Ritual Lab Workshops

Create your own personal collection of Jewish ritual objects for Shabbat and holidays. The Grad Network will offer six different workshops throughout the semester, each focusing on a different ritual item and art material.

What: Ritual Lab Workshops are where the personal meets the communal. During each workshop, we’ll examine the ideas expressed through a Jewish ritual and then create the object connected to that ritual. Though each ritual item is grounded in Jewish tradition, the items you create will be deeply personal, inspired by your individual aesthetic and unique relationship to the particular ritual or holiday.

Who: The workshops are open to all graduate students. professional students, postdocs, and postbaccs at Columbia University. No prior knowledge about Jewish holidays, ritual objects, or art making is necessary to participate. We’ll learn together during the workshops!

Why: At the end of each workshop, you’ll walk away with new art skills, a connection to the Columbia Jewish community, and a one-of-a-kind ritual object that we hope you’ll use for years to come.

When: Each workshop will be offered from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The dates of each Ritual Lab Workshop are listed below. You can choose to attend any of the workshops or all six!

How: Use the form below to sign-up for the workshops you would like to attend. Please note space is limited to 10 people per workshop.

The registration fee for each session is $10. However, cost should not be a barrier to participate. If you are unable to pay and would like to attend any of the experiences offered, please email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network.