Monday Digest – May 4, 2009
May 5 at 7:30 pm Taking Back God; American Women Rising up for Religious Equality Washington DCJCC
Join Leora Tanenbaum a in conversation with Mary E. Hunt and Asra Q. Nomani. With the explosion of women in this country rising up and demanding the same meaningful spiritual connections enjoyed by their brothers, fathers, husbands and sons, these three women, a Christian, Muslim and Jew will expose the conflicts in each of their religious faiths. $10, Discounted Member Price, $7
May 6 at 7 pm Steve Cuiffo does Lenny Bruce Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC
Actor Steve Cuiffo channels controversial comedian Lenny Bruce, performing a selection of Bruce’s most biting satires – verbatim – in this critically acclaimed one-man show last seen at Joe’s Pub. Followed by a Post-performance Q&A with Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Media Ecology, NYU. $15, $12 students/seniors, $10 members
May 13 at 9 pm Three Weeks (part of LABA) 14 Street Y, NYC
The early stages of Yoav Gal’s brand new opera, “Three Weeks” is featured at LABA. The opera traces the events surrounding the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, c. 70 AD. The sources for this narrative come form the Talmud and Jewish legends. Music and Design by Yoav Gal, Libretto by Ruby Namdar, Video Projections by Mirit Tal
May 14 at 6:30 pm Painted Memories: A Conversation with Artist Mayer Kirshenblatt The Jewish Museum NYC
Self-taught artist Mayer Kirshenblatt is joined by his daughter, noted scholar Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, for a conversation with Dave Isay, Founder and President of StoryCorps, about the role of memory in the creative process. The conversation will also explore how nearly forty years of father and daughter interviews resulted in the exhibition They Called Me Mayer July. Member Prices: $10 General: $15; Students / Over 65: $12
May 4 – May 17 Not God Montclair, NJ
A play in verse by renowned oncologist, Marc J. Straus, which documents the shared journey through illness of a doctor and patient. The harrowing, eloquent poems form a remarkable dialogue revealing their unspoken yet sacred relationship and the full range of secret hopes and fears, victories and defeats.
May 4 – May 17 Tzelem: Likeness and Presence in Jewish Art, Stanton Street, NYC
An exhibition of the Jewish Art Salon about the notion of Tzelem/Likeness, in conjunction with the LABA festival, is taking place at the Stanton Street Shul.
May 14 – June 21
Paintings and Collage by
Shanee Epstein at the 404 Gallery
Brooklyn NY
May 17, 1 – 4 PM; Opening Reception
