Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

The Seventh Day: Revisiting Shabbat
(106 words)

Curator

Laura Kruger.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2013. Booklet, 20 pp., illustrations: 48 col., 27.9 × 21.6 cm. English.

ISBN

1884300510

Location

Library of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (3 October 2013–27 June 2014)

Description

The meaning of Shabbat as expressed by 45 contemporary Jewish artists, whose works offer new ways to imagine and define the “day of rest”. Introduction by Laura Kruger. Short essays on the meaning and experience of Havdalah (Norman Cohen), and a new look at celebrating Shabbat (Nancy Weiner). Descriptive entries. 45 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
HAVDALAH
JEWISH ART, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
JEWISH ARTISTS
PAINTINGS
PRINTS
SHABBAT

minor keywords

Besamim
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Challah boards/plates
Papercuts
Torah Ark valances
Torah mantles
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Yad

Cite this page
“The Seventh Day: Revisiting Shabbat”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 01 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2125>
First published online: 2019



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