does Hevria promote Jewish culture?