Journal
The workshop on Jewish music and composition formed part of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture, a week-long conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Bringing…
The week-long “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, treats Jewish visual culture as a living conversation rather than…
The panel on Jewish art and the politics of representation formed part of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture, a week-long conference in Madison,…
A challah cover is a small textile with a substantial role. Placed over the braided bread before the blessing, it marks the transition from ordinary time to…
The conference’s session on Jewish art and the law of ritual purity examined how religious law shapes the ways Jewish bodies, spaces and objects are…
Jewish visual culture is rich with signs that carry religious, historical, communal, and personal meaning. The Star of David, the chai symbol, Hebrew letters,…
At the heart of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture is a question that reaches beyond any single gallery or lecture: how do people make Jewish life…
The conference’s workshop on Jewish dance and choreography placed the moving body at the center of conversations about Jewish visual culture, identity, and…
A Jewish calendar is more than a system for locating holidays. It is a visual language shaped by moonlight, seasonal change, historical memory, and communal…
The session on Jewish art and the museum world formed an important part of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture, a week-long conference in Madison,…