NORTHERN HILLS SYNAGOGUE

Northern Hills Synagogue

Northern Hills Synagogue follows the forms, practices and usages of Conservative Judaism. We value our congregation as a social and educational community as well as a spiritual center. Volunteerism provides the foundation for our synagogue and is reflected in our core values.

About The Panel

Artist Judy Workman and a committee comprised of Harriet Freedman, Barbie Tamanino, Edie Neusner, Sarah Barnard, Paula Nevins, Rabbi Samantha Schapera and Phyliss Shubs worked together to conceptualize and create the panel. Parts of the panel were not yet secured at our subsequent meetings, enabling us to engage in the art of conversation to not just say what we thought might improve the panel, but to actually SEE the changes before we made them.

Rockwern Academy

Rockwern Academy is an inclusive Jewish Day School accepting toddlers through eighth-graders. Rockwern builds character, curiosity, and critical thinking skills while fostering social responsibility and lifelong love of learning.

ABOUT THE PANEL

The panel incorporates words written by Rockwern Academy students, representing what ideas they believe are important to starting a respectful conversation, achieving mutual respect, and succeeding in the future.

Skirball Museum

We preserve and interpret a rich collection of fine art and artifacts that tell the vibrant story of the Cincinnati Jewish community and global Jewish history, religion, and culture through thoughtful permanent and temporary exhibitions and engaging public programs for visitors of all faiths.

About The Panel

As we considered the theme of “The Art of Conversation,” it was clear to all of us who engage with the artwork at the Skirball every day that conversation is what it’s all about! Every work of art has a story to tell and with just a question or two, a lively conversation can take place. We invite viewers to take this opportunity to look and listen to the art and to each other!

Temple Sholom

Spiritual meaning and purpose are the center and focus of everything we do. At Temple Sholom we welcome all people: seekers, interfaith families, and those in search of a spiritual home. We believe it is our role as a faith community to embolden individuals and families to embrace Jewish practice and learning in their lives so that they may in turn go out and make this world a better place.

About The Panel

The theme “The Art of Conversation” inspired us to envision scenes from the Hebrew Bible and our everyday lives where people would be having a conversation of Jewish relevance. These were fun to imagine and were originally much longer. They were edited from performance length to the brief exchanges used in the panel. For all but one, humor came naturally even if the event had been quite serious. The pictures are primarily fine art images and the artists have been noted wherever possible.

Upon completion, we seem to have created the pages of a book, hopefully one that is enjoyable and thought provoking.

VISIONARIES + VOICES

The mission of Visionaries + Voices as an inclusive arts organization is to provide creative, professional, and educational opportunities.

About The Panel

Visionaries + Voices uses art for both career and expression, with a central focus on inclusion for people with all abilities. Much of our communication, therefore, is through the act of making art. At an artist meeting, one of our artists explained some of the themes in Sukkot and the significant themes for her, which were plant growth, harvest, and the global celebration. Other artists described the art of conversation as a focus on art, and some wanted to include flowers and butterflies. The resulting panel depicts two people communicating by painting an image of the earth; signifying that art is a unifying use of global communication. Their conversation bubbles show nature and growth through this act. After being sketched by an artist-intern in the studio, many of the artists came together to paint the piece as a sort of collaboration-conversation in action.