Upcoming Events Sarah Young: Occupy Sanhedrin 2012 HBI Artist-in-Residence Justice Tucked within the Folds of the Flesh: An examination of source texts behind the Occupy Sanhedrin exhibit Date: Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Time: 3:30PM-5PM Location: Kniznick Gallery, WSRC, Epstein Building, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (click here for map) Sarah Zell Young’s Occupy Sanhedrin is a visual and experiential midrash (commentary) on the religious and secular roles of the female body and the foundational structures of justice from  the Second Temple to the present. Come sit in Young’s reimagined Sanhedrin (rabbinic court) and grapple with texts that relate directly to the formation of the exhibition.   Young believes that decoding these texts creates new meanings, as the permeable boundaries of the past collapse.  She asserts: “Through our own agency, we can look to and through the text and claim it for ourselves, confronting our history and our inheritance of an embodied present.” Brandeis Hillel Rabbi Elyse Winick and artist Sarah Zell Young will facilitate a study of the traditional texts, both in the original and in translation, designed for readers and learners at all levels.  Bring your curiosity and participatory spirit. Copies of the texts will be provided. EXHIBIT INFORMATION Dates on display: Thursday, March 29th - Friday, May 18th, 2012 Time: Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM Location: Kniznick Gallery, WSRC, Epstein Building, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (click here for map) For more information on the Artist-in-Residence program, click here. Latest Publications Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion and Law Polygamy in Primetime: Media, Gender, and Politics in Mormon Fundamentalism, Janet Bennion, Lyndon State College A provocative look at the costs and benefits of polygamy among western fundamentalist Mormon women Check out the current issue of 614 the HBI E-Zine! Food for Thought There's an old Spanish proverb that says, "The belly rules the mind." Our question for this issue: "What does the mind say about how we feed our belly?" It's been five years since we launched 614, and it's high time we talk about food. Forget favorite recipes; we thought it would be fun to ask the oft-overlooked culinary questions: How did we end up eating Chinese food during Christmas? Why is it as nourishing to make chicken soup as it is to eat it? Why are some women so scared to loosen up in the kitchen? We hope this issue whets your appetite and leaves you hungry for more. Read on. Established at Brandeis University in 1997 with major funding from Hadassah, our work is further made possible through the generous support of individuals and foundations. Your contributions make it possible for HBI to continue our innovative programs impacting scholars, artists, and the community.