‘Shmita and Beyond’: Family Art Day

And just what is Shmita? According to Jewish tradition, it is a year of respite for the earth, when the land of Israel must lie fallow. The JCC is celebrating it with this family day, centered on its lobby exhibition, “Incubating Ideas and Cultivating Connections.” The show, which includes ecological art, also features greenery that doesn’t grow in the ground, like bottles of algae. Children will get into the spirit by planting herbs in recycled containers, making art with reused materials and exploring books about the environment.