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Shabbat at Jewseum: The Days of Awe

Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 1–4pm

ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission

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2023-09-23 13:00:00 UTC2023-09-23 23:00:00 UTC America/Los_AngelesThe CJM - 736 Mission St, San Francisco, CAShabbat at Jewseum: The Days of AweWelcome Shabbat with meaningful moments of sensory relaxation, conversation, food, and creative activities during the High Holidays. Stimulate your senses at the ASMR Reawakening Wonder lounge with artist Ari Bird in conjunction with the exhibition Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain; connect with rituals including covering the challah and striking a match for candle lighting; explore the story of the Sabbath Queen in a Shabbat bride photo booth and learn about her connections to a poem from a sixteenth-century mystic; and get inspiration for your Shabbat table with Jewish cookbook author Adeena Sussman (separate ticket needed). Plus, enjoy a special Shabbat chicken schnitzel sandwich from Wise Sons, and a free challah twist with each meal purchase!

Welcome Shabbat with meaningful moments of sensory relaxation, conversation, food, and creative activities during the High Holidays. Stimulate your senses at the ASMR Reawakening Wonder lounge with artist Ari Bird in conjunction with the exhibition Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain; connect with rituals including covering the challah and striking a match for candle lighting through hands-on craft projects; explore the story of the Sabbath Queen in a Shabbat bride photo booth and learn about her connections to a poem from a sixteenth-century mystic; and get inspiration for your Shabbat table with Jewish cookbook author Adeena Sussman*. Plus, enjoy a special Shabbat schnitzel sandwich available for purchase from our friends at Wise Sons Jewish Deli! Each meal purchase comes with a free challah twist (while supplies last).

Shabbat at Jewseum is presented in partnership with Congregation Emanu-El, Jewtina, Keshet, Honeymoon Israel, New Lehrhaus, and OneTable.

*Please note that a separate ticket is required for the Foods of the Shabbat Table program.

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A separate ticket is required to attend the program Foods of the Shabbat Table with Adeena Sussman and Rabbi Sydney Mintz. Learn more here.

Schedule of Events

1pm

Foods of the Shabbat Table with Adeena Sussman and Rabbi Sydney Mintz (separate ticket needed)

1:30pm

Exhibition tour of RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped with artist Jay Blakesberg

2:30pm

Book signing with Micah Siva (Nosh With Me, 1, 2, 3), Adeena Sussman (Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours), and Jay Blakesberg (RetroBlakesberg)

1–4pm

Shabbat Bride Photo Booth with Honeymoon Israel

ASMR Reawakening Wonder Lounge

Papel Picado-inspired challah covers with Jewtina

Shabbat candles matchboxes with Keshet

Ritual connections with OneTable

Chat up a Rabbi with Congregation Emanu-El

Opening day of What Makes Me identity activity in the Zim Zoom Family Room  

Special Shabbat schnitzel sandwich available for purchase from Wise Sons, with a free challah twist

About Shabbat at Jewseum

Shabbat at Jewseum is a quarterly program that invites visitors to The CJM on Shabbat (Saturday) afternoons to immerse themselves in Jewish ideas of rest and rejuvenation, and to engage with the ritual of Shabbat through an afternoon of activations at The Museum. Shabbat at Jewseum includes live music, a learning corner, interactive gallery walks, and hands-on craft making activities, all stemming from the diverse traditions and hallmarks of Shabbat across the Jewish experience. The programs will offer creative activities that foster wellbeing and aim to create a space for communal joy through the lens of Jewish practices of ritual and belonging.

Save the Date

Stay tuned for more information about these upcoming Shabbat at the Jewseum programs:

Shabbat and Hanukkah: Saturday, December 9, 2023 | 1–4pm

Delve into the light-filled rituals of Shabbat and Hanukkah at The CJM.

Shabbat and Purim: Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 1–4pm

Dressing for Shabbat and costuming for Purim collide in this festive and fun-filled Shabbat at the Jewseum.

supporters

Major support for Public Programs is generously provided by Grants for the Arts and Taube Philanthropies