Ruby Namdar on the bible’s black widow harlot The name Tamar, in Hebrew, means a date or a date tree. In a world without processed sugar, where fruits are the rare and precious sweets the name reads as “a sweet thing”, “a tasty morsel” or simply as “candy”. And it seems like this is exactly
Yael Kanarek For her LABA project, Yael Kanarek created an original Hebrew typeface designed specifically to be worn on the human body. Come see her first collection, “Mother Tongue,” an exploration of the feminine using ancient Jewish texts. ALEPH FOUNDRY Photo credit: Gili Getz “Family Charms” Hebrew Bracelet The “Family Charms” bracelet was inspired
Genesis Chapter 38 Judah and Tamar. School of Rembrandt. 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her,
Elissa Strauss breaks down sexual double-standards in a Q&A I found this on the internet. Ed. note. I suggest you read Ruby Namdar’s telling of the Tamar story before or after you read this. WHAT IS SLUT-SHAMING? Slut-shaming is the phenomenon in which a woman is bashed, attacked or made to feel guilty for her sexuality. WHAT
New Music from Alicia Svigals Kadya Molodovsky For her LABA project, Svigals wove together her original settings of poetry and Biblical texts in Yiddish, Hebrew and English to create a musical work that speaks of fertility, fear and longing; and the double-edged helix of inheritance across generations of women. Here are studio-recordings of two of