Posts Tagged ‘Midwest US

  The MADDEN Museum of Art (The MADDEN) Palazzo Verdi Building (next to Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater) 6363 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle in Greenwood Village November 5th to December 3rd, 2011 Admission to the Exhibition is free to the public during museum hours: M-F 9AM-5PM; Sat: 11AM-3PM.   Windows to the Divine® Exhibition & Sale is […]

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How can a sukkah (the temporary shelter built for the festival of Sukkot) express both Jewish tradition and contemporary concerns about living lightly on the earth? Join Chicago artist Amy Reichert as she shares creative approaches to sukkah building, weaving together her understanding of Torah, tradition, and Talmud. Her elegant sukkah with a cloud-shaped roof was inspired […]

The Jewish Community Foundation of Kansas City is reviving its Jewish Art Fund to develop arts in the Jewish community, as well as promote Jewish art in the general community. Michael Klein is leading this initiative. “The fund’s original purpose was two-fold: to purchase Judaic items for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and to bring […]

Silent Witnesses: Migration stories through Synagogues Transformed, Rebuilt, or Left Behind February or March 2012 in the Metro Detroit area cosponsored by the: Cultural Heritage Artists Project Jewish Art Salon JWalks: Retracing Jewish Heritage The Cultural Heritage Artists Project, JWalks, and the Jewish Art Salon invite artists working in all media to apply for participation in […]

The Museum of ImaJewnation, partnering with the JCC in St. Louis, is accepting submission of Challah covers for its exhibit entitled Drama on the Shabbat Table/the Role of the challah Cover. This exhibit, inspired by midrashim about challah covers, explores rivalries inherent in the world and how we can mitigate its hurts. The exhibit will take […]

By SUDINmag | Tweet Andy Abrams discusses his documentary that explores the current phenomenon of young Jews getting Jewish tattoos. Sneak preview clips will be shown of the documentary set to come out later this year. See some wonderful body art and hear the stories that inspired them. Presented by the Young Professionals Division of […]

By SUDINmag | Tweet Opening Reception: Sunday March 13, 2011 2:00-4:00PM Tychman-Shapiro Gallery 4330 Cedar Lake Road South St. Louis Park, MN RSVP on Facebook (952) 381-3400

The Ties That Bind

15, Feb 2011

By Judith Joseph | Tweet Judaism is a religion/culture that wraps its fingers tightly around us. The imagery of Judaism is filled with tying, binding, encircling, making a fence, making a division. We are swaddled, tethered, offered a lifeline. We are encumbered with obligation. Marked by the ties that bind us. Our loins are girded. […]


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