Why a Judaism and Art Discussion Group?
We inaugurated the program at the 75th Anniversary observance of Kristallnacht “the Night of Broken Glass” in November, 2013. Saul Rosenstreich led a discussion based on a Yad Vashem exhibit illustrated by portraits painted in the concentration camps of interred Jews by Jewish artists, all who ultimately perished in the camps.
Judaism & Art Activities
Oculus: Eye On The Arts
This month’s Oculus column features a painting by Judith Kaufman Weiner, a founding member of the shul’s Judaism and the Arts group. The work, titled “Pandemic Windows,” opens multiple windows into private worlds explored [...]
Oculus: Eye On The Arts/A Communal Activity
This month’s Oculus column features an oil on Arches paper (22x25) done some years ago by Saul Rosenstreich, after a work by Daniel Bennett Schwartz (1929-2020), a prolific New York illustrator. Copying masterworks long has [...]
Oculus: Eye On The Arts/A Communal Activity
This month’s Oculus column features a poem by Ann Hurwitz, a member of the shul’s Judaism and the Arts group. Ann’s work is a submission to the Shehecheyanu Curtain, currently mounted on the north wall [...]
Oculus: Eye On The Arts/A Communal Activity
The Shehecheyanu Curtain, a mural art project initiated by the shul’s Judaism and the Arts group, has posted the first group of submissions. The curtain encourages all shul folks and friends to illustrate in painting, [...]
Oculus: Eye On The Arts/A Communal Activity
As we reflect on the Covid challenges of the past year, we are reminded of the Shehecheyanu blessing (who has sustained us), the traditional prayer of thanks for bringing us to this moment. In that [...]
Oculus: Eye On The Arts/A Communal Activity
We are encouraged that the Covid pandemic has lessened. As we reflect on the challenges of the past year, we are reminded of the Shehecheyanu blessing (who has sustained us), the traditional prayer of thanks [...]
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