BEYOND THE NARROW PLACE
A Virtual Exhibition by members of the
Barbara C. Freedman Artists’ Beit Midrash at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center
A Skirball Academy Class
Virtual Opening
Monday, June 7
7:00 to 8:30 PM EDT
Featuring work by:
- Beth Brenzel
- Barry R. Friedfertig
- Vicki Reikes Fox
- Sandra Indig
- Hedda Kafka
- Rachel Kanter
- Susan Kaplow
- Maryann King
- Ronni Pressman
- Arlene Sokolow
- Laura Orefice Stevens
- Anna Weider-Blank
- Nili Weissman
Seeing is at the heart of Torah, belying a reductive interpretation of the Second Commandment. Color, space, design, beauty and terror all are present directly and enduringly.
Members of the Visual Artists’ Beit Midrash have continued to be inspired by Jewish texts and art-sharing during the pandemic. Under the guidance of Rabba Wendy Ansellem of Yeshivat Maharat, we have studied talmudic and hasidic texts relevant to our extraordinary times. With the leadership of artist Tobi Kahn we have critiqued and encouraged one another’s work.
Please join us for a virtual opening on Monday, June 7th, at 7:00 PM (EDT) where we will view the work the artists have created and listen to them describe their work and experience during this time. On view will be their paintings, sculptures and installation works, many of which were created in spite of or because of the pandemic.
The Streicker Academy Artists’ Beit Midrash, co-founded by Rabbi Leon Morris and artist Tobi Kahn 20 years ago is a community of artists who analyze, interrogate and create.
We are grateful to the family of Barbara C. Freedman z”l, for their bequest in Barbara’s memory.