Called to Action: Spirituality and Activism in the Work of Caron Tabb
By Visual Art Issue 118
She seeks out materials rife with metaphor—Jewish ritual objects, found objects, repurposed garments—then transforms them with paint, cement, fire, and text, with the goal of sparking dialogue, increasing empathy, and engaging in difficult conversations.
Read MoreNonliteral Illustration
By Visual Art Issue 114
Robert Katz assembles found materials into tableaux inspired by stories from the Torah.
Read MoreShabbas
By Essay Issue 114
I was trying to pray. How I yearned to pray! But I was both fascinated and repelled by this man’s presence.
Read MoreThe Wings
By Poetry Issue 114
On prayer, air travel, and finding place.
Read MoreLetters, Music, Flesh: Calligraphy as Sacred Art Among Christians and Jews
By Visual Art Issue 105
For the calligrapher, words are always flesh.
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