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Join filmmaker Lauren Greenhall for a virtual screening and discussion of That’s How You Make a Torah on March 19 at 6pm ET. Celebrate Women’s History Month with a close look at the first known female Torah scribes.
Join filmmaker Lauren Greenhall for a virtual screening and discussion of That’s How You Make a Torah on March 19 at 6pm ET. Celebrate Women’s History Month with a close look at the first known female Torah scribes.
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New York comes to the screen for a focused, intimate evening: a virtual film talk of That’s How You Make a Torah, a documentary by filmmaker Lauren Greenhall that traces the emergence of the first known female Torah scribes. Streaming on Thursday, March 19 at 6pm ET, this pay-what-you-wish event marks Women’s History Month with close-up views of calligraphy, parchment, and the quiet spatial rituals of a practice usually observed behind closed doors. The location for this screening is New York, New York, with the event presented virtually so viewers can join from anywhere.
The film’s scene is primarily human-scale: hands ink-stained with painstaking precision, long rolls of parchment unrolling like maps, magnified columns of Hebrew text, and interview frames that place the craft within contemporary religious life. Key features include the scribe’s tools — quills, inkwells, and ruled guidelines — and the Torah itself as both object and cultural artifact. Viewers will see archival documents, candid workshop footage, and conversations with practitioners that illuminate the technical steps of writing a Torah and the social shifts that made female scribes visible.
Why this matters in New York: the city’s layered Jewish history and active cultural institutions create an audience attuned to both preservation and innovation. The virtual format makes the program accessible to those who travel to New York for cultural itineraries and to local residents exploring how craft, gender, and faith intersect in urban communities. The talk’s value lies in its combination of slow-making detail and sharp context—how a millennia-old ritual adapts when new hands take up the quill.
Attend if you’re curious about religious craft, synagogue life, or contemporary Jewish history. Expect a short screening followed by a Q&A with Lauren Greenhall that deepens your understanding of technique and meaning. Practical notes: the screening is online at 6pm ET, pay-what-you-wish; audio-visual clarity is essential for appreciating the fine details, so join from a quiet room with good speakers or headphones.
This is a quiet kind of adventure—one measured in letters and lineage instead of miles. It’s ideal for travelers and locals who pair museum visits and walking tours with evening cultural programming, and for anyone who values documentary film as a way to bring close-up craftsmanship and overlooked histories into sharp relief.
easy.
1–1.5 hours.
No physical fitness required; suitable for most ages and mobility levels
Plan for roughly 45–60 minutes for the film plus time for a live Q&A with the filmmaker.
The event is pay-what-you-wish, making it accessible while supporting the presenters.
Yes — there is typically a live Q&A after the screening where attendees can submit questions.
Content is educational and non-graphic, but best for older children who can follow documentary-style discussion.
Recording availability is determined by the presenter; check the referral link for post-event access details.
Most virtual screenings require a browser or streaming link; confirm technical requirements via the booking/referral page.
The program aligns with Women’s History Month and highlights a recent uncovering of female Torah scribes in modern scholarship.
Virtual format reduces travel emissions and expands access; consider supporting digitization efforts that preserve historic documents.
Museum at Eldridge Street preserves and interprets the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a landmark on Manhattan’s Lower East Side established in 1887. The museum offers a range of guided and self-guided experiences, including docent-led discovery tours, self-guided visits, architecture and anniversary building tours, virtual talks, and multilingual programs. Regular offerings highlight walking tours that explore Jewish history across neighborhoods such as the Lower East Side, Greenwich Village, and Historic Jewish Harlem, as well as themed walks about activism, love and courtship, and the Jewish gangsters of Lower Manhattan. Monthly Spanish-guided tours are held every last Monday of the month, and special events include concerts, exhibition talks, and food-focused walks like the Eldridge Eats Food Tour. The museum presents virtual programming, including seminars tied to exhibitions such as the Lower East Side in 1975 photography project and virtual book talks. The Anniversary Building Tour celebrates the synagogue with artifacts, documents, and images presented by guides like Scott Brevda. By combining historic preservation, community programming, and educational tours, the institution supports research and public engagement without relying on conjecture. Visitors can expect factual interpretation rooted in primary sources, curated exhibitions, and live-led programs produced by professional staff and volunteer docents. Located in New York, New York, the Museum at Eldridge Street serves both local audiences and visitors seeking authentic stories of Jewish immigrant experience, architecture, and cultural history on the Lower East Side. Programs include guided education for schools, public lectures, family activities, and seasonal events that deepen neighborhood connections and archival access.
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