Kick Off the B’tzalel Arts & Music Festival at S’lichot

This year’s S’lichot program offers an inspiring evening of reflection, creativity, and connection, featuring a meaningful teaching, a variety of hands-on creative projects, and delicious desserts shared together. We’re also introducing our B’tzalel Arts & Music Festival, a community-powered creative initiative that will unfold over the course of the year and will culminate in a vibrant, joyful festival day. Come meet some the B’tzalel artists as we kick off this exciting new initiative at S’lichot!

Help Us Create Something Beautiful

As we prepare for our creative S’lichot experience, From Fragments to Wholeness, we’re collecting a variety of materials to use in our community collage project. If you have items to donate, we’d love your help! Please see below for a list of supplies to collect. Drop off supplies in the bin by the elevator by August 27. Thank you for helping us transform everyday fragments into a beautiful expression of renewal, reflection, and community.

Materials to Collect

Images

  • Nature magazines
  • National Geographic
  • Travel magazines
  • Architecture magazines
  • Food magazines
  • Art magazines
  • Gardening catalogs
  • Old calendars with beautiful photography
  • Greeting cards
  • Wrapping paper
  • Maps
  • Sheet music
  • Hebrew newspapers or magazines
  • Jewish publications

Words

  • Newspapers
  • Book pages
  • Hymnals or discarded prayer books (handled respectfully)
  • Dictionaries
  • Foreign-language magazines
  • Alphabet stickers
  • Rubber stamps

Papers

  • Handmade papers
  • Tissue paper
  • Origami paper
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Old letters (donated copies)
  • Envelopes
  • Kraft paper
  • Vellum
  • Metallic paper
  • Fabric scraps
  • Ribbon
  • Lace
  • Dried leaves or pressed flowers

Photos

Bring with you photocopies (not originals) of:

  • Family photos
  • Places they love
  • Meaningful objects
  • Community events
  • Past High Holidays

Tools

  • Canvas boards or large foam board
  • Matte Mod Podge
  • Glue sticks
  • Matte medium
  • Brushes
  • Scissors (though encourage tearing)
  • Bone folders or brayers for smoothing
  • Fine-tip Sharpies
  • White gel pens
  • Gold and silver paint markers
  • Washi tape
  • Stencils
  • Letter stamps