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Ritual renegades II

by stacey palevsky, staff writer

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New York architect Allan Wexler built his “Gardening Sukkah” to celebrate the Jewish harvest festival, with agricultural and culinary tools inside.


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Allan Wexler




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New York artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles and Rutgers University professor Steven Handel made a “Scent Garden” to link science and nature to the Havdallah ritual of sniffing a spice box.


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Israeli artists Dov Ganchrow and Zivia designed this ceramic vessel for ritual hand washing.


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In “Mouth to Mouth,” artists Johanna Bresnick and Michael Cloud put excerpts from the Bible into gel capsules.


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Israeli artist Bruria Avidan crafted a Kiddush cup for Jewish wedding ceremonies to symbolize two beings coming together to form a whole.






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