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Jhos Singer on Tattoos and Jewish Spirituality

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2018-11-16 12:45:00 UTC2018-11-16 13:15:00 UTC America/Los_AngelesThe CJM - 736 Mission St, San Francisco, CAJhos Singer on Tattoos and Jewish SpiritualitySome Jews are marking their bodies with tattoos to express their spirituality rather than prescribing to prohibitions. Maggid Jhos Singer will share his own journey and process of adornment.

POSTPONED DUE TO POOR AIR QUALITY

Some Jews are marking their bodies with tattoos to express their spirituality rather than prescribing to prohibitions. Maggid Jhos Singer will share his own journey and process of adornment.

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Jhos Singer
Jhos Singer

Maggid Jhos Singer has been on the pulpit since 2000, and with his wife, Julie Batz, is currently one of the congregational leaders at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley. He is also the Maggid for the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. His title, Maggid, could be defined as a Jewish preacher, a counselor, a rogue, a spiritualist, or a storyteller. Jhos holds a BA in music from UCLA and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. His work can be found in the anthologies Balancing on The Mechitza, Torah Queeries, the online magazine Killing The Buddha, and at Elitalks.com 

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Public Programs are made possible by the Koret Foundation and The Al and Rosanne Levitt Fund for Public Programs.

The CJM’s Gallery Chat Program is made possible by Maribelle and Stephen Leavitt. Program support is provided by the Alan Templeton Endowment in Memory of Lieselotte and David Templeton.

Lew the Jew and His Circle: Origins of American Tattoo is organized by The Contemporary Jewish Museum. Sponsorship is generously provided by Maribelle and Stephen Leavitt, Joyce Linker, and Pacific Heights Plastic Surgery.