Arts and Music
Arts and Music
When Mishkan Bat Mitzvah student Sara Charme-Zane created the beautiful mosaic wall hanging which graces our Kehillah (Community) Room, she noted her teacher and mentor, Isaiah Zagar, taught: "Art is the center of the real world."
Mishkan Shalom is a community rich in artists and artisans, musicians and writers, and our community life routinely features music, performances, book readings and special exhibitions in addition to our standing installations.
Arts
Exhibitions
Works in many media are exhibited throughout the year in the Heschel-King Room on the third floor of Mishkan Shalom, near the sanctuary, chapel and library. Most exhibitions explore issues of social justice or other areas of concern; they represent another dimension of our community's work toward tikkun olam (repair of the world). All exhibitions are free, open to the public and usually remain for several months.
Installations
A number of works of art, permanently installed throughout the building, enhance the beauty and sanctity of our surroundings. Our sanctuary furnishings and our original ark, now in the chapel, and our Ner Tamidim (eternal lights in the sanctuary and chapel), each have wonderful stories connected to them. The Yahrzeit Memorial, suspended from the third floor atrium of the main stairwell, and the Holocaust Memorial in our garden, above the ampitheater, were both significant projects which each took several years to be realized.
Music
Makhelat Micha'el: Mishkan Community Choir
Includes members and nonmembers who perform throughout the region, under the direction of Miriam Davidson.
Rabbi Shawn Zevit
An accomplished singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and liturgist, and a founding member of the popular Jewish musical group Shabbat Unplugged, Rabbi Shawn has performed concerts, interactive music and theater, and woven song into a variety of performance, teaching and consulting events across the U.S. and Canada, and around the world, for over 25 years. He is also an author, playwright and poet.
His CDs include:
Mon, July 14 2025
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Upcoming Events
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Monday ,
JulJuly 14 , 2025
Monday, Jul 14th 7:00p to 9:00p
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Saturday ,
JulJuly 19 , 2025
Shabbat, Jul 19th 10:00a to 12:00p
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JulJuly 20 , 2025
Sunday, Jul 20th 3:00p to 5:00p
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Monday ,
JulJuly 21 , 2025
Monday, Jul 21st 8:00a to 9:00a
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Tuesday ,
JulJuly 22 , 2025
Tuesday, Jul 22nd 3:00p to 4:30p
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Thursday ,
JulJuly 24 , 2025
Thursday, Jul 24th 7:30p to 8:30p
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JulJuly 25 , 2025
Friday, Jul 25th 5:45p to 8:00p
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Friday ,
JulJuly 25 , 2025
Friday, Jul 25th 7:00p to 8:30p
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Saturday ,
JulJuly 26 , 2025
Shabbat, Jul 26th 10:00a to 2:00p
Bring the family to Shabbat in the Park at Fernhill Park, Picnic to follow. Bring your own lunch and some food to share, games, lawn chairs, and sports equipment. Plan on having fun with Mishkan friends and family. This is in-person only. RSVP to: rabbishawn@mishkan.org. for location -
Sunday ,
JulJuly 27 , 2025
Sunday, Jul 27th 10:00a to 5:00p
CONTACT US
Mishkan Shalom, 4101 Freeland Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19128 | 215-508-0226
OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, by appointment.
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