She hopes Jewish day school and Hebrew school teachers will be inspired by the workshop and include a unit about Jerusalem in this year's curriculum. Tibbon, an artist specializing in Jewish artwork and ritual objects, has made mizrachim with sand-painting techniques of Native Americans. That combination seemed natural, she says, because she sees similarities between the geography of the southwest and Israel. And making mizrachim should be a good way to teach kids, she says. The mizrach workshop at the Contra Costa Jewish Community Center is open to students in grades four to six in congregational religious schools and Jewish day schools.
Admission is free.
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