Events
Enjoy the Events from Our Passover Show
Bet am Shalom Judaica Craft Show hosted three live Passover Show events. Rabbi Harry Pell of The Leffell School, Rabbi Chaim Marder of HIWP, joined our Rabbi Les Bronstein to schmooze about Pesach traditions and ritual items; and Robert Kalman, Ann Schaffer, and Galeet Dirdashti took us into the studios of our amazing artists.
March 14th: Galeet Dardashti Interviews Tamar Messer
Professor and Musician Galeet Dardashti and Artist Tamar Messer discuss the role of art in storytelling, illustrated with Tamar's published Haggadah, followed by open Q&A
February 28th: The Passover TableThe Essential Piece - Matzah
Rabbis Les Bronstein (Bet Am Shalom), Harry Pell (The Leffell School), and Chaim Marder (Hebrew Institute of White Plains) engage in a panel discussion.
Our artists Tamar Messer, Renee and Howard Vichinsky, and Amy Lassman share their interpretations and display their art.
March 7th: The Passover TableThe Centerpiece -The Seder Plate
Rabbis Les Bronstein (Bet Am Shalom), Harry Pell (The Leffell School), and Chaim Marder (Hebrew Institute of White Plains) engage in a panel discussion
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Our artists Jennifer Wankoff, Amy Gilron, Amalia Flaisher and Frann Addison share their interpretations and display their art
Upcoming Live Events
TBD
Simcha Show
TBD
Jewelry Show
TBD
New Year Show
Jan. 31st - Feb. 7th, 2021 | TBA
Shabbat Show Including Bar/Bat Mitzvah
PAST EVENTS: Enjoy the recordings
Enjoy visiting the artists’ studios with Robert Kalman October 18th, 2020. Watch exclusive interviews with the artists sharing their passions and special understanding regarding the crafts that are their lives.
Quotes from Congregants:
“I’ve been to the show for 25 years and learned so much from these interviews, great knowledge.”
"Robert Kalman is a great interlocutor, both about the work and the artistic philosophy!"
“ APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE!!!"
“They are phenomenal. Everyone should see these interviews.”
Chanukah Art and Traditions | Nov. 22, 2020
Rabbi Lester Bronstein
"The Light that Persisted": The Story of the Chanukah Menorah
Learn How The Artists Create Contemporary Menorahs and Dreidels
Renee & Howard Vichinsky
Chanukah Art and Traditions: Contemporary Menorahs and Dreidels by Renee & Howard Vichinsky.
Amalia Flaisher
Chanukah Art and Traditions: Contemporary Menorahs and Dreidels by Renee & Howard Vichinsky.
Chanukah Opening Show | Nov. 15, 2020
Rabbi Lester Bronstein
Opening Ceremony -- Art and the Torah an Intimate Connection
Frann Addision: Dreidels and the Cabinet of Curiosity
Chanukah Opening Ceremony
OPENING SHOW | OCT. 18, 2020
Zadok Yehuda
Jewelry designer and gemologist, Zadok Yehuda, was born in a small village in northern Israel, the youngest of eleven brothers and sisters. After beginning his creative career as a photographer, a chance meeting with a goldsmith on a foreign trip ignited his own passion for jewelry. He started making jewelry just for fun, but then embarked on an artistic journey to learn unique ancient goldsmith techniques from traditional masters all over the world.
Frann Addison
Frann knew she wanted to be an artist from the early age, and was encouraged by her mother, a professional artist. While a graduate student at Cranbrook Academy of Art, she read an inspirational article on the need for Contemporary Judaica which launched her focus on creating Jewish Ritual Objects. Combining metalsmithing skills and artistic vision, Frann transforms components that have special meaning to clients or objects she scavenges, into unique Jewish Ritual Objects which acknowledge the past while offering new and unusual forms which satisfy the demands of ritual requirements.
Alex & Lorelei Gruss
Creativity meets craftsmanship at Lorelei and Alex’s Brooklyn studio. The artists create jewelry, magnificent synagogue interiors and ritual furniture. Their exquisite ceremonial objects have been exhibited in museums and featured in craft publications. “We give the gift of beauty, inspiring spirituality through our art.” The jewelry is handcrafted at their studio, allowing for resizing and custom work. Their fine Judaica objects, ritual furniture, and architectural installations are made upon commission.
Renee & Howard Vichinsky
The beauty of Jewish rituals, their spirit and tradition inspire Renee Vichinsky to focus her skills as a potter toward creating Judaic ceremonial objects and works of art. Renee draws inspiration from her memories as a child growing up in Israel. Its light, landscapes, cities, history and tradition all find expression in her exquisitely hand-crafted work. Working with her husband, Howard Vichinsky, Renee continues to use her creative skills to explore the Jewish tradition and beautify its rituals.
Robert & Carine Kleiman
Carine Kleiman joined her father, weaving artist and painter George Goldstein, working in his studio at the Artists’ Colony of Jerusalem starting in 1983. In 1985, Carine was given the additional opportunity to continue the work of Rabbi Roger Kahn who trained her in the art of weaving pure wool tallitot. Carine continued some of Rabbi Kahn’s designs and soon expanded to add new creations under the studio name Jerusalem Tallit.
Karla Gudeon
Once upon a time, Karla left a teaching career to pursue art full-time. She was determined to set an example for her young children when telling them they should grow up to pursue their passions. Upon buying a printing press, Karla developed her distinctive approach to the age-old technique of hand-colored engraving, building upon the watercolor work she honed at Parsons School of Design. Based in New York, Karla’s celebrated paintings are displayed in galleries and distinguished collections throughout the country and abroad.