Professor Shira Schwartz's Intro to Judaism: Jewish Texts Spring 2024 class project!
July 23, 2024
Professor Schwartz collaborated with Dr. Noam Sienna (University of Toronto) and Craig Jobson (Lark Sparrow Press) on a special letterpress project this spring, "THIS IS TORAH!" which highlights the multivocality of Torah study and the role of personal interpretation, based on Prof. Schwartz's translation of Berkhot62a from the Babylonian Talmud. The broadside poster creatively references the talmudic page in form and color and highlights the evolution of Jewish textual production, from manuscript to the printing press.
Prof. Schwartz's Intro. to Judaism: Jewish Texts class participated in the project as the culmination of their learning about the materiality of Jewish texts by printing their own Torah posters at Jobson's studio and writing their own reflective commentary as part of the project. Thank you to all the collaborators for such a unique and enriching experience!