Rough Sketch

Passover, the hurry-up-and-wait holiday

On painting the potential energy in the instruction to prepare for Pesach.

Mar 29 • Menachem Wecker

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February 2026

At the Met, grift of the Nile

In an apparent departure from its approach in the rest of the museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Divine Egypt" overlooked slaves.

Feb 1 • Menachem Wecker

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October 2025

Israeli museums in “complete isolation”

Recent publications also include how to offer well wishes to Jewish family, friends, co-workers during the High Holidays.

Oct 12, 2025 • Menachem Wecker

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March 2025

Charleston ghosts, an IBM designer

I'm honored to have won an award, and one of my articles is the cover story in the NEH magazine.

Mar 30, 2025 • Menachem Wecker

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February 2025

"And the Canaanite was then in the land"

On biblical literacy at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Feb 23, 2025 • Menachem Wecker

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September 2024

Artificial intelligence at Kennedy Center

And the book chapter on Mormon art is out.

Sep 15, 2024 • Menachem Wecker

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August 2024

Luminosity in Ligonier

So much depends upon a red fire truck and brown teasels.

Aug 28, 2024 • Menachem Wecker

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Forthcoming book chapter

My essay will be published next month in the Oxford book "Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader."

Aug 4, 2024 • Menachem Wecker

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July 2024

A pyrrhic Olympic victory

In art, it's important to learn the rules before breaking them.

Jul 29, 2024 • Menachem Wecker

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May 2024

Charleston’s Jewish ghosts

An ode to the city as we prepare to move back north.

May 13, 2024 • Menachem Wecker

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July 2023

Recent publications

From an interview with RFK Jr. to a chess sculpture to a social worker shortage.

Jul 23, 2023 • Menachem Wecker

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Free translation

Or the Borges school of international journalism.

Jul 11, 2023 • Menachem Wecker

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