BEAUTYEssayFeatured Zika/Lilith: Naming the Unspeakable BY JOSHUA MAX FELDMAN The act of naming is a primary human activity. In the first moments of Genesis, God.. 16 Feb
BEAUTYFeaturedFellowsLABAlive Gal Beckerman discusses “Photographing Ugly” On Thursday, February 25, LABAlive will present an evening of fiction, presentations, and subversive teachings exploring our relationship with beauty. The.. 9 Feb
BEAUTYFeaturedVideo Related BY REBECCA MARGOLICK AND MAXX BERKOWITZ We were moved by the text we discussed at our LABA session last.. 12 Jan
BEAUTYFeaturedLinks Beauty Links and Quotes BY JESSICA GROSS Once again, I can’t escape beauty: it seems to be eyeing me from everything I read and see,.. 6 Jan
BEAUTYFeaturedFiction Feeling It BY JESSICA GROSS Short Fiction She wore her beauty like a shawl. It was not only protective, but extrinsic to.. 21 Dec
BEAUTYEssayFeatured Reflections of David BY GAL BECKERMAN I don’t have a son and so I feel spared King David’s lament for Absalom, calling out.. 17 Dec
BEAUTYFeaturedLinks On Beauty: Listening and Reading BY JESSICA GROSS As we at LABA delve deeply into how beauty weaves through classic Jewish texts, I’ve found I can.. 7 Dec
BEAUTYEssayFeatured The Beautiful Are Outcasts: Thoughts on Joseph and “A Little Life” BY JESSICA GROSS Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life begins as a classic coming-of-age tale: four young men, college friends, navigate.. 3 Nov
BEAUTYFeatured LABA Lands in Buenos Aires This year, LABA launched its first international program, LABA-BA: Laboratorio de Arte y Cultura Judía, in Buenos Aires. As in New.. 26 Oct
BEAUTYEssayFeatured The Beauty of the Human Form On Tuesday, LABA kicked off our year of study around a table in the 14th Street Y’s gorgeous theater, washing down.. 5 Oct