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It’s time to reconsider what we know about Jewish birthing rituals

JL;DR SUMMARY The "First Light: Birth in the Jewish Tradition" exhibition at the Museum at Eldridge Street explores Jewish birthing customs, featuring works by artists like Tobi Kahn and Mark Podwal alongside historic ritual objects. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ExhibitionMark PodwalMuseum At Eldridge StreetPidyon HabenIntercultural UnderstandingWimpelTobi KahnJewish Birthing CustomsFirst LightElijah's Chair

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New York City, New York, United States
"The exhibit First Light: Birth in the Jewish Tradition will be on view at the Museum at Eldridge Street until April 26, 2026."
Morocco
"One photograph shows a girls baby naming in 20th-century Morocco and another depicts the outfit worn by a female baby at a Greek ceremony."
Greece
"One photograph shows a girls baby naming in 20th-century Morocco and another depicts the outfit worn by a female baby at a Greek ceremony."

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