Dear Friends,
Due to current health concerns there will be no more exhibitions in 2021
The Barr Foundation collection of Yads (Torah Pointers). The exhibition includes highlights of America's largest and most diverse private collection of Torah pointers.
An opening is scheduled at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia for February 5th followed by Temple Israel of Hollywood in California in the fall
THE GUIDING HAND
An Exhibition of Torah Pointers from Past and Present
For thousands of years, Jews used simple tapered wooden sticks to point the way through the densely written text of the Torah without touching the fragile parchment. But over the millennia, the yad — pointer — has developed into a unique art form. While some are still carved out of wood, others are now shaped from silver or graphite, and even ornamented with gold, ivory and jewels.
The yad has thus become an artistic chronicle of how Jews read and relate to the Torah, a story you can explore in a wide-ranging exhibition of more than 200 pointers of all styles and national origins, some up to 400 years old. The display draws from the Barr Foundation collection, and will also feature Torah ornaments belonging to the Bernard Museum of Judaica at Temple Emanu-El.
Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, TX Sept. 19 - December 6, 2019
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