BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Fordham Now - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://now.fordham.edu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fordham Now
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261231T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T113359
CREATED:20250117T142231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T172122Z
UID:10007671-1737100800-1798736400@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Ancient Sculpture from the Brooklyn Museum and The Hispanic Society of America
DESCRIPTION:Longterm loans of important and rarely seen ancient sculpture from the Brooklyn Museum and the Hispanic Society of America are on view at the Fordham Museum until 2026. The Museum is located in the atrium of the Walsh Library at Rose Hill
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/ancient-sculpture-from-the-brooklyn-museum-and-the-hispanic-society-of-america/
LOCATION:Museum of Greek\, Etruscan\, and Roman Art\, Walsh Library\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts at Fordham,Cultural
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Udell":MAILTO:udell@fordham.edu 
GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Greek Etruscan and Roman Art Walsh Library 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892354,40.8612275
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260130
DTSTAMP:20260413T113359
CREATED:20250822T181437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260111T193812Z
UID:10013296-1757808000-1769731199@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Guiding Hands for Sacred Scripts: Torah Pointers\, Art\, and Contexts
DESCRIPTION:The act of beautifying or enhancing mitzvot and Jewish ritual is reflected in the rabbinic idea of hiddur mitzvah. One who enhances a holy act and a ritual object with aesthetic and pleasing design is fulfilling this directive. As suggested in Psalm 29: “Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” Make each object functional\, as well as beautiful\, with fine materials\, craftsmanship\, and artistry and you shall be glorifying God. \nAccording to the medieval rabbi Moses Maimonides\, there is a special mitzvah to beautify a sefer Torah\, a Torah scroll\, the holiest object in Judaism. Over the centuries\, special elements were created to beautify the sefer Torah. One of them is a Torah pointer\, or a yad. Because the Torah scroll is considered so holy that it cannot be directly touched\, the Torah pointer is used in the ritual reading of the Torah to keep the reader from directly touching the parchment. \nThe exhibit “Guiding Hands for Sacred Scripts: Torah Pointers\, Art\, and Contexts\, Torah Pointers from the Barr Foundation Collection” highlights Torah yads from different regions and times. Some were created as functional pointers\, but others\, less functional\, are works of art\, inspired by the idea of what a pointer is. All\, however\, are connected to the idea of beautifying religious ritual and showing the importance of the Torah in the Jewish tradition. The exhibit also engages with the idea of what Jewish art is: art created for ritual use and art inspired by Jewish texts and traditions. It explores different materials and interpretations of the Torah yad and places them in conversation with other historical artifacts: medieval manuscripts and printed books from Fordham’s Special Collections and Archives. \nIn addition to the Barr Foundation Yad Collection\, we are pleased to have on view the work of two 20th-century American artists\, Ben Zion and Mordechai Rosenstein. These painters/sculptors sought to convey Jewish concepts through their devotion to art. Through the lens of modernism\, Ben Zion\, a multi-media artist\, demonstrated that expressionism can be used for a sacred purpose. He aimed to make his deep knowledge of Jewish heritage accessible and meaningful to a wider audience. So\, too\, Rosenstein\, who used bold colors and flowing Hebrew calligraphy to transform sacred texts and concepts to express their beauty through joyfulness and spirituality. \nThis exhibit has been made possible by the Hadassah R. Weiner Fund for Jewish Art at Fordham and the Barr Family Foundation. \nThe opening is on Sunday\, September 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the Walsh Family Library\, O’Hare Special Collections.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/guiding-hands-for-sacred-scripts-torah-pointers-art-and-contexts-torah-pointers-from-the-barr-foundation-collection/
LOCATION:Walsh Library\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts at Fordham
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishstudies@fordham.edu
GEO:40.861203;-73.8892181
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Walsh Library 441 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=441 East Fordham Road:geo:-73.8892181,40.861203
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124
DTSTAMP:20260413T113359
CREATED:20251205T185243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T155943Z
UID:10013901-1763942400-1769212799@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:'Then and Now': Paintings by David Storey
