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Skirball Cultural Center

A Palace in Time: Welcoming Shabbat

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Three paintings on a gallery wall depicting candles with the one in the middle a person lighting one.

Studio installation view. Courtesy of Robert Russell and Lisa Edelstein.

Explore this exhibition, take part in an artist conversation with Lisa Edelstein and Robert Russell, and enjoy wine, challah, and light bites in a relaxed Kabbalat Shabbat–inspired gathering.

Date and Time

Friday, August 28, 5:30 pm

Details and Pricing

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  • $20 General
  • $15 Seniors, Full-Time Students, and Children 2–17
  • $10 Members

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About the Program

Step into A Palace in Time for an immersive evening of art, reflection, and ritual. Beginning with open gallery hours at 5:30 pm, guests are invited to explore the exhibition with ambient music and guided moments of pause, followed by an artist conversation with Lisa Edelstein and Robert Russell at 6:15 pm, moderated by Rotem Rozental. The evening continues outdoors with wine, challah, and light bites in a relaxed Kabbalat Shabbat–inspired gathering, concluding by 8:00 pm.

Challah by Challahdad.

For more on the exhibition and the artists, click here.

Sound Artists

Grace Oh is a Multidisciplinary Healing + Arts Practitioner. Her studies and practices over the last twenty years combine Sound Healing, Reiki, Nutritional Cheffing, Yoga, and Vibrational Photography. She has been working with numerous clients privately in the greater Los Angeles area and co-facilitated international retreats since 2016. 

Dor Wand is a Los Angeles–based ambient artist, DJ, and curator whose work creates space for reflection, restoration, and deep listening. Through immersive soundscapes, live performance, and community-centered projects—including his debut album, Alchemy of Being and the chill-out experience, Beacon of Light—he explores music as a tool for slowing down, reconnecting, and finding stillness.

About Rotem Rozental

Rotem Rozental, PhD, is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Los Angeles Center of Photography, and a lecturer at USC Roski School of Art and Design Critical Studies Department. Her book, Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement (Routledge, 2023) was named recipient of the Jordan Schnitzer First Book Award by the Association for Jewish Studies. Her writings were published in Artforum, Photographies, The Conversation, Jewish Currents, Tablet, and Forward, among other outlets. You can join her on Substack: https://rotroz.substack.com/

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