S5 | Episode 5 | Timeless Traditions: The Transformation of Judaica in Contemporary Art 

Written By Amber Manning

Photograph by Christopher Tyler, 2025 

What happens when art meets the sacred? 

In this episode, we explore the intersection of faith, heritage, and artistic interpretation through the lens of Judaica. 

Curator and Director of Collections Emerita Judy Guston joins artist John Wind to discuss how Jewish ritual objects play a central role in the DEAR JOHN installation at the Rosenbach. Together, we examine how contemporary art can honor, reframe, and activate the spiritual and cultural meanings embedded in these sacred items. 

Family heirlooms inspire, reflecting on the power of objects to carry memory, identity, and emotion. This episode examines how presenting them within a contemporary installation invites new questions about reverence, representation, and ritual.

Amber Manning

I founded AmberCo. when I was five years old. Over the years, it has offered a variety of services from house cleaning, babysitting, car washing, travel planning, interior design and more. After college, I serendipitously fell into working for a web development company and I never looked back. I am happy that AmberCo. has finally settled on a mission that helps people in a meaningful way. I am also happy that some of the original services AmberCo. offered (cleaning and organizing) have carried through into its current iteration. I have been lucky enough to work for significant nonprofits such as the Sierra Club and the International Committee of the Red Cross and small local companies such as Hinkel Equipment Rental and Indars Stairs. My favorite part of working in technology is finding creative solutions for people and making their day to day work easier.

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