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From mezuzahs to menorahs, these outstanding Jewish ceremonial and ritual objects make a beautiful new addition to the celebrated 500 series. Contemporary in style and lovingly handcrafted, they come from North America, Europe and Israel and demonstrate the diversity of Judaism. The artworks include tzedakah boxes, ketubahs, tallits, Shabbat candlesticks, havdalah sets, Kiddush cups, Torah pointers, kippahs, Seder plates and dreidels.

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A beautiful book. - The Jewish Daily Forward <br> Exemplary photographs of 500 contemporary ceremonial art and ritual objects. - Jewish Book World<br> Captures a diverse range of exquisite traditional and contemporary Judaica objects from leading artists and craftspeople mostly in the U.S. and Israel, who dedicate their talents in objects made for the home, the synagogue, weddings, holidays, and celebrations. - Jewish in St. Louis <br> 500 Judaica illustrates [the] concept of beautifying a mitzvah. The book features the work of more than 180 makers of Judaica. Media and disciplines include metalwork, woodwork, ceramics, and needle arts. - Intermountain Jewish News (cover story)<br> This thick new volume's point is basically celebratory. It's filled with just what the title says - 500 intriguing items reproduced in sharp, splendid colors. - The Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia) <br> Many of the works in Ray Hemachandra's new book 500 Judaica: Innovative Contemporary Ritual Art, w

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Juror Daniel Belasco is Henry J. Leir Assistant Curator at The Jewish Museum in New York. He organised the exhibitions Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life (and authored its catalogue, Reinventing Ritual) and Art, Image, and Warhol Connections. Belasco has written for Art in American and ARTnews and is a former staff writer for The Jewish Week.

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