Because the mezuzah klaf is rolled up in the mezuzah case, one never sees the text. Therefore, I made this linocut to display the text in the house in addition to the properly affixed mezuzot (it does not replace a mezuzah!). I decorated the linocut … Continue readingText of the Mezuzah scroll (Deuteronomy 6: 4‑9, and 11: 13-21)
Being bystander is not an option in Judaism. We can not simply stand idle by the suffering of our neighbour or any suffering that we witness. לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל-דַּם רֵעֶךָ This phrase of LEVITICUS – VAYIKRA 19:16 is followed by the LEVITICUS – VAYIKRA 19:18: … Continue reading“Thou shalt not stand idly by the blood of thy neighbour” (Leviticus – Vayikra 19:16) with Oasis hummingbird
Another home blessing with the Birkat haBayit blessing. The bird is the Inca tern (Larosterna inca), a quite large seabird of 40 cm length found only – thus, endemic – on the coast of Chile and Peru. Three-layered hand-printed linocut. Edition of 18.
I finished the first of my new series “Destroyed synagogues of Berlin”, depicting the Friedenstempel (temple of peace) in Halensee, Charlottenburg. The synagogue was inaugurated on 9. September 1923 and provided space for 1450 people with men and women seated separately. Services were a kind of … Continue readingDestroyed synagogues of Berlin: Friendenstempel Halensee
A home blessing with the Birkat haBayit blessing. The bird is the green-backed firecrown (Sephnoides sephanoides). Three-layered hand-printed linocut. Edition of 18.
This is an hamsa with the home blessing Birkat haBayit, fish (the symbol of abundance), the silhouettes of Jerusalem and Valparaiso, Chile, and a Magen David with the letters for Chai (=life) in the centre. Hand-printed four-layer linocut. Edition of 24.
Home blessing “You shall be blessed when you come, and you shall be blessed when you depart” (Devarim / Deuteronomy 28.6) with Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus). Hand-printed multi-layered linocut, edition of 6. The Peruvian pelican occurs from central Chile to northern Peru on the coast. … Continue readingHome blessing Devarim / Deuteronomy 28:6, with Pelican
This is a linocut of my papercut of the home blessing “You shall be blessed when you come, and you shall be blessed when you depart” (Devarim / Deuteronomy 28.6) with thistle and clover in Art Nouveau style. Linocut, hand-printed using a spoon. Black & white … Continue readingHome blessing Devarim / Deuteronomy 28:6, thistle and clover in Art Nouveau style
Home blessing “You shall be blessed when you come, and you shall be blessed when you depart” (Devarim / Deuteronomy 28.6) with hummingbird fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica). Hand-printed linocut, blue edition of 24 and hand-coloured black edition of 24. The hummingbird fuchsia is distributed in temperate … Continue readingHome blessing Devarim / Deuteronomy 28:6, with hummingbird fuchsia
The rabbinic sage Hillel summarizes the Torah in two powerful sentences: That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow [your neighbour]. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn [study it]. Was dir nicht lieb ist, … Continue readingPapercut “The Talmudic elevator pitch on the Torah”