The event kicked off Saturday night with a celebration led by Kol Ami rabbi Ilana Schwartzman and a concert by Perry G. Fine and the Original Blue Healers.
Sunday was all about the Jewish artwork, lectures, books by Jewish authors, performers and four latkes for only $5. Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company performed to music by Jewish composers, and guests enjoyed a display of Janet Macoska's photos from her book Jews Rock! A Celebration of Rock and Roll's Jewish Heritage. Click here for our story on the gallery.
We'll have the "official" photos of the event in our People Pix section of the Web site asap.
In the meantime, here's some extra photos from this year's festival:
THE FOOD
As close as you can get to matzo ball soup without getting your eyes wet
Mmm...latkes made fresh by BBYO
Full plates of glorious food
THE ART
Just in case you didn't know, Billy Joel is Jewish
Yep, Mick Jones, too
PERFORMERS
Ririe-Woodbury takes center stage in the vendor's area
Local funk band Jahnre
THE MERCH
That's Utah in Hebrew, go Utes!
Utah's new NBA team? Nope, actually a camp for local Jewish youth
Chanukah comes early this year
Rabbi Benny Zippel of Chabad of Utah provided the totes
THE BOOKS
Books about Jews and Jewish topics or simply written by popular Jewish authors
COMMENTS