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By TAHLIB

Rosh Hashanah was this past week, and my CEO surprised me by taking off both days. Yes, he is Jewish but he also claims to be anti-religious, so it was a surprise. How do you deny religion yet still abide by religious prohibitions such as "not-working" on holydays? I believe he is religious but wants to hide (and protect) certain parts of himself, even in this city of 2 million Jews. I believe he honors these High Holydays because they allow him to reveal his true self to himself. Public denials linked to contradictory practices make Elaine Reichek's "Sampler" (above) at The Jewish Museum of New York my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Metropolitan Museum of Art: Tibetan masterpieces. [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Getty Museum: Piety, sacrifice and miracles on display. [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Reda Abdel Rahman's caravan of donkeys. [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: Police arrest artist, sieze artwork over religious slur.  [More News]
• A&O Picks for Fall: 7 not-to-be-missed Religious Arts events in Indianapolis. [More News]

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