One of Mauricio Avayu’s 40 murals depicting key moments in the Torah is displayed at the Jeffrey D. Schwartz & Na Tang Jewish Taiwan Cultural Association center in Taipei. (Photo courtesy of Mauricio Avayu)

Chilean Muralist Mauricio Avayu Aims to Capture 40 Key Scenes in the Torah

Chilean-Jewish artist Mauricio Avayu is working on his most ambitious project yet: capturing the key moments of the Torah in 40 large murals.

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Rabbi Alberto (Baruch) Zeilicovich: “We are a friendly, welcoming congregation. We are family — mishpocha. When you come here, we try to make you feel that way.” (Photo by Dan Fellner) Right: Beth Israel, a Conservative-style synagogue in the Aruban capital of Oranjestad, was consecrated in November of 1962. (Photo by Dan Fellner via JTA)

Another Day in Paradise

Rabbi Alberto (Baruch) Zeilicovich recently came out of retirement to lead a congregation on the Caribbean island of Aruba.

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