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Rabbis Linda Motzkin & Jonathan Rubenstein, hands-on learning in traditional scribal arts and bread making.

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Traveling in Alaska in Elul, plus Bread and Torah at Or HaTzafon in Fairbanks, the northernmost synagogue in the world.
1. Byron Glacier, Chugach State Park
2. With Aviv Snowberry, President of Congregation Or Hatzafon
3. Variations on a theme of babka
4. Challah weaving
5. Applying parchment reinforcements after sewing Torah panels together
6. Torah panels sewn at Or Hatzafon
7. Moose in Denali National Park
8. Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park
9. Jonathan on Savage Alpine Trail, Denali National Park by @breadandtorah

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make challah? On Friday morning at Chavaya, you will have the opportunity to learn from Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein, not just how to make and braid challah, but also what it means to take part in the mitzvah.

Rabbi Jonathan has many years of experience making and teaching the art of challah baking and we are so lucky that he will be with us next week.

All experience levels welcome! ✨ by @breadandtorah

Shabbat Shalom! At Chavaya, you will have the rare opportunity to participate in Rabbi Linda Motzkin’s Community Torah Project.

This project is approaching its 20th year and over 4,500 volunteers have been a part of the process so far.

You can learn more at breadandtorah.org

Purchase your tickets for Chavaya using the link in our bio so you don’t miss out on this incredible experience. by @breadandtorah

Bread and Torah had a rich and full spring, with Torah panel hide stretching, sanding, proofreading and sewing, challah and bagel and pastry making, a documentary film screening and a calligraphy workshop.

Congregation Shir Tikvah, Portland, OR (pics 1-3)
Romemu, NYC (4-5)
Israel Congregation, Manchester, VT (6-9)
Skidmore College Jewish Student Life, Saratoga Springs, NY (10-12)
Berith Sholom, Troy, NY (13-16)
Oregon Hillel, Eugene, OR (17-20)

Thanks to everyone who hosted us! by @breadandtorah

We are so fortunate to have Rabbi Linda Motzkin joining us at the festival this summer. ✨

Not only is she a part of the first generation of female Torah scribes, she is also an incredible teacher and scholar.

Join us in August for a rare opportunity to learn from Rabbi Linda and gain hands on experience working with the sacred materials used to create a Torah. by @breadandtorah

#ICEOUT In Minneapolis with clergy from all over the country to protest ICE activity and to affirm our Jewish values of justice and compassion. This morning we were loading groceries for delivery to 1500 families unable to leave their homes. Donations to support this food effort can be made at dhhmn.com This afternoon action to be shared later. Also - pic of Renée Good memorial. by @breadandtorah

Bread and Torah visit to the UK:
1. Cardiff
2. Bath
3-10. Manchester - Baking, calligraphy, and Torah panel sewing by @breadandtorah

Documentary film crew Lauren Greenhall @greenhallll, Hannah Engelson @h.engelson, and Blaine Bailey @blainesworldsound came to Saratoga to do a segment on Linda and the Community Torah Project for a short film on sofrot (women scribes). Pictures include:
two deerskins from hunter Carl Stephens, living room interview, hidework session with great crew Toren Zobel, Michael Cohen, Lorraine Skibo, Dan Chernoff, Ben Nathan and Dan Nathan, Lauren and Jonathan and Hannah proofreading completed panels, and a view of panels already stitched together. by @breadandtorah

Bread and Torah at Cornell University Hillel - Hebrew calligraphy, sewing Torah panels, bagel making. Thanks to Rabbi Talia Laster, Chloë Bzdyk & the Hillel staff!

@cornellhillel @ravtalia22 by @breadandtorah

"Inscribing the Sacred: Creating Torah and Art" Series of Events in the Tang Museum, Skidmore College
#TangMuseum #SkidmoreCollege
Feb 26 Perlow Lecture: "Women and the Making of Torah"
Feb 28 Artist's Talk "Art and the Sacred"
Mar 1 "Making Parchment from a Local Deerskin" by @breadandtorah

Adirondack deer hide parchment making, wild turkey feather quill cutting, and the Community Torah Project at the Adirondack Folk Life Festival yesterday in Glens Falls, NY.
You can bring Linda and Bread and Torah to your community - link in bio. by @breadandtorah