by Sarah Burford | Apr 21, 2025 | Compendium, News
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance Dear Reader, I am delighted to announce that Jennifer Kessler joins CANVAS this month as our first-ever Director of Programs. As Director of Programs, Kessler will oversee the design and implementation...
by CANVAS Staff | Jul 25, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance Dear Reader, This issue of Compendium marks our 100th newsletter. It’s been a massive, and massively rewarding, undertaking to produce this publication over the past few years. The newsletter,...
by Gordon Haber | Jun 20, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance In our divisive moment, it can be easy to feel discouraged. So many seem committed to exploiting our differences rather than finding common cause. Fortunately, we’re also seeing people and organizations...
by Gordon Haber | Jun 4, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” said the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. It’s a maxim that applies to both people and peoples. For individuals, what you...
by CANVAS Staff | May 16, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance In the Jewish arts and culture sector, it’s always exciting to see a younger generation take up the mantle. For instance, we’ve been really knocked out by the output of Havurah, a network of...
by Gordon Haber | May 2, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance A 2021 Brandeis University study estimated there are 7.6 million Jews in the US, or 2.4% of the total. That’s not a lot, relatively speaking. But ever since a group of bedraggled Jewish refugees arrived...