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate and acknowledge the retirement of visual arts professor David Storey\, this exhibition displays work made during Storey’s 20-year tenure at Fordham. There will be a reception for the exhibition on December 16th at 6 p.m. in the Butler Gallery. \n“Then and Now” Artist’s Statement \nThese paintings in the Butler Gallery coincide with my retirement and present a mixture of my current work and a varied group of paintings I made during the years spent teaching visual arts at Fordham. The mixture of new and old paintings in the studio serve to document changes in terms of the juncture between abstraction and image\, my techniques and issues of style and scale. In many ways this is the model of the individual and group progression in a visual arts studio class. \nI believe that all of us are working to see something we’ve never seen before. \nIn an artist’s working art studio\, there are always paintings that\, for a variety of reasons\, get stacked behind other paintings\, but are still definitely a presence and quietly in view. \nThese stored paintings add to the familiar and comfortable atmosphere of the working space while also being a quietly tangible documentation of the progress of all new paintings on the easel. \nHalf of this group of paintings in the gallery are current works. The other paintings are from mixed years during the time that I was teaching at Fordham. \nI was learning as I was teaching.—David Storey
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/then-and-now-paintings-by-david-storey/
LOCATION:Ildiko Butler Gallery\, 113 West 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts at Fordham,Cultural
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Image_20251204_132138_032-1-scaled.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Vincent Stracquadanio":MAILTO:vstracquadan@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7708109;-73.9851512
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ildiko Butler Gallery 113 West 60th Street New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=113 West 60th Street:geo:-73.9851512,40.7708109
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T113359
CREATED:20260109T203154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T193219Z
UID:10013934-1769184000-1769187600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:AAST Common Book Event: Kay Sohini's 'This Beautiful\, Ridiculous City'
DESCRIPTION:Join the Asian American Studies Program for a conversation with Kay Sohini\, PhD\, about her graphic memoir\, This Beautiful\, Ridiculous City (2025)\, along with refreshments\, a book signing\, and a Q&A.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/aast-common-book-event-kay-sohinis-this-beautiful-ridiculous-city/
LOCATION:140 W. 62nd Street\, room G76B\, 113 W 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts at Fordham
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/KayRohini.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Asian American Studies Program":MAILTO:aastudies@fordham.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T113359
CREATED:20260107T191407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T214153Z
UID:10013926-1769535000-1769544000@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Hidden Sparks—A Menachem Daum Film Dialogue Series: A Life Apart
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Jewish Studies presents a retrospective of Menachem Daum’s compelling and challenging films. The four-film series begins on Jan. 27 with a screening and discussion of A Life Apart: Hasidism in America\, the first in-depth\, documentary portrait of the daily life\, beliefs\, and history of contemporary Hasidic Jews in New York City\, exploring conflicts\, burdens\, and rewards of the Hasidic way of life. \nAyala Fader\, PhD\, professor of anthropology; Oren Rudavsky\, co-director and producer of A Life Apart; Marty Dornbaum\, producer of A Life Apart; and Rifke Daum\, Menachem Daum’s wife\, will take part in a post-screening discussion. \nThe remaining films in the series include Hiding and Seeking on Feb. 3\, The Ruins of Lifta on Feb. 9\, and Memory Keepers on Feb. 17. \nAbout Menachem Daum \nMenachem Daum\, a child of survivors of the Holocaust\, stumbled upon a family story in the Polish town of Dzialoszyce that would change the course of his life. His films explore his quest to find common ground between Jews and non-Jews\, Orthodox Jews and secular Jews\, Polish Catholics and Polish Jews\, as well as between Palestinians and Holocaust Survivors. His Orthodox upbringing as a child of survivors born in a DP camp and brought up in Schenectady and mostly in New York City\, and his early encounters at Brooklyn College with secular Jews\, as well as in New York with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach\, led him on his first journey to Poland in the late 1980s. Carlebach’s outreach to the Polish people was in total contradiction to his experience with his own survivor community\, who often had disdain for their former Polish neighbors. That experience inspired him to re-examine his own viewpoints and to embark on a lifelong search for a way to bridge the often insurmountable gaps between people. Equally central to Menachem’s lifelong search was seeking to understand his father’s faith after losing his wife and a child during the Holocaust at the hands of the Nazis. This search led to his exploration of the Hasidic Jewish community and its rebirth in the United States. For over 20 years\, Menachem travelled repeatedly to Poland\, seeking out “memory keepers\,” Polish Catholics and Jews who sought to preserve Jewish memory and bring Jewish life and culture back to Poland\, where it was decimated. \n 
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/film-screening-a-life-apart-hasidism-in-america/
LOCATION:McNally Amphitheatre\, 140 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts at Fordham,Cultural,Inside Fordham,Jewish Life,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Menachem-and-Carrie-Burns_Jerusalem-2012_fot-by-Kamila-Klauzinska-1536x829-4.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishstudies@fordham.edu
GEO:40.7713958;-73.9844894
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=McNally Amphitheatre 140 West 62nd Street New York NY 10023 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=140 West 62nd Street:geo:-73.9844894,40.7713958
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR