This Week’s “Morning Show” Features: Julie Seltzer on Inscribing the Torah on April 4, 2024
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This Week’s “Morning Show” Features:
Julie Seltzer on Inscribing the Torah
As soon as Rabbi Alex Matthews asked me if I might be interested in interviewing Hebrew Scribe Julie Seltzer, I knew the answer would be “Yes.” I didn’t know there was such an occupation, and was curious to learn more.
Julie is one of only a handful of women in Jewish history to have written a Torah Scroll from start to finish. She will be Scholar in Residence at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport on Sunday, April 14th, presenting a workshop at 3 p.m. titled, “In the Scribe’s Studio.”
I will interview Julie about how she chose her unusual profession; what makes a text sacred; what it was like as a woman to enter a male dominated field; the methods, tools, and intentions she brings to her work; and why inscribing a Torah – which includes the five books of Moses – requires a precise and uniform calligraphy, thereby linking past, present, and future.
Julie will also discuss why her workshop, which will be free and open to the public, will be of interest to the local arts community as well as the broader faith community.
For information about Julie’s work visit: www.HebrewScribe.com. For Information about her workshop on April 14th, visit https://www.caa-newburyport.org/
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