Meetings

September 2022: Berit Engen, “WEFT and D’RASH: A Thousand Jewish Tapestries”

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Berit Engen presented a wonderful talk about her ambitious project to weave 1,000 tapestries in linen to engage in the centuries-old tradition of making commentaries on Jewish texts and to respond to various aspects of Jewish life. You can learn more about her project and see the full collection of tapestries at https://beritengen.com.

Photo of Berit Engen standing in front of a stone wall with multicolored stained glass panels and an easel to her right
Berit Engen at the start of her talk.
Photo of two women holding warped frame looms as one discusses what's on the loom she is holding
Berit Engen discusses the looms she uses to weave her tapestries as Gay A assists.
Photo of Berit Engen holding a board on which four small tapestries are mounted
Berit Engen discusses her tapestry series “The Torah (III).
Standing people looking at tapestries displayed on easels at tables
Attendees view Berit Engen’s tapestries during her talk.
Standing people looking at tapestries displayed on easels at tables
Attendees view Berit Engen’s tapestries during her talk.
Photo of six small mounted tapestries in shades of blue, red, and tan
Berit Engen’s “Yiddishe Curses” series of tapestries
Photo of three small mounted tapestries in shades of blue, red, green, pink, purple, and black
Berit Engen’s “Yiddish Wisdom” series of tapestries.
Photo of six small black and white tapestries mounted
Berit Engen’s “Untaneh Token” series of tapestries.
Photo of three small black and white tapestries mounted vertically
Berit Engen’s “The Torah (I)” series of tapestries.
Photo of three small mounted tapestries in shades of black, red, and green
Berit Engen’s “New Psalms for an Old Book (III) series of tapestries.
Photo of three small tapestries mounted in shades of aqua, green, pink, teal, and cream
Berit Engen’s “The Most Beautiful Modim” series of tapestries.
Photo of three small tapestries mounted in shades of blue, aqua, and black
Berit Engen’s “Kaddish for Sinikka” series of tapestries.
Photo of three small tapestries mounted in shades of red, tan, pink, and black
Berit Engen’s “Vivat Ha’aralot” series of tapestries.
Photo of four small tapestries mounted in shades of purple, blue, green, gray, pink, and black
Berit Engen’s “The Exile (III) series of tapestries.