Experiences forged bonds beyond our campus.
SKIRBALL
AT HOME During these difficult days of the ongoing pandemic, many of us are spending more time at home. In Jewish life, home is the most sacred of places, known in
Hebrew as miqdash me’at, the small sanctuary. Here our most cherished ideals and observances find expression and celebration.
What makes a home Jewish? A mezuzah on the
doorpost? Sabbath candles on the table? A menorah on Hanukkah? A Seder on Passover? For some of us, all
of these; but for all of us, home is the people who live in it, and the values they bring to it. Home is how we care for each other and our neighbors. A Jewish home has a Jewish heart.
Throughout the past year, the Skirball’s at-home
and online offerings have sought to connect with our
community in just this spirit—from our home to yours. We aspire to be your home away from home, the place
where you are always welcome, where no one is a stranger.
Right: Skirball Stages—an online storytelling and music series that paired acts from around the world with talent from the Los Angeles music scene—wrapped in the spring of 2021. The February concert showcased American roots music from locals Joachim Cooder and Ry Cooder on stage in the Taper Courtyard and Amythyst Kiah performing in East Tennessee. The series finale in May featured Caribbean beats by Yosmel Montejo (pictured) in the Skirball’s Ahmanson Hall and Vox Sambou in Montreal. Photo by Larry Sandez.
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