Throughout 2024, in celebration of Jewish culture and the American Jewish experience, Skirball team members will offer spotlight tours of Jewish ceremonial art, ritual objects, and material culture found in the Skirball collection and on display in Visions and Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America. 

Thu, Apr 18 | Passover 
In the Spotlight: Haggadot (books used during the Passover meal) with Executive Vice President Leslie Johnson 

Thu, May 30 | Jewish American Heritage Month 
In the Spotlight: Torah mantle and a World War II–era coin card with Associate Curator and Collections Specialist Alissa Schapiro 

Thu, Aug 15 | Tu B’Av 
In the Spotlight: Katubbot (Jewish marriage contracts) and wedding attire with Associate Curator and Collections Specialist Alissa Schapiro 

Wed, Sep 18 | High Holy Days  
In the Spotlight: Shofars (ram's horns, sounded at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services as a call to repentance) with Rabbi in Residence Beau Shapiro 

Thu, Oct 17 | Sukkot  
In the Spotlight: Etrog container (used to hold a citrus fruit) with Associate Curator and Collections Specialist Alissa Schapiro 

Thu, Dec 19 | Hanukkah 
In the Spotlight: Hanukkah lamps with Vice President and Museum Director Sheri Bernstein