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The Creative Soul Opens in Brooklyn

By Sara Trappler-Spielman April 28, 2014 9:44 pm ET

On a recent Thursday evening, a group of Hasidic women gathered for an unusual celebration.

The event was organized by the Creative Soul, a group of Orthodox Jewish artists founded by Yitzchok Moully, a Hasidic rabbi and artist who wears a pink yarmulke and creates photo silkscreen works depicting dreidels, Hassidim dancing and rabbis praying.

"I feel it's my calling to share Judaism through the arts," said Mr. Moully, a 35-year-old father of five who is curating monthly art exhibitions and hosting weekly open mics at the Mayan Center, a newly renovated community space that the Creative Soul began renting last month…

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