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💧⛲️ MEGAFAUNA "Mikvah Dreams" Discussion Q's 

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💧⛲️ MEGAFAUNA "Mikvah Dreams" Discussion Q's 

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🌊 A mikveh is a ritual bath containing "living water" drawn from flowing streams, rainwater, or groundwater. In traditional Jewish practice, people use the mikveh regularly for spiritual or symbolic cleansing and renewal.
What does renewal mean to you? How can you bring renewal into your life?

💧 Megafauna’s Morgan Spaner writes, “I wrote Mikvah Dream” about a recurring dream I had when I was younger that took place in the Lloyd Street Synagogue and Mikveh”
Have you ever had a recurring dream that transported you to a place, idea, or feeling?

🛁 The Historic Lloyd Street Synagogue contains the oldest documented Mikveh complex in the U.S. Originally the  mikveh was housed behind the synagogue, in a separate building. When Baltimore Hebrew Congregation expanded the synagogue in 1860, the Mikveh house was demolished and the Mikveh complex was incorporated into the lower level. Interested in seeing it for yourself? You can book a Synagogue tour here. https://jewishmuseummd.org/explore-our-stories/synagogue-tours/.

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Our Tu B’Av Cabaret is one of 13 pop-up events worldwide that are part of the Jewish Zine Festival, which is taking place August 9th through 11th, 2022. The festival is hosted by the Jewish Zine Archive.

The Jewish Zine Archive began in 2019 and is a physical & digital archive for zines made by writers & artists who identify as or with Jewishness and/or Judaism.

Check out & download the Zines below that are being distributed as part of the festival experience. Enjoy Zinesters!

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Disloyal: A Jewish Museum Of Maryland Podcast

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Disloyal: A Jewish Museum Of Maryland Podcast

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Disloyal is a podcast about art, culture, and history from the Jewish Museum of Maryland.

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You are invited to download these custom Zoom Virtual Backgrounds made for the event. This is a fun and easy way to feel festive and coordinated with fellow guests!

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Playlist by Matir Asurim, a group that provides support to Jews who are incarcerated. https://matirasurim.org/

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You are invited to read, and color-in this Tu B'Av comic created by our Community Artist in Residence, Naomi Weintraub. The comic explains the holiday and prompts us to think of ways we can reclaim this ancient festival of love.

Feel free to print it out and color it in or just view it online here.

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JZA Zine, "a totally undramatic story about an abortion" 

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JZA Zine, "a totally undramatic story about an abortion" 

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JZA Zine, "Clara Lemlich: Jewish Feminist & Labor Organizer" 

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JZA Zine, "Clara Lemlich: Jewish Feminist & Labor Organizer" 

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A band based in Baltimore MD. MEGAFAUNA describes themsevles as, "Experimental, guitar-driven, grunge with funky back beats".

To learn more and listen to their jams checkout-
https://megafauna666.bandcamp.com/

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JZA, "Somatic Zine Project: A DIY Zine Guide Bringing Somatics to Zine Making" 

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JZA, "Somatic Zine Project: A DIY Zine Guide Bringing Somatics to Zine Making" 

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JZA, "Keyvermestn & The Jewish Cemetary in Douglas, Arizona"

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JZA, "Keyvermestn & The Jewish Cemetary in Douglas, Arizona"

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Tzedekah Boxx is a retro, sexy, campy, beautiful Baltimore baby drag queen.
“Mixed Black and white Jewess,” Tzedekah Boxx says, “but I'm coming to you all in color darling!”

Learn more at her website here:
https://soulstrong.notion.site/TzedakahBoxx-com-8387fe84b4cf45e8837f110da9e99b3e

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🕯🍷🌟 The Shmutzik Shmates are a queer, Yiddish burlesque troupe based on Piscataway land in Washington, DC and Lenape land in New York. Its 3 members and founders are Brenda Roses (Emma Goldman’s wet dream), Bikher Dik (a nebish daddy plotting revolution from the Yeshiva benches), and Kasha Varnishkes (a time-traveling glitter Jew). The Shmutzik Shmates met through organizing for abolition and Palestinian freedom and discovered a shared yearning to connect with their queer, radical Yiddish ancestors, both real and imagined. Bursting with erotic energy, they use movement to shake and shimmy out past and present traumas around Ashkenazi Jewish gender, sexuality, assimilation, and more. Their work has been featured at the 2020 American Jewish Studies Conference, the New Synagogue Project, Check It Enterprises in SE Washington, DC, in the Digital Yiddish Theater Project, and in various interdimensional Zoom portals.

You can see more of their work on Instagram @dirtyragsdc and Youtube channel.

check out www.instagram.com/dirtyragsdc to learn more and revel in their magic.

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https://jewishmuseummd.org/

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NOTE: To protect the health and safety of our guests, staff, and volunteers, the Jewish Museum of Maryland is temporarily closed to the public, beginning Wednesday, December 22, 2021. JMM is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Maryland and Baltimore City, and we will announce our reopening on our website and social media as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to sharing our stories with you online at jewishmuseummd.org and afencearoundthetorah.com.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland is a space for all people to connect with Jewish life, history, culture, and art in Maryland.

You can interact with our exhibits, collections, events, archives, library, and historic synagogues in person at our Downtown Baltimore campus or online.

Check out upcoming exhibits.

Learn about the two historic synagogues on our campus, the Lloyd Street Synagogue and B'nai Israel.

Support the Jewish Museum of Maryland by donating, becoming a member, or volunteering.

Explore our collections, archives, and more.

Learn about resources for educators and students.
Meet our staff.

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NOTE: To protect the health and safety of our guests, staff, and volunteers, the Jewish Museum of Maryland is temporarily closed to the public, beginning Wednesday, December 22, 2021. JMM is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Maryland and Baltimore City, and we will announce our reopening on our website and social media as soon as we can.

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Jewish Museum of Maryland (@jewishmuseum_md) * Instagram photos and videos

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Lily Chaya Herman

A sentimental but earnest tree frog who wrote this poem while actively (not to say aggressively) engaging unassuming Mormon missionaries who came a’callin’ with a series of spirited questions.

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💗 Tzedakah Boxx's performance is a reminder of Tu B'Av's theme: LOVE!
What do you love?
What makes you feel love?
How do you give love?

🕺 During ancient times, part of Tu B'Av celebrations included dancing. What makes you dance? Do you have a favorite dance move?

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🌸 How are you feeling after seeing the piece?

😋 What is your relationship with your mother tongue? Are there ways that you have gotten in touch with it? Are there any barriers to you doing that?

🤔 What questions did this performance bring up for you?