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By Ernest O. Britton

During this week's annual physical, the doctor alerted me that my blood sugar count was high, and he invited me to do a new thing---to go on a low-carb diet. Later, while eating a brownie along with a chocolate shake, I wrestled with the difficulty of giving up the comforting foods of my past when I saw this painting, "Eating the Known" (above) by Michal Na'aman. Changing your diet can be compared to taking a new spiritual path. In Isaiah 43:18-43:19 the Jewish people are invited to forget the past, to do a new thing. What are you being invited to forget today? Are you ready to do a new thing? That's why this work, currently hanging in a new show at the Jewish Museum in Tel Aviv, Israel is my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other Religious Art news from across the USA, and the world:

• Christianity in the Arts: Does God care what we wear? Thoughts on Mormon undergarments. [More News]
• Judaism in the Arts: Israeli artists explore body imagery in Judaism and Christianity. [More News]
• Islam in the Arts: Artists in San Francisco paint over Islamophobic ads on buses. [More News]
• Hinduism in the Arts: Artist Kota Neelima explores karma and creation stories. [More News]
• Buddhism in the Arts: Afghanistan seeks to rebuild Buddhas destroyed by Taliban. [More News]
• In Tahlib's 5 Faiths Friday, he compares "Hate Speech" to "Freedom of Speech". [More News]

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