The Israel Museum
Jerusalem
Israel
Pointing the Way: Women Design Ceremonial Objects
Until 31st December 2013
The special exhibit includes works by three contemporary Israeli women designers: Sari Srulovitch, Iris Tutnauer, and Galya Rosenfeld. The exhibit, which opened before the High Holidays includes ceremonial objects which decorate the Torah: a Torah cover and binder, finials, Torah shields, and pointers.
Sari Srulovitch and Iris Tutnauer are designers and silversmiths, who create primarily in the modernist style. Alongside modernist functionality, they each refer also to Jewish tradition, customs, and halakhah (Jewish law), developing designs which fit their own view of Jewish art: stripes symbolize the tallit (prayer shawl), the tefillin (phylacteries), and written text for Sari Srulovitch, and circles represent the Kabbalistic sefirot for Iris Tutnauer.
Opening hours: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10 am - 5 pm
Tues 4-9 pm (Please note that the Museum is closed on Tuesday mornings and during special holiday hours)
Fri and holiday eves 10 am - 2 pm
Sat and holidays 10 am - 5 pm
Admission: 50 NIS
http://www.imj.org.il/exhibitions/prese ... asp?id=875