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'Art of High Holidays' Video Casts New Light on Jewish Culture

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SOUTH CAROLINA - With the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement approaching here in Charleston, Jewish Art Education (JAE), a nonprofit focused on connecting the visual arts to Jewish civilization, has posted its first free online video, The Art of the High Holidays. The eight-minute professional production ties the holiest days of the Jewish calendar (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) to 1,500 years of visual arts. With experts Rabbi Jack Moline, of Agudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria, VA, and Myrna Teck, PhD, guiding the viewer, the video relates mosaics, etchings and paintings to specific seasonal activities. Through this art, both the artist and religious activities come to life in new ways. "More Jews go to the synagogue on the High Holidays than at any other time of the year," Rabbi Moline comments during the video. [link]
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Ernest O. Britton said…
Non-Jewish Americans have many questions and misconceptions about Judaism, and especially at this time of the year. As we ready for the Jewish High Holidays, also called the High Holy Days, we hear a great deal about Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and the days between the two. But for most of us, we have no idea what they mean and feel some anxiety about asking. That's one of the reasons I was so excited to discover this video, created for Jews about their own culture and told through their art, it is a great tool for non-Jews also. Jewish artwork has its own intrinsic value as visual art but also are a living expression of the Jewish experience dating back 3500 years. This full-feature film on Jewish Art and the Jewish Holy Days (Holydays) produced by the Jewish Art Education (JAE) will definitely be added to my collection.
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