About Co/Lab’s Founder
Rabbi Josh Rose started Co/Lab after a decade and a half as a synagogue rabbi (first in Boulder Colorado and then at Shaarie Torah in Portland). He is a believer in synagogues and the awesome work they do, but his Jewish path was to head in more unbound and open directions. An avid motorcyclist, a mediocre guitarist and a music freak, he holds a Master of Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College and a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard. He’s a native Portlander, was at the ‘77 Blazer championship game as a boy, and lives here now with his amazing wife Channah, their boys Eliav, Akiva and Rafael, their little terrier Ethel and tiny Chihuahua Alan.
Co/Lab's Advisory Group
This important group of individuals is using their voices to work with Rabbi Josh to get Co/Lab right. They attend the programs with an eye toward giving feedback to Rabbi Josh about what’s working and what we can do better. They also help expand Co/Lab’s reach by spreading word and by sharing their ideas about where Co/Lab might go next. Each is a wonderful and creative person in their own right and Co/Lab is lucky to have them aboard.
Dana Bacharach
Dana Bacharach was born in Israel, but grew up in Portland, leaving twice for undergrad (NYC) and Grad (Edinburgh). She’s always been pulled back home by family, the food, and, most importantly, Forest Park. Dana loves all the things Portlanders like, EXCEPT: the Naked Bike Ride, Bridge Pedal, Pedalpalooza, or really any group bike-ride-type-event. She has two insanely adorable nephews and a very handsome dog, Fred.
Gabriel stein-bodenheimer
Gabriel Stein-Bodenheimer is a trans & queer Jewish writer and teacher. He is currently working on a memoir about the year he started T and transitioned while teaching at a Catholic high school—and was not fired. His words have appeared in Kaithe, Alma, and the forthcoming second edition of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves. Stein-Bodenheimer has taught high school English for nearly a decade now and is a fierce advocate for trans and queer youth. He is the recipient of the Kathleen Cecil Award for Excellence in Teaching. His tutoring company, Cabin Window Bright Tutoring, tutors PK-12 students in Humanities subjects. He lives in Portland, OR with his wife and two cats.
Ilana rose cloud
Ilana Rose Cloud is an illustrator, web & graphic designer, photographer, communications crafter and lover of song. She has been creating Jewish circles in Portland around community, food, femininity, and song for 5+ years. Ilana has worked on multiple Jewish farms and previously co-lead Portland’s Jewish CSA, Tuv Ha’aretz. She co-facilitates a Jewish womxn’s group in Portland and creates illustrations filled with magic, color and line. View her website and her work at: ilanarosecloud.com.
Megan Harned
Megan Harned has been a Portlander for eight years and a part of the Jewish community for about five of those years. During this time, she’s done everything from write art criticism, sell theater tickets, coordinate the education team at OJMCHE and learn with Tisch PDX’s third cohort. Megan is thrilled to bring her background in Art History, and Sustainability Studies, and passion for Torah and Jewish community to help nurture creative ways to come together and explore our diverse Jewish identities.
Roy Kaufmann
Roy Kaufmann Born in Israel and raised in South Africa and the United States, Roy is first and foremost a father of four kids and a lifelong seeker. With a background in media relations, media strategy, public affairs, and speechwriting, Roy is an award-winning communications practitioner with 20 years in the PR trenches – from PR agencies to the political campaigns to the halls of government. A lifelong fan and student of comedy and improvisation, Roy studied at the Second City Theater training school in Los Angeles, one of his favorite academic experiences. Roy holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of California, Davis.
Natan Meir
Natan Meir is the Lorry I. Lokey Professor of Judaic Studies in the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University. He was born in Jerusalem, raised in New Jersey and Quebec, and educated in New York. He has also been a member of Jewish communities in England and Washington, DC, and enjoys teaching Jewish history, culture, and synagogue skills to diverse groups of folks.
Chirona Risom
Chirona Risom (she/they) is a genderqueer, bisexual, polyamorous white Jewish engineer from New York who has been living in Portland for the past 10 years. They are committed to working towards a more mindful, inclusive, and liberated society and currently spend time overseeing inclusion programs at Intel, working on their professional integral coaching certification, and engaging in local mutual aid and wealth redistribution efforts. They find grounding and connection through relation ships, time in nature, mindfulness, singing, and various forms of body movement including yoga, skiing, cycling, volleyball, hiking, and many others. They are married to Ethan Risom, their partner of 13 years, and are a pet parent to a very sweet big boy pup named Oz.
Rachel Stern
Rachel Stern has been teaching yoga for over 15 years and has been a Jewish educator for even longer. The combination of yoga with Jewish stories and values continues to inspire her offerings. In 2018 Rachel founded the Portland Jewish Yoga Collective, to provide opportunities for all people to have an embodied experience of Judaism. In 2019 she graduated from the 1st cohort of TischPDX, and currently serve on their board of directors. You can find out more about Racehl and her work at her website, heartshapedyoga.com.
Co/Lab Program Partners
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Art/Lab Co-Creator
Megan Harned has been a Portlander for eight years and a part of the Jewish community for about five of those years. During this time, she’s done everything from write art criticism, sell theater tickets, coordinate the education team at OJMCHE and learn with Tisch PDX’s third cohort. Megan is thrilled to bring her background in Art History, and Sustainability Studies, and passion for Torah and Jewish community to help nurture creative ways to come together and explore our diverse Jewish identities.
The Alberta Shul
Roy Kaufmann Born in Israel and raised in South Africa and the United States, Roy is first and foremost a father of four kids and a lifelong seeker. With a background in media relations, media strategy, public affairs, and speechwriting, Roy is an award-winning communications practitioner with 20 years in the PR trenches – from PR agencies to the political campaigns to the halls of government. A lifelong fan and student of comedy and improvisation, Roy studied at the Second City Theater training school in Los Angeles, one of his favorite academic experiences. Roy holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of California, Davis.
Roy Kaufmann
Roy Kaufmann Born in Israel and raised in South Africa and the United States, Roy is first and foremost a father of four kids and a lifelong seeker. With a background in media relations, media strategy, public affairs, and speechwriting, Roy is an award-winning communications practitioner with 20 years in the PR trenches – from PR agencies to the political campaigns to the halls of government. A lifelong fan and student of comedy and improvisation, Roy studied at the Second City Theater training school in Los Angeles, one of his favorite academic experiences. Roy holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of California, Davis.
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