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In the Spotlight — 1.29.12
Shabbat Tish
Saturday, 2/4, 10:30am
272 W 10th St.
Talk poetry and grab a nosh with Rabbi Darby on Shabbat morning.
Suzanne Tick: Reuse, Rekindle, Rejoice
At The Rebbe's Table at City Winery's Klezmer Brunch
Sunday, 2/5, 9:45am
City Winery, 155 Varick @ Vandam, $12 for members, $15 general admission
(Includes music cover charge & coffee or tea & juice. Brunch is a la carte.)
"Weaving holds everything together," says Tick. "Fibers create protection and shelter, can be strong and stable or fragile and graceful."
Join weaver, textile designer, salvager and New Shul member Suzanne Tick and Rabbi Dan Ain for a conversation about reinvention, re-appropriation and re-energizing our lives and the discarded items in our world. Tick's fiber-optic yarn weavings are in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Museum of Arts & Design and her work "Refuse DC," which incorporates 3,470 hangers in a warp of sheath core vinyl, a metallic polyester thread, was recently commissioned for an installation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. See the flyer for more info.
Join Suzanne for the opening reception of her exhibit, SALVAGE. Wednesday, 2/1, 5:30–7pm, at Gensler, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor.
Tu B'Shevat: The Feast of the Mystics
Friday, 2/10, 6:30pm
272 W 10th St.,
Free for members, $10 for adult non-members
Join us for this ritual celebration of the rebirth of nature and ourselves. We will experience nature's movement from the stillness of winter to the full vibrancy of summer in the four worlds at our mystical seder. Each world will be comprised of a course of food, a teaching, a glass of wine, and a musical figure. Chef Micah Fredman will explain how he encapsulated each of the worlds into a dish of food, and Rabbi Zach will teach us how these worlds are active within each of us.
Torah Schmooze
Thursdays, 6-7pm, Le Pain Quotidien, 550 Hudson at Perry St.
Whether you've studied Torah all your life or have never read a word, you'll find plenty to talk about at The New Shul's weekly Torah Schmooze. It's free, you can come when you like and no prior experience, knowledge or belief is required. If you're interested, email torahschmooze@newshul.org.
Rabbi Darby's Translation of the Shema
If you joined us for the High Holy Days, you experienced the Shema in American Sign Language, but perhaps you didn't know it was Rabbi Darby's own translation. In this video, he explains the thinking that went into it.
Join The New Shul
Find out about membership, check out our sliding scale dues schedule based on income, and send in your membership form. If you came to High Holy Day services, the cost of your tickets will be counted toward your dues.
In the News
Our very own Rabbi Darby Leigh was featured in Too Cool for Shul, a piece by WNET's online news & culture magazine, MetroFocus, alongside some of the city's coolest Jewish clergy.