WHOA WHOA POST OFFICE WOES
Apropos I suppose, this New Years card might remind use of happier days for the post office, back when receiving a message might have been tantamount to, oh, inventing the means for flying, such as the glider appearing in this Jewish New Year’s card.
New Years Greeting Card, in Yiddish. Williamsburg Art Company, New York, 1910/1915. Yeshiva University Museum Collection.
By YUM Curator Zachary Paul Levine, in the Huffington Post Religion Section
Along with notices about power outages, flooded subway tunnels, and gas shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy came this dispatch from Long Island:
Along with notices about power outages, flooded subway tunnels, and gas shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy came this dispatch from Long Island:
IMPORTANT POST-HURRICAINE INFORMATIONCarrying or causing any item to be moved (ex: pushing, pulling, kicking, throwing, etc…) a distance of approx. 6 feet in an unenclosed area (such as a street or non-fenced- in lawn/backyard) is prohibited.
Read the rest of the article at the Huffington Post Religion Section.
* Image: Extruded: New York artist R. Justin Stewart created these plans for a monumental sculpture comprised of thousands of strings, installed in this exhibition.Extruded (an eruv project) presents a visual timeline of the evolution in the location of Manhattan’s eruvs since 1907. A map of Manhattan projects down from the ceiling, with the thread graduated into increments each representing a year, spanning 105 years.
Plans for extruded (an eruv project)
Timeline and Map of Manhattan Eruvs from 1907-1912
Nylon upholstery thread thread, jewelry hardware, brass hooks in
R. Justin Stewart
New York, 2012
IT’S JUST A MATTER OF SOME PVC ON A LIGHT POLE IN THE HAMPTIONS
JEWISH RITUAL BOUNDARY IN NYTIMES: READ THE ARTICLE AND SEE THE EXHIBITION
Today’s New York Times has an article about the incredibly divisive situation swirling around a proposed eruv (ritual boundary) in eastern Long Island. There’s plenty to learn in the article, but even more to learn in YUM’s exhibition, It’s a Thin Line: The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond. The exhibition offers exclusive interviews with people involved in this case, as well as other eruv controversies throughout the tri-state area. Come on by!
IT’S COLD AS MENORAH TIME!
It might be freezing outside—it is freezing outside. Maybe a reminder of the festival of lights from like a month ago?
Just love this menorah which is done in the shape of a Christmas tree. Wish we had it in the collection.
I just saw it in a catalogue, and here’s the description:
“AMERICAN BRASS CHRISTMAS-TREE MENORAH: This Christmas tree-inspired Menorah reflects an early awareness of the changed identity of the modern Jew living in mid-20th century American society. It was designed in 1965 by Isadore Serot (1927-2000) of the Terra Sancta Guild in Pennsylvania – a company that initially began selling Judaica and then transitioned to Christian and inspirational religious items in the 1960’s.”
Image and description from the Kestenbaum Judaica website: www.kestenbaum.net
STUDENT HANDLE REALLY OLD POTS - NICE…
Archaeology students from YU had an exciting opportunity to get some hands-on experience with some ancient artifacts. Dr. Jill Katz took her students to the YU Museum to examine up-close and personal some old, errr ANCIENT objects from the YUM collection. The students had the opportunity to handle some of the objects, though they had to be very careful.
In the Mix: Building Community and the Eruv
Mon, Feb 4, 6pm tour, 7pm program
The widespread introduction of eruvs in America encouraged a broader and more inclusive participation in Jewish liturgical and social life on the Sabbath. Join professor Sylvia Barack Fishman, author Blu Greenberg, and Rabbi Yaakov Kermaier for a panel discussion, moderated by Rabbi Adam Mintz, on the dynamic role of the eruv in transforming personal and communal Jewish life in America in the late 20th century. Co-presented by JOFA: Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance.
Tickets: $15 General Pulbic; $10 YUM Members, Seniors and Students. For reservations, visit www.smarttix.com or call 212-868-4444
* Image: David Dziencharski, Carrying Home Cholent, 1970s. YU Museum Collection
SAIL AWAY WITH THE CHANUKAH LIGHTS!
The Hebrew words coming out of the smokestack - “Haneirot Halalu Kodesh Heim” - “These (Chanukah) lights are Holy” - are part of the prayers said after one lights the Chanukah Menorah. The Upper deck of this ship lifts off to reveal the base for the Chanukah Candles.
Chanukah Lamp, Israel, Metal & Painted, by Eliyahu Sidi. Collection of Yeshiva University Museum. 1986 (1994.039)
THREE EXHIBITION OPENINGS IN ONE - DEC 17TH, 530 PM
Join YU Museum and its friends Monday, December 17th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm to celebrate three exhibitions:
It’s a Thin Line - The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond
Microcosms - Ruth Abrams, Abstract Expressionist
Sh’ma/Listen - The Art of David Gelernter
Admission is free, but reservations are requested. You can make them here, at Smarttix. Look up “Yeshiva”
HOW DO YOU LIGHT THE MENORAH? USE NITROGLYCERIN!
Published on Nov 25, 2012
Technion students Eyal Cohen and Tomer Wassermann from the Mechanical Engineering faculty and Matan Orian and Dvir Dukhan of Industrial Engineering and Management take on the challenge to build a Rube Goldberg machine that lights the Chanukah menorah. Hanukkah is the holiday of miracles and here is another one.
IT’S A THIN LINE PHOTOS ON FLICKR
Check out shots from the gallery exhibition on Flickr, and then get on down to YUM to see this incredible project in person!
See them here: goo.gl/KEBZ7
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