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Jews of Nigeria Shine on Screen (Video)

3, May 2012

By Elke Reva Sudin Travel to Africa and meet members of the Igbo tribe who identify with Israelite origin, and are embracing Jewish tradition with fervor today. Produced and directed by Jeff Lieberman, Re-Emerging: Jews of Nigeria, follows individual stories and collective histories to paint a picture of the Igbo past and present as told from their […]

Video: Paper Tefillah – In the Artist’s Words

15, Feb 2012

Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik is one of the most innovative Jewish artists working in traditionally papercut technique today. Through his Paper Tefillah series Bialik explores how we engage in prayer, how we connect to G-d, and to each other. “What I am doing with this series is trying to explore how we engage in prayer, how we […]

Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Graphic Novel Released in Europe

25, Oct 2011

When last we reported on filmmaker Darren Aronofsky’s long-gestating dream project Noah in February of this year, it seemed like the screen version would continue to languish in development hell. So Aronofsky, much as he did with his ambitiously religious The Fountain, began working on a graphic novel adaptation of he and frequent collaborator Ari Handel’s […]

Video: Are We There Yet? Exhibit

17, Jul 2011

Bay Area artists Ken Goldberg and Gil Gershoni present a contemporary take on the inquisitive impulse with a new media installation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum March 31 through July 31, 2011. web: http://are-we-there-yet.org app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/are-we-there-yet-exhibit/id423125279?mt=8 twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/doyouloveme facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AreWeThereYetExhibit Videographer and Photographer : Jake Durrett Additional footage : Adam Susaneck

Video: SHTEIG Torah Automation by Ken Goldman

30, May 2011

By SUDINmag SHTEIG Torah Automaton by Ken Goldman from Elke Reva Sudin on Vimeo. Shteig literally means to grow, as in spiritually, in Torah knowledge. In the automated piece by Ken Goldman, the motorized hands reflects the “dance of Torah learning”, the music of the beit midrash, and the spirit of the chevrutah, study parter […]

Israel Film Festival Review: This Is Sodom

18, May 2011

By Saul Sudin The Israeli film “This is Sodom” (Zohi Sdom) is a spinoff of the popular comedy television series “Wonderful Country” (Eretz Nehederet), a sort of Israeli Saturday Night Live. Like many feature films rooted in comedy television, it ultimately succeeds or fails based on the audience’s interest in the comedic style and approach. […]

Video: ‘Next Year in Uman: A Journey to Ukraine’

1, May 2011

By Ezra Glinter and Nate Lavey originally published on The Arty Semite Photo by Ahron D. Weiner In 2004, photographer Ahron D. Weiner took his first trip to the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine. Before his death in 1810, Nachman is said to have promised that if his followers came to his […]

Insights Into the Lives of Jewish Women

29, Mar 2011

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Tattoo Jew at the Brew House Series

18, Mar 2011

By SUDINmag | Tweet Andy Abrams discusses his documentary that explores the current phenomenon of young Jews getting Jewish tattoos. Sneak preview clips will be shown of the documentary set to come out later this year. See some wonderful body art and hear the stories that inspired them. Presented by the Young Professionals Division of […]

Darren Aronofsky’s Ark Lands on the Page

8, Feb 2011

Academy Award-nominated Director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) has had a dream project boiling for several years now that would feature his take on Noah and the flood. There is still no word on when, if ever, the film would be made, but it has now been revealed that Aronofsky is currently producing a […]


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