The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation will soon celebrate the completion of its new Etz Chayim, or Tree of Life, community mural during a potluck gathering.
Over the past year, the congregation has worked with Lawrence muralist Dave Loewenstein to create the mural, which adds to the city’s collection of public artwork.
The celebration is set for 5:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21 at LJCC, 917 Highland Drive.
It will include music, bubbles and sidewalk chalk activities for kids and adults. LJCC will provide the main potluck dish as well as refreshments, and attendees are invited to bring a dish to share.
Lara Giordano, executive director of the shul, said the congregation plans to recognize Loewenstein for his artistic leadership, vision and work on behalf of the community, and to speak about the significance of the mural to the Lawrence Jewish community.
“The tree is an emblem of intergenerational relation and succession, signalling what, in Judaism, we refer to as ‘L’dor V’dor’, from generation to generation, signalling our indebtedness to the past and our hopes to thrive into the future, continuing to provide a shelter of peace for all who wish to worship within our synagogue,” Giordano said in the release.
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