Star of David Synagogue Dome

The Dome above the main hall in the Spanish synagogue in Prague

- Acrylic on canvas

- Sold

- 100cm x 100cm

Shabbat Memories

Tallit and Torah

- Acrylic on canvas

- Sold

- 40cm x 60cm

Memories

In this unique spice box, shaped like a bird perching on a plant, the spices were contained within the bird box, whose wings are hinged and can be used to open and smell the spices (Israel museum, Poland, late 18.th century).

- Acrylic on canvas

- 100cm x 100cm

Pardes Rimonim

After I painted the dome with the Star of David on it, I challenged myself to create something complicated and beautiful similar to the dome.

I love Rosh Hashana, and pomegranates are one of its symbols. I used pomegranates as a main motif for the central part of this painting.

Jewish tradition teaches that the pomegranate is a symbol of righteousness because it is said to have 613 seeds, which correspondents with the 613 mitzvoth, or commandments from the Torah.

After I completed work on the central part, I intuitively added four gates in the corners. Recently I read that gates have a strong meaning in Jewish tradition, and they are also mentioned in The Zohar, book of Jewish mysticism.

The Zohar likens a man to a city with four gates - the gate of vision, the gate of listening, the gate of imagining, and the gate of speaking. One must remain master of each gate, so that wisdom can flow through them - endless wisdom.

- Acrylic on canvas

- 100cm x 100cm

Shalom Peace

Hebrew letters dancing and creating the word SHALOM. The dance sometimes resembles an endless chaotic process even fight. Shalom is a powerful word - shalom in the world, in the soul

- Acrylic on canvas

- Sold

- 40cm x 60cm

"A Menorah Created from Light"

The menorah is first mentioned in the Biblical Book of Exodus (25:31-40). The candlestick was to be forged out of a single piece of gold and was to have six branches, "three out of one side, and three out of the other" (Exodus, 25:31) The cup atop the central shift, which is elevated to represent importance of the Shabbat.

- Acrylic on canvas

- Sold

- 110cm x 110cm

Happy Rosh H'shanah

- Acrylic on canvas

- Sold

- 60cm x 40cm