Birth of a Nation
December 30, 2018
Sisters Storm the Heavens
December 23, 2018
Fifth Day of Creation: Artist's Rendition
December 23, 2018
On the Path to Jerusalem
December 19, 2018
Women Pray at the Kotel
December 16, 2018
Ethereal Jerusalem
December 12, 2018
Chanukah Redemption
December 9, 2018
After last year, I think the eighth day of Chanukah will always be associated with the miraculous release of Rabbi Shalom Rubashkin that was felt in the hearts of Jews everywhere. I had made the painting of the menorah before Chanukah but felt something was missing. It became clear to me after Chanukah, and I thereby included the radiant face of a redeemed Shalom.
Chanukah in Beer Sheva
December 5, 2018
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime ‘festival of lights,’ celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting. I have aimed to create a feeling of happy togetherness, of unity, as Jews light the candles or oil lamps for the festival. Individuals, family and friends are lighting their menorahs (chanukiot) in various ways.
Chanukah Holocaust Menorah
December 2, 2018
I never painted a swastika in my life.
But I needed to paint this picture.
Many of you may have already seen the original photograph this painting is based on.
It was taken in Germany, 1932. Rachel Posner snapped a photograph of her family’s menorah set up on a windowsill. In the background, directly opposite the menorah, is a building draped with Nazi flags.
The photo is astonishing. The contrast takes your breath away.
But I needed more.
I needed to see what it looked like that fateful night, after it was lit.
I needed to see the light.
I needed to witness that first moment in time, when God disrupts darkness with two simple words that summarize the point of creation: "Be light."
I need to see the power of that light against ultimate darkness.
To see it so that I can know it. So my children can know it.
To know that no matter the darkness that surrounds us,
We will be light.
We will be love.
We will be life.
We will carry that flame.
Today, tomorrow, and the day after that.
Until the entire universe shines with a light that will never fade.
Happy Chanukah to all.
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"The primary talent of an artist is his ability to step away from the externalities of the thing and, disregarding its outer form, gaze into its innerness and perceive its essence, and to be able to convey this in his painting.This is how an artist can serve his Creator." — The Rebbe
"The primary talent of an artist is his ability to step away from the externalities of the thing and, disregarding its outer form, gaze into its innerness and perceive its essence, and to be able to convey this in his painting.This is how an artist can serve his Creator." — The Rebbe
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