Shalom/Salaam: The Story of a Mystical Fraternity

Isaac Luria Al-Hallaj Rumi Solomon Ibn Gabirol Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Baal Shem Tov Moses de Leon Dhu’l Nun Judah Halevi Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Solomon Ibn Gabirol Moses Maimonides Rabia Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi Moses


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Shalom/Salaam: The Story of a Mystical Fraternity is an interdisciplinary project predicated on the belief that contemporary art, at its best, can move outside of the narrow confines of the art world, approaching the general public through creative thought and a gentle activism.

My Shalom/Salaam Project highlights the strong Sufi influence on the development of Jewish mysticism, following this unfamiliar tale from 10th century in Spain, Egypt and the Holy Land, through the Kabbalah and into the Baal Shem Tov's Hasidism in the 18th century. I believe that the popularization of this positive story can help facilitate the peace dialogue between Jews and Arabs, becoming part of the healing process of that fractured relationship....

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