The paintings, photographs, and videos of Israeli artist Nir Hod have been the subject of solo exhibitions in Israel, the United States, and Germany, including Forever (Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2005). He has also participated in group shows, including The New Hebrews—A Century of Art in Israel (Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum, Berlin, 2005). In 2000, Hod released a CD of his songs, Last Letters to Anna, in collaboration with the musician Yaron Bachar. Since 1999, Hod has lived in New York City.
In answer to those who ask me whether or not it is permitted to paint the walls of the synagogue with pictures of grass, trees, and calyxes, we researched the question and our answer is as follows:
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For German Jews, it was traditional in the wedding ceremony for the groom to perform the ritual of breaking a glass in remembrance of the destruction of the Temple by hurling it or banging it against…
Calvary was not the first time Marc Chagall portrayed the crucifixion in a painting, and it would not be the last. Chagall saw the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Jewish suffering. In this…