Bird’s Head Haggadah Revealed – The Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative & Religious Imagination
Bird’s Head Haggadah Revealed
The Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative & Religious Imagination
By Marc Michael Epstein, Yale University Press, New Haven and London 2011
Beardless and Bareheaded, Matisyahu Continues to Draw Inspiration From Jewish Sources
The first time I saw Matisyahu perform he was mesmerising. It was 2006, at the height of his chassidic phase...
Steinhardt Judaica Collection at Sotheby’s Monday
An exquisite collection, across generations.
Daughter Of Famed Israeli Sculptor Adopts Her Father’s Brand
His magnificent gold and silver plated sculptures – exquisitely crafted with painstaking detail – have been given as gifts to world leaders and dignitaries.
Painting ‘Shtisel’
An Affinity with the Character of Kive Motivated One Fan’s Latest Artistic Series
The Jewish Cemetery: Jacob van Ruisdael’s Homage To Religious Freedom
Not far from Amsterdam, in the village of Ouderkerk on the River Amstel, lies the Portuguese-Jewish cemetery called Beth Haim. Here in this pastoral necropolis repose the remains of Jews who fled the Iberian Peninsula in the wake of the Inquisition, exiles who chose banishment over baptism, who had fortuitously managed to survive the torture chambers or dodge the stake in the relentless drive by the Roman Catholic Church to cleanse the land of heretics.
Exhibition Review: Jewish Artists Take On Jew-Hate
Many of the artworks here naturally reference the Holocaust as the summation of antisemitism.
From Dealing Drugs To Lubavitcher Hugs, Canadian Jew Finds Path To Hashem After A...
Money from club-promoting life allowed him to stop dealing marijuana, but when he felt spiritually lost, he searched for spirituality.
Artist and Survivor
Although Kempler's art is “dark,” the spirit of her humanity is ever- present.
The EXODUS and the Exodus
Never in the course of history had a nation escaped from within another nation, especially in a country as tyrannical as Egypt. That is…Never until 1.5 million Jews escaped the Soviet Union.
Controversial Hitler Documentary Is Powerful Despite Flaws
Are we really trying to understand what made his brain feel it was acceptable to attempt to wipe out a people, or are we trying to figure out why in 2021 are there people who may want to do what he failed to do?
Tisha B’Av and Converso Jews
Crypto-Jews, who saw in their own circumstances a reflection of the events of Tisha B’Av.
Motty Ilowitz’s ‘Rayoines’
With an uplifting tune, he admits that he is growing every day and getting wiser and seeing the world through new prisms.
Abie Rotenberg – Journeys 5
Did Abie have a problem letting go and allowing others to give input into the songs on the album? Without them, this album might not have happened, he says.
Haredi Comedian Is Hilarious
After giving a talk at a melaveh malka about his work experience a few years ago, people told him he had enough material to do a standup routine. They were right.
Laura Kruger At The Hebrew Union College Museum
"We are living in a Golden Age of Jewish Art, but don't know it."
Simcha Leiner – ‘Kol HaKavod’
It’s Leiner’s fourth solo album, and it’s packed with what has made him a household name in the Jewish music world. Perhaps the album’s most unique aspect, though, is its production.
Being Where You Should Be: Review of 8th Day’s Latest Album, Lucky
Lucky was recorded mostly during lockdowns and quarantine. It was hard for the duo and their musicians to gather in the recording studio.
Star Six13 Singer Explains The Miracle of Making Music
Weinstein said one thing that sets Six13 apart is their ability to perform original songs using texts from the Torah or words from the siddur.
Powerful Film On The Complicated Legacy Of Shimon Peres
There are still some who believe that, had Peres beaten Netanyahu, there would have been a peace deal.
Mike Burstyn: From Vinyl to Streaming
Burstyn was so in demand that for 25 years booking agents placed him in the Catskills hotels and on the condo and venue circuit in South Florida.
The Sophisticated Chassidic Sound Of Nemouel’s ‘Alef’
The first song he sang was “Racheim,” and when he opened his mouth, the band was in shock: they didn't know this kid could actually sing.
Yeshiva Boys Choir’s Greatest Hits
The viewer/listener is treated to a mix of older, beloved soloists as well as some new voices. Since this is a Gerstner production, it of course has a 2020 flash and modern sound.
New Album Celebrates The Iraqi-Jewish Experience
My goal is to express myself in an authentic way and I think there are a lot of people this message will resonate with.
Artists Speak Out for Israel on Independence Day
Not all artists are taken hostage by the BDS movement
Motty’s Machshavot
When Motty returned to Israel from the trip, he continued to sing and play music at events, and sometimes used to sing the Hashgacha Pratit song, but with his own words. Instead of “hashgacha pratit,” he used to sing machshavot tovot, diburim tovim (positive thinking, positive speech).
The Potent Story Of Capturing One Of The Worst Criminals: A Film Review of...
Kingsley is extremely convincing as a man who tries at first to say he only pushed paper and is not culpable for the crimes and thinks he can outsmart the Israelis.
A ‘Legend of Destruction’ for Our Time
A new film about the fall of the Second Temple reminds us that our disputes must never be allowed to deteriorate into a rift resulting in destruction.
Tosafot & Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews
The ostensible outsider frequently has the privilege of seeing the exclusive inner sanctum with fresh and unbiased eyes. Artists’ initial encounters with the Talmud are equally blessed.
In Search Of South African Jewish Art
I went to the South African Jewish Museum in Cape Town with high hopes of seeing how South African Jews uniquely approached the fine arts and Jewish ritual objects.