Mussar As a Generative Practice for Art and Poetry
Use poetry and visual art to deepen an understanding of TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general., mitzvotLit. Commandment. It is traditionally held that there are 613 mitzvot (plural) in Judaism, both postive commandments (mandating actions) and negative commandments (prohibiting actions). Mitzvah has also become colloquially assumed to mean the idea of a “good deed." and spirituality through encounters with others.
Mussar As a Generative Practice for Art and Poetry
Use poetry and visual art to deepen an understanding of Torah, mitzvot and spirituality through encounters with others.
Creating Jewish Liturgy for Juneteenth
Examine artwork and poems in relationship
Creating Jewish Liturgy for Juneteenth
Examine artwork and poems in relationship
What My Hands Tell: Exploring Ekphrasis
Examine artwork and poems in relationship
Jewish Art as Self-Defense
Create Jewish art as a tool of empowerment
Jewish Art as Self-Defense
Create Jewish art as a tool of empowerment
Jewish Art as Self-Defense
Create Jewish art as a tool of empowerment
Jewish Art as Self-Defense
Create Jewish art as a tool of empowerment
Tongues Shaped Like Harps: Experimenting with Poetry and Visual Art
Experiment with poetry and art and how they speak to each other
