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Poetica Magazine Cover features work by Marlene Burns

27, Sep 2011

Kaddish Yatom by Marlene Burns is an expression of the prayer said by mourners during the mourning period and on the anniversary of an immediate family member’s death. The prayer does not refer to our loved ones, but rather sanctifies G-d’s name and affirms life. Our sages displayed great wisdom in understanding that repeating these […]

Holy Days Art Jam

26, Sep 2011

Leviticus Studio is hosting a post Rosh Hashana Pre-Yom Kippur art jam. The night will start off with some nigunim and will progress into a freestyle jam, combined with free flowing art making. Painting walls and paints will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments. Saturday, October 1st at 8:30 pm $5 […]

The Abject: The Menstruant, Impurity and Purity in Feminist-Jewish Art

26, Sep 2011

History and Theory, Bezalel // Issue No. 22 – On the Sensual in Art, September 2011 By David Sperber In the early seventies, feminist artists were interested in menstrual blood as part of a visual language dealing with bodily emissions. Contemporary Jewish art continues this interest by engaging with the Jewish laws of “Nidda” – […]

The Irreverence of Art and the Contemporary Jewish Perspective

20, Sep 2011

A background on the blog art of Mel Alexenberg By Yehudis Barmats/Harris “Art today,” Mel Alexenberg says, “must think Jewish.” When Mel Alexenberg had the image of an angel fly around the world using AT&T satellites and fax machines (AT&T Circumglobal Angel Flight, Oct. 4 and 5 1989) he was celebrating the angel of Rembrandt’s […]

Jewish Art in Singapore

16, Sep 2011

Exhibition of biblical and kabbalah inspired artwork by Raphael Abecassis. Sunday, September 18, 2011 – Sept 22, 2011 Jacob Ballas Centre 24 Waterloo St #04-01 Singapore 187950 Contact: singapore@brunoartgroup.com

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.ח.פ.ץ Hefetz: Exhibition by Oman Higher School of the Arts Alumni

14, Sep 2011

By Yehudis Barmats/Harris There is something pastoral about the pieces on display in the Oman gallery, located in Romema, Jerusalem- deep in the “Hareidi” (Ultra Orthodox) quarters behind the central bus station. This community center inspires. Oman is an arts training program whose goal it is to help mobilize the talents of the female Israeli […]

Prophecy of Place: Quintan Ana Wikswo

13, Sep 2011

  Triptych Panel: SS Forced-Sex Brothel at Dachau, 2011 Quintan Ana Wikswo Prophecy of Place: photographs, poetry, video and assemblage August 14, 2011 – February 15, 2012 Opening Event: Monday, September 12 | 6–9pm Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011 www.cjh.org/ www.quintanwikswo.com

Call for Entries: Song of the Land

12, Sep 2011

Annual Juried Exhibition by the Jewish Women Artists Network, a special interest group within the Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) Song of the Land Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion Jack H. Skirball Campus 3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007 January 20 – May 31, 2012 Meet the Artists Reception: Thursday, February […]

Ezrat Nashim Installation by Miriam Stern Opens in NJ

9, Sep 2011
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Applications Open for Global/Local High School Edition: Exploring the Shema Through Art

8, Sep 2011

Hosted by the Aleph Society’s Global Day of Jewish Learning, RAVSAK, the Jewish Art Salon and Jewish Art Now. ABOUT THE GLOBAL DAY OF JEWISH LEARNING The 2011 Global Day of Jewish Learning will focus on the unity of the Jewish people through the words of the Shema Yisrael, the quintessential Jewish prayer. Last year’s […]


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