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Our Story, Our Land with Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz
Thursday, February 8 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
This evening will take us on journey through the artwork of Passover Landscapes: Illuminations on the Exodus. The limited-edition portfolio was created by artist-rabbi Matt Berkowitz and represents an intensive journey of art and Jewish learning. We will specifically explore the rootedness of the work in the Land of Israel and State of Israel. Refreshments will be served.
Part of the Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz Artist-in-Residence Weekend
Sponsored by The Procacci Family Artist in Residence Endowment and Friends of Music and the Arts.
Other Events:
- The “Art” of Torah and Israel – Saturday, February 10 at 9:30 am – Learn more and Register.
ABOUT RABBI MATTHEW BERKOWITZ
Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz, an accomplished educator and artist, is Vice President of the Schechter Institutes, Jerusalem. From 1999 to 2008, he served as JTS’s Senior Rabbinic Fellow based in NY and Florida, responsible for cultivating and expanding the donor base and teaching adult learning groups throughout the United States. From 2009, he served as Director of Israel Programs for JTS working closely with rabbinical and cantorial students to significantly enrich their Israel experience.
He is a founding partner of Kol HaOt studio project in Jerusalem’s Artist Lane – which weaves the arts deeply into Jewish learning. Rabbi Berkowitz is the author and illuminator of Passover Landscapes: Illuminations on the Exodus and the widely used Lovell Haggadah published by Schechter in 2008. Matt is a Wexner Graduate fellow alumnus and serves on the faculty of The Wexner Heritage Program.
