Art Trans and Jewish identities meld at CJM show For artist Nicki Green, very little in the world is binary: black or white, good or bad, right or wrong. That belief is behind the title of her exhibition… By Robert Nagler Miller Sep 6, 2024
Culture At Burning Man, a desert tribute to the Nova festival’s victims In the desert north of Reno, Nevada, a multicolored tent pavilion arose. The geometric structure stood out on the white sand playa where the annual… By J. Staff Sep 5, 2024
Art Tiffany Shlain’s new work is a slice of women’s history (JTA) — Back in the day — say, 50,000 BCE — goddesses were worshiped across several ancient civilizations. By 2400 BCE, however, Mesopotamian… By Julia Gergely Sep 5, 2024
Books ‘What Jewish Looks Like’ highlights 36 diverse ‘heroes’ Liz Kleinrock was at a writers retreat in 2021 when the idea came to her for a children’s book about notable Jews from diverse racial and ethnic… By Andrew Esensten Sep 3, 2024
Comedy Remembering Arline Geduldig, a late-in-life Jewish comedian For most of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic was easily the worst of times. But for Bay Area comedian Lisa Geduldig and her mother, Arline Geduldig, it… By Laura Paull Aug 30, 2024
Culture With the death of Michael Lerner, looking back on Tikkun magazine Editor’s note: Rabbi Michael Lerner of Berkeley passed away on Wednesday. He was 81. To mark his death, we’re republishing this piece from… By Andrew Esensten Aug 29, 2024
First Person Why everyone should go see the Nova Exhibition in Los Angeles This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. The Nova… By Josh Katz Aug 27, 2024
Judaica Magnes exhibit of Jewish art from Muslim lands crosses cultures A Moroccan ketubah featuring a Moorish arch outlining the document’s Hebrew and Aramaic text. An Iranian seder plate with a Passover celebration engraved… By Leslie Katz Aug 26, 2024
Music Tribute to Nova festival victims comes to Burning Man (JTA) — At 6:29 a.m. on Oct. 7, the Supernova music festival in Israel came to a screeching halt as Hamas terrorists attacked, killing roughly 400… By Jacob Gurvis Aug 26, 2024