Parshat Vayetze
Chayei Sara
The Akeda! (The Binding of Isaac).
Lech Lecha – Get Going!
With Syria constantly in the news, I came across a beautiful website describing the traditional liturgical chanting of the Jewish congregation of Aleppo. The site was set up by the Syrian Jewish community in New York, and it links to recordings and explanations (in Hebrew) of their unique and nuanced chanting style. The site itself […]
A New Year! Parashat Bereishit – Genesis
My naive art, oil painting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (complete with stripey lawn) appears as the first illustration of the Torah in the Child’s Bible published by Ariella Books.
This week’s Parsha – Vayera
This is my artwork for Parshat Vayera, concerning the difficult story of “Akedat Yitzhak” – the Binding of Isaac. I used a lot of red, which intensifies the drama of the situation, but, as this is primarily a work of Jewish art for a younger audience, I limited the tension and emphasized the good and […]
Happy Succot !
As the Succah we build parallels the Mishkan, or Sanctuary, which accompanied the people of Israel during their journey in the wilderness, (and which is also an allegory for the inner essence of each individual), here is my illustration of Moshe, setting up the vessels in the Mishkan. My illustrations of the Parshot HaShavua, (weekly […]