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Photographing Biblical Women
Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible, from Queen Esther to Moses’ sister Miriam, through lush painterly images set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.

Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible through lush painterly photos set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.
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State of the Arts
High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

A young prosecutor in 1958 Frankfurt is determined to expose the atrocities of Auschwitz; a religious faux pas sets off a communal tragedy in a tight-knit, working-class Mizrahi

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Let There Be Nano

by Esther Hecht

The Nano Bible was created by professors at the Technion in Haifa, who transcribed the entire Hebrew Bible on a chip the size of a grain of sugar.

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Advanced Style

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

Blogger and photographer Ari Seth Cohen is redefining fashion and aging. His photoblog Advanced Style, (as well as his recent book and documentary of

My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy

by Jules Becker

Brad Zimmerman’s 90-minute one-man play abounds with insightful observations about second chances and self-realization. The funniest segment revolves around 29 unsatisfying years of waiting tables, including a sharp

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A Musical Reunion

by Rahel Musleah

Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray calls her recently released four CDs “a fresh look at old gems.” A Suite Shabbat, recorded live in 2005 at a Friday

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Night Begins the Day: Rethinking Space, Time, and Beauty

by Renata Polt

Inspired by the Jewish idea that day begins at sundown, this ambitious display of multimedia works by international artists attempts to give visual (and sometimes auditory) concreteness to