Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History

15 West 16^th Street (between 5^th and 6^th Avenues)

Thursday, June 3, 2010

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Participate in a uniquely creative Taste of Limmud NY.  Experience Jewish history through the arts.  The minimum required donation for this event is $10, which can be paid at the door. 

Click HERE to register in advance.

Check out these exciting sessions and click on the links for more information about the presenters and their topics:

·       Outside the Box  View a teaser from filmmaker Lacey's Schwartz's documentary in progress about dual identity and family secrets. Followed by Q & A and a discussion on diversity in the Jewish community with the filmmaker.  Lacey is Director of Outreach for Be'chol Lashon.

·       Museum Tour  Tour the Braginsky and Drawing on Tradition exhibits with Zachary Paul Levine.   Consider:  Why does 19^th century French Haggadah look like it's from Turkey?  Why are there cherubs and zodiac signs on so many ketubot? How might we visualize Shushan, the grand capital of the Persian Empire, as the center of intrigue in the Purim story?  Zachary is Assistant Curator at the Yeshiva University Museum.

·       A One-Pot Seminar  Join Gabe Goldstein for a close-up, hands-on look at a rare 18^th century cholent pot. Cholent is literally more than the sum of its ingredients - see how this pot suggests the interconnectedness of Jewish law and lore, how cholent pots created bonds between individuals and communities, how evolving technology shaped the structure of the Jewish life and how a pot can suggest recipes, social status, diversity, economics and gender relations - much more than just "meat and potatoes."  Gabe is YU Museum Associate Director for Exhibitions and Programs.

·       Illuminated Midrash Mash-ups  Explore Jewish visual history through a whirlwind tour of the YU Museum followed by a 50-minute hands-on creative workshop facilitated by JT Waldman.  Drawing from historical images in the exhibits and their own illustrations, participants will use the modern language of comix to dissect, remix and collage images from Jewish visual history into modern fables of personal or biblical proportions.  No artistic talent required.  Just bring an active imagination and good questions.  JT is the Teaching Artist in Residence at the YU Museum.

·       Jewish Identity through Music  David Freeman will consider how contemporary musicians incorporate and reinterpret traditional Jewish texts.  Come prepared to engage with original and provocative music through video and audio recording and live performance.  David is a percussionist and composer.