Since 2018, JArts has partnered with Mayyim Hayyim, to present high quality Jewish art in the beautiful space at the Mayyim Hayyim in Newton, MA, a community mikveh and education center. Due to COVID, the Gallery has not been open to the public as in previous seasons, but this partnership is still bringing you opportunities for viewing and interactive engagement. For the Spring 2021 season, artist Tova Speter will be participating in an exhibit at Mayyim Hayyim when the Gallery…

  The Jewish Arts Collaborative and Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Art and Culture, have proudly teamed up to present a season-long community-based art fellowship to two outstanding artists in the Boston area. Today, as more and more people are exploring personal, creative approaches to their Jewish identity, arts and culture are playing an essential role. Instead of being an adjunct to Jewish identity, the arts are now its foundation. On the communal level, the arts enable us to reach and educate…

    Kitchen Explorations is a culinary journey through historic Boston, a new series exploring the role of the cultural kitchen in shaping our history. Waves of migration in and out of neighborhoods have made Boston all that it is, and much of these traditions can be traced through the kitchens, foods, and related stories.  In past seasons, we have explored the Jewish roots of Boston through the deli, had a  conversation  with WBUR host  Shira  Springer  about  the history…

    A New Jewish Learning Salon   Created by the Jewish Arts Collaborative and Hebrew College, the Artist Beit Midrash brings together several dozen area artists working across mediums, to study Jewish text, share their creative process, and build community.  Group meetings are guided by a different theme each quarter, and involve the exploration of texts ancient to modern, from a variety of thinkers across modalities. Spring sessions run from March to July, and are led by visual artist…