Avoda Arts

Tapping into the multiple ways that people learn and communicate, Avoda Arts uses  lm, photography, painting, sculpture, music and theater as entry points into Jewish learning. Art is a medium that offers non-verbal methods for expression and is used by Avoda Arts as the central component of its educational and training materials. Having this option for personal expression is especially important for young Jews who are developmentally constructing their identities 

Avoda Arts’ uniqueness is reflected in the many organizations it has influenced, from grassroots to institutional Jewish communities and beyond. Avoda Arts provides ongoing educational consulting to Berkshire Institute for Music and Arts, trains Foundation for Jewish Camping fellows on how to use  lm as a productive learning tool, was funded by UJA-Jewish Federation of New York to bring visual and performing arts to New York college campuses, and its founders helped create a graduate program in Public Art Studies based at the University of Southern California. 

The organization’s knowledge of arts education, reasonably priced materials, and high-quality, “non-kitschy” products have made Avoda Arts “a resource for inspiration and implementation” for institutions across the Jewish and academic landscapes.