Just in time for Passover, the Jewish Children's Museum has opened a new exhibit that provides an interactive lesson in the history of the Jewish people.
New Exhibit Teaches Children About Jewish Roots
Just in time for Passover, the Jewish Children’s Museum has opened a new exhibit that provides an interactive lesson in the history of the Jewish people.
The Voyage Through Jewish History Exhibit, which takes up the entire fourth floor of the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, was a five-year project that cost $7 million.
It takes visitors on a trip through the ages, from Abraham and Sarah’s tent, to a version of King David’s harp with strings that are beams of colored lights — even an arcade-style water race based on the seven species of fruit mentioned in the Old Testament.
“We think that the kids will have a fabulous time, fun, running around, touching and feeling and seeing things, high-tech stuff that are going on here and history comes alive right here on this floor,” said Jewish Children’s Museum Director of Foundations and Government Services Devorah Halberstam.
Halberstam is the mother of Ari Halberstam, whose memory the museum is dedicated to.
Traveling with a van full of students, Ari was fatally shot by a terrorist on the Brooklyn Bridge entrance ramp in 1994. His mother hopes children of all backgrounds will visit the new exhibit.
“We hope all kids will come. We want all kids to get a fantastic overview of the Jewish people. That’s what this museum is all about,” Halberstam said.
Another feature in the exhibit is a replica of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where people traditionally put notes with prayers on them. Museum officials say notes placed in the replica’s walls will be sent to Israel.
“You can do it in Brooklyn, you don’t have to go all the way to Israel to do it,” said museum visitor Shabi Soffer.
The new exhibit opens to the public on Monday.
yitzchok c in Jerusalem
Beautiful!!! The real western wall is better though!!! lol
can-t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.jcm.museum/Ticke…
how sad
i felt a lump in my throat as i saw the non tznius chidren featured in the video. the lump got bigger as i whatched with horror when the lubavitch lady came on, clearly not dressed as beffites a chabbad institution.
is it not sad that the very moisad the rebbe gave so many explicit tznius directives to, regarding publication, rallies etc, – should think that the lack of modesty will bring it success.
a chossid who cries for his rebbe
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i agree!
i feel the same way. finally someones speaking out, even though ‘its the rebbes moisad’. the times of hiding behind those empty words, are over!
let it be clear: no school or chabad house or whatever, no matter how long they are around for, has the right to have a woman with such a low neck, and kids with short skirts, be representing lubavitch in the media. this is a chilul hashem, and very damaging to our childrens chinuch.
Esty B
I don’t know about whether the children’s non tznius clothing is an issue. Mrs. Halberstam said that the museum should attract all Jewish children…not just ours. If those children are from non-observant families, they just haven’t been taught differently. Being exposed to their history and traditions is good for them. Hopefully, they’ll see other observant Jews, dressed appropriately and begin to ask questions about their own observance.
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i think the writers main issue was her dress, not the kids.
i think that both are not an issue, since times have changed. tzivos hashem is a forward thinking group, not trying to find favour in old fasiond peoples eyes.