Mishnaic Sages

This is my rendition of the cave where Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi) and his son, Rabbi Elazar, hid from the Romans. G‑d miraculously provided a flowing spring and a carob tree with which they sustained themselves for years, while rigorously delving in...

Artist’s Statement: I was so inspired by the story of Choni the Circle-Maker and the miracle of rain that I wanted to portray the story on canvas. In my painting, Choni stands in his circle under the blazing hot, dry sun. But over to the left are the dark...

Artist's Statement: While at a Rabbinical seminary in Jerusalem I ventured to Miron on Lag BaOmer. Miron is the burial place of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai who is the author of the Zohar, a primary Jewish mystical text authored some 2,000 years ago. It’s a be...