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The Rabbi Ario S. and Tess Hyams Judaica Museum is maintained by our Museum Coordinator, Bat-Sheva Slavin. The museum collection began in 1968 when a committee was appointed to establish the museum, and in the early 1990's the Rabbi Ario S. and Tess Hyams Judaica Museum was rededicated and the Irving Rutenberg Gallery dedicated. We pleased to hold some very significant items in the TBS Judaica Museum collection.
See our 2006-2007 Museum Exhibit
See our 2007-2008 Museum Exhibit
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Memories, Reflections & Beginnings
(Opening September 18, 2008 at 7pm)
This is a threefold exhibition which embodies the Rosh
Hashanah mitzvah - remembering, reflecting, and
starting anew - experiencing a time of
Cheshbon Hanefesh and reconnecting with oneself and
the Creator.
Memories - "Capturing Memories"
collages by Marilyn Cohen z"l
"Collage, like memory and dreams is made up of fragments- and for me, collage is both the medium and
the message: layers of memories find form in layers of paper. - Marilyn Cohen z"l
Marilyn Cohen's work is a reflection of collage - layers of lives and families, images and memories. The colors and textures are like the colors and textures in each life. The layers of paper echo the layers of generations that create a family while she creates a celebration of life.
Reflections - "Scripture As Sculpture"
sculptures by Moshe Zabari
"God’s writing, carved upon the tablets." Exodus 32:16
"In my work I try to link my contemporary art with that of the past in order to develop continuity with past generations. Sometimes this is reflected in a design element, or a quotation, or a repeat of a line that gives the sense or the atmosphere or the feeling of the Jewish past. At the same time it is always clear to me that the pieces have to be functional for ritual purposes." - Moshe Zabari
Beginnings - "Creation Series"
paper works by Alice Zlotnick
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth..." Genesis 1:1
It may have taken seven days to create the world, but it took Riverdale artist Alice Zlotnick seven years to create her "Genesis Series." The critically acclaimed work, consists of eight three-dimensional compositions that utilize etching, printing and embossing as well as torn paper to depict the story of Creation.
Light
(Friday, December 19, 2008 Exhibit Opening)
Light will convey the essence of the following mitzvot:
Lighting the Eternal Light, Pirsum Ha Nes - Telling of the
Chanukah Miracle, and remembering that we should
treat everyone equally- "You shall not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumbling block in front of a blind person."
Leviticus 19:14
The exhibit will feature Silk Screens collection by
Elizabeth Yaari and unique objects from our Judaica
collection, all in the spirit of Hidur Mitzvah - beautifying
the mitzvah.
Tzedakah
(Friday, March 6, 2009 Exhibit Opening)
From Purim’s Matanot Laevyonim to Pesach’s Maot
Chitim, and throughout the year, we are commanded
to fulfill the mitzvah of "You shall surely open your hand
unto him and shall surely give him sufficient for his need
which he lacks." Deuteronomy 15:8
This exhibit features our world-renowned Tzedakah Boxes collection.
Honor
(Friday, May 15, 2009, Exhibit Opening)
In this exhibit we honor our matriarchs and patriarchs,
our founders and our parents, following the mitzvah of
kibbud av v’em "And you shall bestow honor upon the
face of the elder" Leviticus 19:32
This exhibit features The Book of Ruth paintings and
prints by Michael Krasowitz.
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