Birkat Chaverim
The symbol of the Jewish month of Tishrei is moznayim, libra, scales (see for instance the symbol from the Beit Alpha synagogue to the left.) This symbolizes the judging that occurs on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. As a kid I can remember making a scale where we would put mitzvot (commandments/good deeds) on one side of the scale, and on the other sid ...
Just wanted to post a recent project done for Ohev Sholom-The National Synagogue in Washington. Ohev Shalom is a great shul with a dynamic, innovative rabbi (disclosure- we are related, but I still think he does great stuff!) and welcoming community. I am always impressed with the types of programs the shul runs, the outreach in the community, and the i ...
To wash away sins how about giving or making soap? Givers log blog has a tutorial on making pretty soap lables as teacher's gifts. Easy to convert to wedding/bar/bat mitzvah favors or to make with families using children's artwork. As an activity I would suggest printing on clear lables rather than transparencies. Instead of liquid soap tr ...
Given that the 9th of Av is around the corner, I wanted to write about a Jerusalem topic again. In this case nostalgic iconography of Jerusalem. I’m going to draw on something I researched for a paper I wrote for my MA. The topic was depictions of Jerusalem in wedding invitations. At the time I looked at about 1000 wedding invitations in public and priv ...
The Hebrew date today is the 17th of Tamuz, a fast day which marks the traditional period of mourning for the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem (for more information see the OU's resources about the three weeks. To commemorate this, I am including two images I created for a non-profit organization in New York. They wanted to design a tile as ...