OTHER – LABA

Ascending the Tower of Babel

June 1, 2017November 10, 2016 by LABA

On Towers and Monuments Tirtzah Bassel and Hanan Elstein for the LABA Journal November 10th, 2016 During our last session we studied the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) and then looked at four works of art that related in some way to the story. A few days later, Tirtzah and Hanan sat down over a

Welcome 2016-2017 Fellows

October 9, 2016 by LABA

Meet the 2016-2017 LABA Fellows and our theme – OTHER. Through the study of classic Jewish texts from multiple traditions and historical eras we will explore a variety of ways for the possible existence of the Other, either in real life or in unknown or contradictory imaginative thoughts. Be it another gender, sexuality, nationality, territory, religion, or