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A Week to Animate Talmudic Texts? No problem
10, Aug 2012by Emma Silvers, JWeekly.com They’re not exactly reinventing the Talmud, but a group of creative thinkers will be in San Francisco next week to bring the ancient Jewish text to life. With the help of a dozen university students from around the country, a handful of professional artists, and a hefty dose of creative energy, […]
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Jewish Art Now and Bridging the Gap are coming together for a one night gallery event featuring emerging Jewish artists from throughout New York. Join the emerging Jewish art scene at the at the gorgeous rooftop lounge at 75 Wall Street in lower Manhattan. Enjoy a 360 view of the city while experiencing the featured […]
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“Lashon Hara” mixed media works by Robin Atlas
10, Jul 2012July 9th – August 13th, 2012 Slutzky Art Gallery at the Merage JCC One Federation Way Irvine, CA 98603 Tel: 949 435-3400 Gallery Hours: M-F 8:30 – 5, Sat. 9 – 5, Sun. 9 – 6 Our Words Have Great Power The prohibitions of lashon hara* are among the most fundamental and oft-overlooked tenets of Halacic law. Eminent rabbinical […]
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Noah Meets Katrina in “Watershedâ€
7, May 2012Premiering at the LABA Festival 2012 in New York By Elke Reva Sudin How difficult  is it to imagine a truly devastating catastrophe? Will calamity come from an instantaneous, even violent change in the landscape, or a slow transformation that could have been prevented? Will we suddenly realize the terrifying future  when the prevention is attainable or […]
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Jews of Nigeria Shine on Screen (Video)
3, May 2012By Elke Reva Sudin Travel to Africa and meet members of the Igbo tribe who identify with Israelite origin, and are embracing Jewish tradition with fervor today. Produced and directed by Jeff Lieberman, Re-Emerging: Jews of Nigeria, follows individual stories and collective histories to paint a picture of the Igbo past and present as told from their […]
Drisha Arts Fellowship 2012 Exhibition
2, May 2012When to pray, Where to pray…Are you telling me how to pray?! Drisha Arts Fellows Explore Masekhet Berakhot Thursday, May 17th, 2012 7pm; $10 Drisha Institute 37 West 65th Street, 5th Fl. New York, NY RSVP: lleifer@drisha.org
2012 LABA Festival: Blueprint
29, Apr 2012The LABA Festival: Blueprint 5.17.2012 – 5.19.2012 Contemporary art with a Jewish spin, performances and installations inspired by ancient Jewish texts. Featuring the music of Alicia Jo Rabins, live action puppet cinema by Zvi Sahar, a poetry reading by Eugene Ostashevsky, theater by Michael Bradley Cohen and site-specific art installations by Anita Glesta, Ghiora Aharoni, […]
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The New Sacred: Ritual Textiles by Rachel Kanter
25, Mar 2012March 29 – July 23, 2012 Opening Reception &Â Artist’s Talk Thursday, March 29, 6 – 8pm Exhibit organized by Wendi Furman, Director, PMJA More about the exhibit on our website Rachel Kanter, “Jewish, Woman and Farmer #2 – Lisa Weiss, Whitefield Farm”, ” Immersion: Rebirth” Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art is one of the venues […]
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