[Jewish Exponent, PA] The Old City Jewish Art Center will benefit from a $225k grant for which its founder, Rabbi Menachem Schmidt (who also founded UPenn’s Lubavitch House ), didn’t even know he was being considered.
Stonehenge: “place of sacrament for the dead” or ancient spa? See the Chicago Tribune story here.
[WXII 12] Christian Musician Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter was tragically killed in an accident. HT: DMN Religion Blog.
[Vos Iz Neias] Jack McConn took a “solid bronze desk set, with Hitler’s initials, and an eagle perched on a swastika” from the Nazi head’s desk. He wants to test the auction waters, but the Houston Jewish community think it ought to go to a museum.
[NYT] The bible relates many examples of copulation in the Holy City (think Bathsheba and David), but Jerusalem is saying no to “Sex and the City,” sort of.
[Radio Netherlands] The artist who goes by Gregorius Nekschot, who drew cartoons which were “insulting to Muslims and to people of colour,” has been arrested by Dutch authorities. Great commentary here.
[The Buddhist Channel] Amid wondering, “Is Buddhism a religion?” (spoiler alert: the answer is maybe), the Buddhist Channel explores the other Buddhist sculpture: the ones, “especially those of Tibetan origin,” that “have a frightening persona with piercing eyes, sharp teeth and even red skin.” See here for more.
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