Presentations
The 2nd Holy Temple (As remodeled by king Herod)

The Presenter
Master LEGO Builder Yitzy Kasowitz has been paid to "work" with LEGO® bricks since 2013. His work has been and is currently on display around the country at various museums,  retail stores and LEGO enthusiast conventions. As founder of jbrick.com, he designs Jewish-themed building sets made from LEGO® bricks. He is a father of four who had a home remodeling company, taught computer animation, is a self defense instructor, and has also become famous for his vast understanding in the construction of the Beis HaMikdash (Holy Temple). Yitzy continues making new designs for jbrick.com and goes on tour giving presentations with his unique model.

About the Presentation 
The presentation is geared toward the audience (based on age, knowledge level, etc). No two presentations are exactly alike. There are so many details and history to learn about. With time, either the model gets refined or the props increase ensuring that you will definitely learn something new. 
About the model
This unique model is constructed of 100% genuine LEGO® bricks and fits on a 4' foot table. It is highly detailed and accurately scaled to 1/613. The 2nd Beis HaMikdash (Holy Temple) itself is based on Rambam (Maimonides) but also includes the Antonia Fortress, Tiropian highway, Kidron Valley, bridges and the grand stairs of the Chulda gates. Lifting the Temple Mount section reveals many hidden and unseen details. The same is true for the Holy and Holy of Holies when walls are peeled away exposing magnificence we've only heard about. It simply must be seen for the full experience.
Ideal audience
Any & all backgrounds, recommended size of audience is 40 though it can certainly accommodate twice as many. Although this model is made of 100% LEGO® bricks, this learning tool is not exclusive to children. Adults will be surprised at the incredible detail this model allows for. Larger audiences may be accommodated by having a camera focused mainly on the model rather than the presenter and projected onto screens. 

Length of presentation
30 minutes is recommended ages 3-10. 45-60 minutes ages 11+. There is so much to see and learn, no-one will get bored. Participants will be excited and want to learn more!

Languages
The presentation is primarily given in English with occasional Hebrew words.

Scheduling and Compensation
​Please contact Yitzy directly to discuss when you'd like to have him present in your location. info@jbrick.com. 

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Filming and photos
Private use of video and photographs are welcome! We invite you to share and tag us on social media platforms. Use of photographs and videos for promoting jbrick or promoting a jbrick presentation is allowed. For commercial use, please contact us.

Feedback
We love feedback! Please email pics to: info@jbrick.com. By sending us photographs, you are giving us permission to repost them on our social media unless you explicitly ask us not to. (We generally do confirm regardless.) Please tag us on social media when you are raving about us! Also please contact us if we are published. 

Contact
Yitzy Kasowitz at info@jbrick.com to arrange your special presentation!

Holy Temple building kit
After numerous requests, we've made the Holy Temple available for all. It is a limited edition collectable suitable for education in schools, camps, Jbrick & LEGO® fans. See it here. It comes as a 3-in-1 kit and bagged individually as the Women's Courtyard, Main Courtyard & Temple Building. Information and history on the Holy Temple is also included with the building instructions. Suitable for ages 9+ or younger with supervision. It does not include the Temple Mount and surrounding area.

VIDEOS

Interview at Brickworld Chicago 2017

Interview with Rabbi Wilhelm of "Online Smicha"
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Review

​On Tuesday evening, July 17, 70 participants gathered at Chabad of West Orange, NJ, for a live demonstration of the second Temple built entirely out of authentic Lego® bricks by Master Builder and Bais Hamikdash Expert, Yitzy Kasowitz of jbrick.com. After a thorough overview of the layout of the Holy Temple, the courtyard and surrounding areas, those in attendance were treated to a magical view of the inner and lower chambers of the Temple. 

Stephen W. Schwartz of AIA, Architect and Building Blocks Workshops, who was at the presentation, wrote the following in an email on July 20, 2018 – 11:24am.
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“First let me explain my perspective for these comments regarding Yitzy Kasowitz and his LEGO Model of the Beit Hamikdosh.  I have been an architect for 48 years and an educator using LEGO for teaching Jewish History for the last 20 years.

I don't think most people can appreciate the scale and detail that he has accomplished.  I compare it to writing the alphabet 10 times on the head of a pin.   Mind you this model would be difficult enough if he himself created all the parts, but I know how insane this is to find actual LEGO pieces buried in the thousands of kits that LEGO has built over the years.  

Seeing Yitzy Kasowitz's model of the Beit Hamikdosh and listening to the research he masterminded was a truly great experience for me.  Based on my own experience of building custom models with LEGO, please take my word for the fact that Yitzy has taken model building to a whole new level.  
Congratulations to Rabbi Kasowitz for having such a talented brother.”
What other presentations do we offer? We also have a 1/35th scale Mishkan/Tabernacle model measuring exactly from Amah's to LEGO measurements. We will be expanding our programs and are open to suggestions and donations.