Sunday, February 11, 2024
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Snow date: Sunday, February 18, 2:00 – 3:00 pm)
Textile artist Sarah Haskell discusses her current exhibition at the Maine Jewish Museum. Works include a series of textile panels with the Mourner’s Kaddish stitched onto them. MJM Scholar in Residence Rabbi David Sandmel will explain Jewish mourning practices and the Kaddish prayer, and Congregation Etz Chaim Cantor in Residence Sheila Nesis will be at MJM to sing the Kaddish.
Sarah Haskell
January 11 – March 1, 2024
Maine Jewish Museum
Sarah Haskell’s artwork explores the cross over between text and textile, investigating the mystery of encoded fabrics and the hidden language of cloth.