Journal

The conference’s networking breakfast offered a relaxed setting for the conversations that often shape an academic and cultural gathering. At Practicing Jews:…

The intersection of Jewish mysticism and abstract art opens a rich conversation about what cannot be fully represented. Across Kabbalah, Hasidic thought, and…

The Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture conference in Madison, Wisconsin, offered a week-long program connecting scholarship, creative practice, and…

A week-long conference about Jewish art, identity, and culture depends on meaningful participation from people with different communication needs. For Deaf and…

Food carries stories that can be tasted, repeated, adapted, and passed between generations. Within Jewish life, a recipe may preserve a regional history, mark…

Film can preserve the details that formal histories often miss: a family meal, a synagogue hallway, a holiday gathering, a neighborhood street, or a…

Jewish artists often approach tikkun olam as a living ethical idea rather than a slogan. Commonly translated as “repairing the world,” the phrase can describe…

The conference’s poster session: student research on Jewish culture creates a space where emerging scholars can present focused projects alongside artists,…

The “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, created space for artists, academics, and community members to consider how…

Textiles carry stories in ways that spoken language and written archives sometimes cannot. A prayer shawl, embroidered cloth, family garment, or handmade…