From Light to Light: A Chanukah Drash
The fire of Torah rages when we try to control it through fear. Its words, supposed lessons, and immutability hurt us as we try to confine it for our own perceived sense of safety.
Navot Miller: Artist Yeshiva
Every Pride, Havurah highlights the work of talented queer Jewish artists who are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be Jewish and LGBT. This June, we’re taking a look at the work of Navot Miller, a master of play in identity, in this special edition of Artist Yeshiva.
Amy Winehouse: Artist Yeshiva
Amy Winehouse, born on September 14, 1983, in the predominantly Jewish suburbs of Southgate, London, was not only a British musical icon but a vivid illustration of the complexities of Jewish identity in the world of contemporary art.
Dressed for Deliverance: Pesach Fashion Insights
Clothing not only shaped the our journey from slavery to freedom but also mirrored the broader cultural and economic landscapes of the time.
On Narrative and Futurism: A Rosh Hashanah Reflection
Ellie Klibaner-Schiff, the Havurah Journal’s new editor, reflects on the powers of narrative and futurism as we enter the Jewish new year.
A Glue-Covered Omer
The counting custom includes reflecting on one of seven sefirot, the qualities or attributes of G-dliness, each week. In chassidic thought, the spectrum of human experience is composed of these seven fundamental emotions. Each of the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, the period known as the Omer, are specifically set aside for introspection and improvement of each emotion.
From Texas to Tzfat: The Spiritual Journey of Chaya Toron
In this intimate interview with Havurah, Rachel Rumstein sits down with beloved Judaica artist Chaya Toron. Chaya shares her journey as an artist, the inspiration behind her work, and her mission to bring beauty and holiness to the world through creativity.
Josef by Cedars Of Lebanon - Parshat Vayeshev
Josh Engelson of Cedars of Lebanon gives Havurah an exclusive look into his newest single Josef, and how this week’s Parsha inspired the track.
How to draw God: Parshat Vayetzeh
Creatives often see censorship as meaningless blocks on creativity, which I usually agree with, but taking a look at other representations of this scene perhaps points to more possibilities within the realm of the limited.
Analytical Cubism & the Art of the Sukkah
In the cubist paintings of Georges Braque (France, 1882-1963), it seems to me that it is by dealing with the formal elements of structure and landscape that one can in fact find the space of spiritual dimensions within physical reality.
I Can No Longer Come and Go: Parshat Va’Yelech & The Death of Socrates
In The Death of Socrates, the chalice of poison is about to be handed to Socrates by one of his disciples. In the background at the staircase walks his wife; her hand raised gesturing farewell, echoing her husband’s hand raised in the philosopher’s resolute idealism.
Dancing for the Sublime
To create is inherently divine. To speak, write, and revel in artistic expression is to mirror the force that causes life to march forward and to cease- the same force that brings some molecules together and prevents the union of others…
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