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Dazzling Animated Art For the Holiday of Shavuot

This evening, May 30th, is the end of the Omer, the 50 days Jews tick off from Passover, which marks the Israelites’s exodus from Egypt, to Shavuot, when they received the Torah. Back in the day, the counting was done with measures of barley (“omer” means “sheaf of barley”) Today, we count each day with a blessing. It’s […]

By Tamar Fox

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When Modern Dance Got Caught in Israel’s Culture Wars

Mr. Gaga, the intriguing new documentary about Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company and its artistic director, is about more than dance. Veteran filmmaker Tomer Heymann incorporates never-before-seen archival footage, beautifully shot performances, interviews and rehearsal scenes to present an intimate portrait of the company’s founder, its artistic process, and its role in Israeli cultural history. In 1998, Israel’s foremost modern […]

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A Beastie Boy’s Ode to Jewish Brooklyn—In Wallpaper Form

Mike D: founding member of the Beastie Boys, Jewish kid from NYC, and interior decorator specializing in Jewish themes? Michael “Mike D” Diamond, who rapped, sang, and played drums for everybody’s favorite hardcore-punk-turned-hip-hop trio, is multi-talented, so it’s no surprise his foray into wallpaper design is the stuff of dreams—so long as your dreams take […]

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