Author Talk and Book Signing with Moriel Rothman-Zecher

Moriel Rothman-Zecher is an award-winning author of three novels, the latest of which is titled “Before All the World.” Join us for a reading and conversation with the author as we discuss his background, the writing process, and his favorite passages in this novel. Books will be available for sale and signing for $25, courtesy […]

Birnbaum on Ivory

This exciting program will be an exploration of pieces from the Eduard Birnbaum Collection, featuring liturgical compositions from the 19th and 20th centuries performed as solo piano works. Selections will include side-by-side comparisons of settings of the same text by various composers as well as incidental and special occasion music composed for the synagogue. Compositions from the […]

World Premiere of they burn, the fires of the night: lamentations from the ashes

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The Heller Museum and Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music are honored to partner with The Defiant Requiem Foundation to present composer and HUC-JIR faculty member Gerald Cohen’s world premiere of they burn, the fires of the night: lamentations from the ashes on October 25th at 7 pm at HUC-JIR’s New York Campus.

Coffee and Conversation with Ellie Beth Scott

Join artist Ellie Beth Scott and curatorial consultant Abby Schwartz for coffee and conversation about the artist’s latest fabric installation and its relationship to the Skirball’s collection.