Shavuot Special: As Queen She Is In Her Finery: Dressing Up The Torah
Tuesdays, June 10, 17, and 24 at 1:30 to 3:00 pm
First Two Sessions: CWRU-Siegal Lifelong Learning, Landmark Centre Building, 25700 Science Park Dr, Beachwood, OH 44122
Final Session: Mishkan Or Judaica Gallery, Maltz Museum
$80 for all three sessions
In this course, we will explore the rich history and customs in which Jewish communities throughout the world dress, protect and adorn the Torah scroll. The first two classes will be dedicated to the evolution of Torah garments and their attributes from earliest known finds that accompanied the Dead Sea scrolls discovery in the 1950s until today’s art projects and designer-makers commissions.
Our third class will be a tour of the Judaica Gallery at the Maltz Museum, focused on the magnificent Torah mantles, cases, and adornments from the collection of Congregation Mishkan Or.
Dr. Katya Oicherman is a curator, researcher, and artist focusing on Jewish material culture, as well as historical and contemporary textiles. Oicherman is the Director of the Museum of Jewish Cultures at Congregation Mishkan Or, Beachwood, OH. Before joining Mishkan Or she was a resident artist-curator at the Minnesota Museum of American Art and the chair of the Textile Design Department at Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art (Israel). She holds a PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) with a thesis on 19th century German Jewish textiles.
