Arts and Creativity
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Talmud (study) consists of the Mishnah (original text or law) and Gemara, completion of the text. We emphasize the term Talmud (study) because it indicates that Mishnah and Gemara are part of a larger process of expansion of meaning that is fostered by sacred argument. In this selection, Mordechai Kaplan provides the original Mishnah and…
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Talmud (study) consists of the Mishnah (original text or law) and gemara, completion of the text. We emphasize the term Talmud (study) because it indicates that Mishnah and Gemara are part of a larger process of expansion of meaning that is fostered by sacred argument. In this selection, Mordecai Kaplan provides the original Mishnah and…
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Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation Adat Shalom’s Shabbat Voices is an exciting new program that is being piloted during the 2022-23 program year. On six shabbatot, scheduled monthly from December 2022-May 2023, we will host a guest teacher, artist or activist who will be featured, both during shabbat morning worship time as well as during a…
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“Every creative act… adds to the meaning of life and is a revelation of the Divine.” –Kaplan Diary, 1940 How is Judaism evolving in relationship to the (visual) arts? Join a panel of artists, educators, and innovators to explore the role of art, artmaking, and creativity in our religious, communal and spiritual lives. CREATIVITY IN…
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Primary Contact: Liora Ostroffliora@newsynagogueproject.org New Synagogue Project This curriculum will allow Jewish educators to enrich their arts curricula, teach Jewish history in accessible and age appropriate ways, and seamlessly integrate antiracist learning standards with Jewish learning standards. The first iteration of this project (which is to be continued and expanded) was a unit on menorahs…
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The first iteration of this project (which is to be continued and expanded) was a unit on menorahs from around the world, taken from a variety of sources including global Jewish museums, and the Betzalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Students reviewed menorah images organized by motif, noting that menorahs from different places share common…
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from Mel Scult’s Mordecai Kaplan Facebook page Kaplan famously stated that religion in general and Judaism in particular was a matter of “belonging, believing and behaving.” In the late forties he was in Los Angeles working to raise money for the proposed “University of Judaism”. In a talk to about forty writers, musicians and artists…