At the core of Tabb’s Beacon Gallery exhibit is tzedakah, the Hebrew for “charity,” derived from the root word tzedek, meaning justice or righteousness. In Judaism, tzedakah is a religious imperative, even for those who have little to give. Tabb’s exhibit includes two tzedakah boxes inspired by the work of Ruth Messinger, former president of American Jewish World Service, and chaplain Clementina Chéry, co-founder and CEO of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute (named in memory of her 15-year-old son killed by an act of gun violence). They are striking visualizations of the power of using one’s voice to bend the arc of justice.

Read the full article in Jewish Boston.