MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release –January 15, 2008
Contact – Marcia Zerivitz, Founding Executive Director
& Chief Curator
301 Washington Avenue. Miami
Beach, FL 33139
T.305.672.5044, ext.
3180 ¥ F.305.672.5933
¥ mzerivitz@jewishmuseum.com
Jewish
Museum of Florida Presents Panel Discussion on the Healing Chamber Exhibit and
Kabbalah
Miami
Beach, FL – On
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 7:30 pm at the Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach, three
authorities on Kabbalah will present a panel
discussion focused on the healing power of Kabbalah, accompanied by a question
and answer session. The event promises to offer diverse insights into the world
of Jewish mysticism. This program complements the MuseumÕs new art
installation, PsalmSong: Healing Through the Art of Carol Hamoy. Admission for the program is $6 for
non-members. Members and press are free. To make a reservation, call
305-672-5044, ext. 3175.
Featured on the panel will be:
Rabbi
Chaim Solomon is a
graduate of the Yeshiva Kol Yehuda in New York and a prominent teacher of
Kabbalah. Rabbi Solomon, who holds a BachelorÕs degree in Biology from UCLA,
has conducted seminars around the world on Kabbalah and Health, Kabbalah as it
relates to Science, Kabbalistic meditation and other spiritual arts.
Rabbi
Marc Labowitz, a
graduate of the Scottsdale Torah Institute and the Ateret Tzvi Academy, is a
teacher of Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism and a faculty member of Melton Adult
Mini-School and CAJE. He is a member of OHALAH: Association of Rabbis for
Jewish Renewal.
Cantor
Tali Katz, a member
of the Women CantorÕs Network for more than 25 years, was the first and only
cantor to serve at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. She
served as Director of Education at the Jewish Museum of Maryland and has been a
student of Kabbalah for 20 years.
The
panelistsÕ presentations will address elements of PsalmSong: Healing Through
the Art of Carol Hamoy. The artist has created a work of art inspired by the ten Psalms deemed by Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav to
promote healing. The exhibit is a five-sided meditation chamber
comprised of symbolic chairs and panels. Ms. Hamoy has designed an environment
conducive to reflection, prayer and meditation, a sanctuary for the soul.
The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored
historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish
congregation. The focal point of the Museum is ÒMOSAIC: Jewish Life in
Florida: 1763 to the Present,Ó its core
exhibit, and temporary exhibits that change periodically. Currently, the Museum
is exhibiting Zap! Pow! Bam! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books
1938-1950 through April 30, 2008 and an art installation by Carol
Hamoy, PsalmSong, through April
6, 2008. A Collections & Research Center, several films, Timeline Wall of
Jewish history and an expanded Museum Store complete the experience for
visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Accredited by the American Association of
Museums, the Museum is located at 301-311 Washington Avenue, South Beach and is
open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Mondays and Civil and Jewish holidays. Admission:
Adults/$6; Seniors/$5; Families/$12; Members and children under 6/ Always Free;
Saturdays/Free. For information:
305-672-5044.