Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem, one of the first women in modern times to train and practice as a Torah scribe, will be visiting Beth Meyer Synagogue Nov. 14-16 as our artist-in-residence. In addition to making repairs to one of our Torah scrolls during her stay, Shoshana will lead a conversation about scribing, as well as being a soferet (female Torah scribe).

Please register whether you will be attending in-person or via Zoom. A Zoom link is sent upon registration.

About the artist:
Shoshana was one of the first women in modern times to train and practice as a Torah scribe. She led the scribing of two Torah scrolls written collectively and exclusively by women. Her scribal work inspired her international Jewish women artists collaboration, Women of the Book, launched with the Jerusalem Biennale 2015. Today her work as a scribe manifests through Or Hadash, an art in(ter)vention into the contemporary parchment making industry, offering an alternative to the current reliance on industrial agriculture by returning the making of parchment for Hebrew scribes to the land, the people, and the animals they tend. Shoshana is a graduate of the Portland State University MFA in Art and Social Practice program and is the Co-Founder and Director of Art/Lab, an artist residency for Jewish Portland-area contemporary artists. Visit shoshanagugenheim.com for more.