When I mention my involvement in Mima’amakim to people they often remark, “I didn’t know you wrote poetry!” To this I am always forced to reply that no, I don’t really write poetry, and we’re probably all better off for it. However, I’ve...
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Menachem Wecker
Menachem Wecker stands at the nexus of art and religion. Through his countless articles, reviews and interviews in publications religious and secular, his ongoing art column in The Jewish Press, and his groundbreaking blog Iconia, Menachem...
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Announcing two great Mima’amakim events on two different continents:
NYC Event: Poetry as Protest
Please join Uri l’Tzedek and Mima’amakim on THIS Wednesday night July 22nd from 7:30-9:30pm at the Drisha Institute (65th and Broadway) as we spend...
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In connection with this past week’s Torah portion of Pinchas, and in keeping with the generally dour atmosphere during these three weeks of Jewish mourning, we present Richard McBee’s A Jewish Woman’s Lament. Richard, an artist,...
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AJWS-AVODAH NY City Team Presents Reel Talk: A Film Screening and Conversation on Storytelling and Social Justice
On Sunday, July 12th, join film enthusiasts, story tellers, and fellow Jewish activists, to experience “Youth Producing Change” - a series...
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