The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the greatest museums in the world, and this tour reveals its treasures through a distinctly Jewish lens. Together, we’ll trace the Jewish story across time and place—encountering biblical artifacts, rare Hebrew manuscripts, exquisite pieces of Judaica, and works by Jewish artists whose legacies shaped art history. Along the way through galleries spanning ancient Egypt and Rome, the grandeur of America’s Gilded Age, the spirituality of Europe’s Middle Ages, and the creativity of 20th-century Paris, we’ll also uncover the role of Jewish patrons and the MET’s own Jewish history. Join us Chol HaMoed to reflect on the breadth and depth of the Jewish diaspora across centuries and continents.

Your guide, Jonathan Goldstein, made Aliyah in 2006 and got his hands in the dirt, earning an MA in Land of Israel Studies and Archeology at Bar Ilan University, as well as the Ministry of Tourism’s Guiding Certification. Since then, he has been creating Jewish heritage travel experiences around the world focused on exploring questions of identity and our place in this complex world we live in. His primary areas of expertise include Israel, Central Europe, New York City, and the last 4,000 years of Jewish history.