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On a Torah Perspective of Art

JL;DR SUMMARY Aharon Schrieber discusses the role of art in Jewish tradition, using the biblical figure Bezalel as an example of how Jewish craftsmen were endowed with chacham lev, or "wisdom of the heart." 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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MishkanHollywoodJewish ArtJewish InfluenceTabernacleBezalelSpiritual InsightChacham LevWisdom Of The Heart

Places mentioned

Los Angeles, California, United States
"In the 1940s, G. Allison Phelps, a radio broadcaster and poet known as the radio philosopher was a regular fixture on Los Angeles local radio stations."
North Dakota, United States
"Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota gave a speech in which he accused Hollywood of executing the most gigantic engines of propaganda in existence."
Montana, United States
"Senator Burton K. Wheeler from Montana even received a letter claiming, falsely, that Benjamin Franklin had wanted vampire Jews to specifically be written out of the constitution."
Nebraska, United States
"At the start of his testimony, Fox executive Darryl F. Zanuck joked that the senators need not fear him because he was born in Nebraska, mocking the committee members for their paranoia about Jews."

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