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  • Judaism and the avant-garde

    Judaism and the avant-garde

    I’m usually perplexed by the rigidity of some people’s notions about what Judaism is and what it could be. The way I see it, the spectrum of artistic creation has always included both the traditionalist and the avant-garde. This may seem out of left-field, but I view Judaism, in part, as an art form. To… Read more

  • Jewish community and the artistic impulse from a Jewish artist’s point of view

    Jewish community and the artistic impulse from a Jewish artist’s point of view

    So I’m driving home and listening to Judaism Unbound, as I’m wont to do. The latest episode pokes around the territory of the place of the arts and the artistic impulse in shaping Torah. I want to open the door to exploring this in more depth from an artist’s point of view. Read more

  • Numbers 27:1-4

    Numbers 27:1-4

    The daughters of Zelophehad, of Manassite family—son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh son of Joseph—came forward. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Read more

  • Leviticus 20:13

    Leviticus 20:13

    If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, the two of them have done an abhorrent thing; they shall be put to death—and they retain the bloodguilt. Read more

  • THE RED DOOR available for pre-order at Ben Yehuda Press

    THE RED DOOR available for pre-order at Ben Yehuda Press

    THE RED DOOR follows a woman’s spiritual and erotic awakening after an otherworldy encounter in the mystical city of Tzfat. Read more

  • Deuteronomy 5:12-15

    Deuteronomy 5:12-15

    (12) Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. (13) Six days you shall labor and do all your work, (14) but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or… Read more