Images of Israel, Sinai, and Turkey
Wren Siegel
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Windwood
Global History & Culture,
Israel
Wren will present a slideshow of rich digital images taken throughout Israel, the West Bank, Sinai, Petra, and Turkey. You will be exposed to hope where we are led to believe it does not exist. You will see for yourself the efforts towards peace that so many individuals are taking on against all odds. Explore some 'for adventurous tourists only' places. Meet the Bedouins of Petra, look into the eyes of people who live in Judea and Samaria, and allow yourself a chance to shift your own focus. Wren will share personal travel stories, mishaps, adventures, and lessons learned. Be prepared to share your own perceptions in small group discussions afterwards!
Jewish Folk Art - Session 2
Theory and Practice 2
Helene Fischman
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Gold Camp, Streak
Arts & Performance,
Teens
What has inspired Jewish artists throughout time? What differed in the motivation of survivalist Jewish art of the Terezin Ghetto from European Jewish art created during a golden age of growth centuries earlier? In this workshop we will discuss how artwork historically can decode the priorities of a cultural tradition and we will also explore our own cultural priorities as we paint, less as fine art and more as ritual object.
Keva and Kavanah
Tensions between the Structured and the Spontaneous
Gavriel Goldfeder,
Marc Soloway
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Sun Burst
Oy, there are so many words to say in traditional Jewish prayer! Do we really need them all? Isn't our intention and feeling more important than saying everything in the right order? The delicate dance between structure and spontaneity has been at the core of understanding what it means to pray for over 2000 years. Using rabbinic, contemporary and Hassidic texts, Gavriel and Marc, an Orthodox rabbi and a Conservative rabbi from Boulder, will explore this dynamic tension and perhaps even help our love life with the Divine.
On The Cusp of Life – The Art of Saying Good-bye
"Excuse Me, Are You Talking to ME?" (II of III independent sessions)
Mimi Feigelson
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Starslide
Ritual & Prayer,
Text & Thought
My question to you is: When you find yourself at a funeral, are you there to escort the dead on their last journey or are you there to escort the mourners on their new journey? What does rabbinic choreography – the sages of the Talmud, Maimonides and the Shulchan Aruch (the Code of Law) – teach us? How are our parting words perceived? And what do weddings and funerals have in common?
Shrews, JAPs, and the Invisible Woman
Portrayals of Jewish Women in Popular Culture
Lisa Bornstein
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Foxfire
Arts & Performance,
Global History & Culture,
Teens
There's the nag, the harpy, the frigid materialist, and the castrator. Are there positive Jewish women in TV and film, or do they only exist in real life? We'll look at who's writing these characters, how Jewish women appear, and how often they don't show up at all.
The Heart of the Home
The Jewish Table
Marlene Malinas Rezvani
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Ballroom Ten Mile
Global History & Culture
The Jewish table is at the heart of every Jewish home. Develop your own culinary expressions and experience how food preparation can enhance your spirituality deliciously through an overview of the ashkenazic and sephardic traditions. You'll leave with confidence about setting up your own kitchen, creating a meaningful Shabbat table, and plenty of resources to create lovely meals to share with family and friends.
Yiddish and the Jewish Underdog
David Shneer
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Sun Drift
Global History & Culture
For one thousand years, Yiddish has defined European Jewish culture. For most of that period, Yiddish was associated with Jewish underdogs, with those people who lacked power within the Jewish world. Together, we will study the history of Yiddish culture through the lens of those underdogs‹women, Hasids, socialists, workers, and gays and lesbians‹to see why Yiddish was, is, and perhaps will always be associated with those less powerful.
