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The Guiding Hand: The Barr Foundation Collection of Torah Pointers (In-Person Art Exhibit)

Skirball Museum

Be dazzled by over 100 antique and contemporary Torah pointers, known by the Hebrew word yad for hand. The yad is used to keep one’s place in the Torah scroll, the central text of the Jewish faith, which is densely hand-written in Hebrew. Created by artists from different ages and cultures and made of diverse materials including wood, precious […]

Free

Make Your Own Yad (In-Person, Reservation Required)

Skirball Museum

Sunday, May 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join Cincinnati artist Judith Serling-Sturm for a hands-on workshop to create your own Torah pointer, or yad. Serling-Sturm, who works in her Pendelton Arts Center Studio, is a mixed-media artist and maker of artist books, handmade blank books, as well as sculpture and one-of-a-kind mezuzot made from natural […]

Free

59th Annual Simon Lazarus Jr., Human Relations Awards

Rockdale Temple 8501 Ridge Road, CIncinnati, Ohio

REGISTER HERE. The Simon Lazarus Jr., Human Relations Awards are a lasting tribute to the late Simon Lazarus Jr., a distinguished Cincinnati attorney and civic leader, who served as chairman of AJC Cincinnati and member of American Jewish Committee's National Board of Governors. For 59 years, AJC has recognized with pride those deserving students from […]

Lunch-and-Learn with Abby Schwartz & Sheri Besso (In-Person, Reservation Required)

Skirball Museum

Thursday, June 6 from 12 to 1 p.m. Join Skirball curatorial consultant Abby Schwartz and collections manager and preparator Sheri Besso for an informal light lunch and conversation about the challenges of mounting this exhibition and the craftsmanship of these objects of material culture that are at once tools of devotion and exquisite works of art. The program […]

Free

FUNCTIONAL AND FABULOUS: THE HISTORY AND ARTISTRY OF THE YAD (Hybrid: Reservation Required)

Skirball Museum

Thursday, July 16 from 12 to 1 p.m. Enjoy an illustrated lecture with Skirball curatorial consultant Abby Schwartz about the history of the Torah pointer in Jewish practice and the artistry of this tiny instrument across the world and over thousands of years. The program includes a visit to the exhibition. Reservations required.

Free

HUC-JIR: A Weekend of Jewish Ideas

HUC-JIR is planning our 2nd year of happenings on and around Shabbat July 25-28 with local synagogues and community partners. We expect to offer learning sessions led by renowned HUC-JIR faculty, HUC-JIR alumni gatherings, and immersive Berkshires experiences.