Amy Reichert Judaica https://amyreichertjudaica.com Amy Reichert Judaica Tue, 07 May 2024 09:09:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 Object Lesson: The Miriam Cup https://amyreichertjudaica.com/object-lesson-the-miriam-cup/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:41:50 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=2168 Associate Curator Rebecca Shaykin and I explore the significance of adding the Miriam Cup to the Passover Seder table and take a close look at my Miriam Cup (1997) in the Jewish Museum Collection.

]]> Creating the Artists’ Haggadah https://amyreichertjudaica.com/creating-the-artists-haggadah/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 16:16:50 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=2046 Creating the Artist's Haggadah by Shelley S. Hebert. A nicely written piece with some words from myself and my fellow Jewish Artists Collective Chicago members…]]>

Click this link to read Creating the Artist’s Haggadah by Shelley S. Hebert.

A nicely written piece with some words from myself and my fellow talented Jewish Artists Collective Chicago members Carol Neiger, Susan Dickman, and Berit Engen is hosted on The Times of Israel.

 

]]> TJM Video Featuring Seder Plate and Miriam’s Cup https://amyreichertjudaica.com/tjm-video-featuring-miriams-cup-and-seder-plate/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:09:32 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=2021 Created by the Jewish Museum this video is a fantastic and inclusive dive into the Passover holiday and Jewish material culture.

Watch it here or below, and you will see it features both my seder plate and Miriam’s cup!

]]> JUF News March 2021 Seder Plate Special https://amyreichertjudaica.com/juf-news-march-2021/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:26:46 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=2008
Chag Pesach Sameach! I am delighted to be featured alongside fellow Chicago women on this collection of Seder plates from the most recent, March 2021, issue of Jewish United Fund – JUF News.
You can find this article both in print and online here: https://www.juf.org/JUFNews-Magazine-20213.aspx

]]> ANU – Museum of the Jewish People Now Open https://amyreichertjudaica.com/anu-museum-of-the-jewish-people/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:16:50 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=1989 We feel so honored to be featured in the spectacular new museum, the ANU- Museum of the Jewish People, as part of their permanent collection display!

In the largest Jewish museum in the world, visitors will go on a fascinating journey that portrays the story of the Jewish people through the generations and up to the present time. The Museum represents all parts of the Jewish people and highlights the creative works and cultural riches of a variety of communities in different periods of history. Online tours are available!

Photo: Roni Cnaani

]]> Out of the Narrows: The Artists’ Haggadah, A Visual Midrash from the JACC https://amyreichertjudaica.com/out-of-the-narrows-the-artists-haggadah-a-visual-midrash-from-the-jacc/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:51:37 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=1964

Out of the Narrows: The Artists’ Haggadah was created during the modern plague of our time, Covid-19, as Amy and other members of an arts collective began considering how to celebrate Passover, the holiday of freedom, in isolation. Follow this link to the JAC-Chicago Haggadah Page to find out: Why is this Haggadah different from all other Haggadahs?

Order Now to get your Haggadot in time for Passover! Both Blurb and Barnes & Noble have longer delivery times because of the impact of COVID-19.

How to order the Haggadah

Out of the Narrows can be purchased at two price points:

Heavier paper at Blurb for $60.00 Blurb offers volume discounts! 30% off (10-19 copies) 40% off (20+) copies.

Economy version (lighter paper) at Barnes & Noble for $24.95

Click here to see JACC artists talking about their work and ideas in Out of the Narrows: The Artists’ Haggadah.

]]> An Afternoon of Peace, Art, and Understanding https://amyreichertjudaica.com/an-afternoon-of-peace-art-and-understanding/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:36:44 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=1925

Tue / Feb 23, 2021 / 1:00 pm

Registration link for Zoom meeting access
Amy Reichert, Zigi Ben-Haim, Tsipi Ben-Haim
Hosted by Park Avenue Synagogue
This event is open to everyone, not just PAS members

How do we “come together right now” with art as our guide? Join our talented panelists as we explore pieces of art that unite and build community. Our experts will share examples of their personal work and of treasured masterpieces. Plus, they’ll give us the inside scoop on a fantastic organization bringing together youth and professional artists to create public art. Join one of our workshops to identify or create “art that unifies” and be featured in the program!

]]> Watch Amy Reichert’s ELItalk: Does Your Seder Plate Tell a Story? https://amyreichertjudaica.com/amy-reicherts-elitalk-does-your-seder-plate-tell-a-story/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:38:29 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=1820 The talk is available below, and also hosted at My Jewish Learning.

Let us use our menorahs, our kiddush cups, our seder plates for more than simple decorations — they should take each of us on journeys every time we use them in which we live out our tradition itself.

Watch Amy Reichert’s ELItalk, Does Your Seder Plate Tell a Story?

]]> As Seen in the New York Times: Symbolism Meets Modern Life https://amyreichertjudaica.com/as-seen-in-the-new-york-times-symbolism-meets-modern-life/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:10:55 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=1815 Click through to read this piece from the New York Times about Amy Reichert Judaica.
An edited and condensed interview, this Q&A piece by Eve M. Kahn from April 16, 2014 goes behind the scenes of our work.

]]> The Spiritual Union of Architecture and Art https://amyreichertjudaica.com/the-spiritual-union-of-architecture-and-art/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:57:46 +0000 https://amyreichertjudaica.com/?p=1658 An article co-written by Amy Reichert and Mary Burnham, a founding partner of MBB Architects, was published in Faith & Form Volume 52, Issue 2. Titled “The Spiritual Union of Architecture and Art” and using the Eli M. Black Lifelong Learning Center as a case study, the article “illustrates some of the potent ways that carefully integrated art and architecture can help religious institutions fulfill and expand their missions.”

Follow the link to read more.

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