
Each session, we look at that week’s Torah reading, or Parsha, for insight into our contemporary lives, our relationships and our inner worlds. The texts and commentaries guide us in creating and exploring an expressive, creative vocabulary of symbols and marks on paper, using various art materials and techniques of art therapy.
The course is given in collaboration with the Jewish Community in Stockholm.
Course structure
The methods used in the course are lectures, discussions and artmaking.
Prior knowledge
The course is given in English.
No artistic or textual experience is needed, the course is also suitable to those with previous knowledge of the weekly Torah reading, Parsha.
Course material
Course material is included in the cost for this course.
About the teacher
Esther Amster moved to Stockholm as a Rabbanit in the Jewish Community and lives here with her husband, Rabbi Mattias Amster, and their children. Esther received her Masters degree in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and has studied Jewish texts, thought and history at schools in the US and Israel, receiving her BA from Touro College.
She has taught studio art for over ten years, led art therapy groups with a focus on identity and empowerment, and taught Jewish texts with special attention to symbolism in Jewish thought and practice.
Photo: Canva/Paideia.
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Times
Tuesdays 19:15-21:15
Course start
Tuesday 9 September
8 sessions
Teacher
Esther Amster
Application deadline
Sunday 22 June
Admission
Costs
450 SEK to be paid via invoice or PayPal. Information about payments will be sent in the admission letter.