Arts and Music
Arts and Music
When Mishkan Bat Mitzvah student Sara Charme-Zane created the beautiful mosaic wall hanging which graces our Kehillah (Community) Room, she noted her teacher and mentor, Isaiah Zagar, taught: "Art is the center of the real world."
Mishkan Shalom is a community rich in artists and artisans, musicians and writers, and our community life routinely features music, performances, book readings and special exhibitions in addition to our standing installations.
Arts
Exhibitions
Works in many media are exhibited throughout the year in the Heschel-King Room on the third floor of Mishkan Shalom, near the sanctuary, chapel and library. Most exhibitions explore issues of social justice or other areas of concern; they represent another dimension of our community's work toward tikkun olam (repair of the world). All exhibitions are free, open to the public and usually remain for several months.
Installations
A number of works of art, permanently installed throughout the building, enhance the beauty and sanctity of our surroundings. Our sanctuary furnishings and our original ark, now in the chapel, and our Ner Tamidim (eternal lights in the sanctuary and chapel), each have wonderful stories connected to them. The Yahrzeit Memorial, suspended from the third floor atrium of the main stairwell, and the Holocaust Memorial in our garden, above the ampitheater, were both significant projects which each took several years to be realized.
Music
Makhelat Micha'el: Mishkan Community Choir
Includes members and nonmembers who perform throughout the region, under the direction of Miriam Davidson.
Rabbi Shawn Zevit
An accomplished singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and liturgist, and a founding member of the popular Jewish musical group Shabbat Unplugged, Rabbi Shawn has performed concerts, interactive music and theater, and woven song into a variety of performance, teaching and consulting events across the U.S. and Canada, and around the world, for over 25 years. He is also an author, playwright and poet.
His CDs include:
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Upcoming Events
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MarMarch 29 , 2025
Shabbat, Mar 29th 5:00p to 8:00p
Come hang out and get a taste of Weekend in the Woods (or simply join us for a fun and easy night out). Join us for dinner/BYOB, Karaoke, S;mores around the fire, Games and Much More? For more info, contact Shayna Wolfson - shaynawolfson@gmail.com -
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Sunday, Mar 30th 10:00a to 12:00p
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Sunday, Mar 30th 4:00p to 5:30p
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Monday, Mar 31st 8:00a to 9:00a
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Monday, Mar 31st 7:00p to 9:00p
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Tuesday, Apr 1st 9:00a to 10:30a
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Tuesday, Apr 1st 4:30p to 5:30p
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Tuesday, Apr 1st 7:30p to 9:00p
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Wednesday, Apr 2nd 8:00a to 9:00a
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Wednesday, Apr 2nd 6:00p to 8:00p
CONTACT US
Mishkan Shalom, 4101 Freeland Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19128 | 215-508-0226
OFFICE HOURS
Monday though Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, by appointment.
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