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JHE PHOTO ESSAY: Shavuot 2020 — Images of the 10 Commandments to mark the holiday

  The festival of Shavuot, which begins tonight, marks the reception of the Torah — and Ten Commandments — at Mt. Sinai. Jews traditionally go to synagogue on Shavuot to hear the Ten Commandments read out: 1. I am the Lord … continue reading →

Celebrating International Museum Day — as Jewish museums cautiously begin to reopen after Coronavirus shut-downs and confront grim new challenges detailed in new report

Today — Monday, May 18 — is the annual International Museum Day.  The Day has been organized since 1977 by the International Council of Museums to raise awareness about the fact that “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, … continue reading →