Bread & Torah | Erev Shavuot Program and Dessert: Calligraphic Art Gallery and Talk (Hybrid)

Shavuot reminds us to appreciate the beauty of Torah, and soferet (Torah scribe) Rabbi Linda Motzkin takes the beauty of Torah to the next level. Using the pieces of deerskin parchment that she processes that are not suitable to be used for the community Torah that she is scribing, she creates incredible works of Hebrew calligraphic art. Rabbi Motzkin will bring several pieces with her that she will present and discuss. Following the program, enjoy dessert and a last chat with our scholars-in-residence for the weekend.

Registration: This event is available in person and online. Please click the purple bar above to register.

About “Bread and Torah: Shavuot Learning for the Entire Community”
Nourish your body and soul with an incredible weekend of hands-on learning for the entire TBE community as we lead up to Shavuot, holiday of bread and torah. Led by Rabbis Linda Motzkin (“Torah”) and Jonathan Rubenstein (“Bread”) we will experience the intersections of challah and spirituality, Torah and art, and how they all come together in our communal celebration of Shavuot.
Click here to view all of the weekend’s events

About our scholars-in-residence, Bread and Torah
Rabbis Linda Motzkin and Jonathan Rubenstein are Rabbis Emeriti of Temple Sinai in Saratoga Springs, NY, where they served for over 36 years. Rabbi Linda is an artist, parchment maker, and soferet (Hebrew scribe) and creator of the Community Torah Project, a long-term educational endeavor to produce a Torah scroll with the assistance of hundreds of volunteers in the process, from transforming deerskins into parchment to sewing together completed panels. She is also the author of several Hebrew language textbooks, including the URJ Press 4-volume Hebrew Language curriculum for adult learners. Rabbi Jonathan is a baker, a former mental health chaplain, and the founder of Slice of Heaven Breads, a non-profit, all-volunteer charitable bakery producing a variety of baked goods, supporting hunger relief and other charitable causes, and teaching the craft of bread-making from a Jewish spiritual perspective.