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Moshe Zabari, an Israeli Judaica artist, was born in 1935 in Jerusalem. He attended Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem between 1955-1958.
In 1961 he was invited by the Jewish Museum, New York to serve as artist-in-residence at the Tobe Pascher Workshop, where he was made director between 1981-1988. He returned to Israel in 1988.
In Zabari's work, he links contemporary art with that of the past, while ensuring that the pieces are functional for ritual purposes. Zabari also incorporates interpretation of biblical elements, particularly in his sculptures.
Zabari received commissions to create works depicting different periods and events in Jewish history. His works include architectural installations, ornaments and ceremonial objects for synagogues and museums.
Zabari lives and works in Jerusalem.

Education

1955-58 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel

Teaching

1956-57 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem,
1961-88 Jewish Museum, New York City, USA. Artist-in-residence at Tobe Pascher Workshop

Awards And Prizes

1958 Sonneborn Prize, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
1959 Yad Vashem Prize, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, First Prize, International Competition
1969 First Prize, Sixth Biennial National Religious Art Exhibition, Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
1981 Citation of Merit, The National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association, Outdoor Sculpture of the Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles, California, USA
1990 Jesselson Prize for Contemporary Judaica Design, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
2000 Biran Award for Volunteer of the Year, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

Environmental Sculptures

1974 Wall of History, Y M-YWHA, Essex County, NJ
1977 Wall Sculpture, Memorial for the Six Million, Beit Meir Synagogue, Raleigh N.C.
1977 Torah Ark, Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles, California
1978 Memorial Sculpture, Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles, California
1979 Torah Ark Doors, Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles, California
1981 Sculpture for Outdoor Synagogue, Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles, California
1982 Exterior Facade, Sephardic Community Center, Brooklyn, NY