Category: Jewish Text Art Challenge Galleries

The galleries feature art inspired by a selected Jewish text or tradition. Texts are selected monthly. Artists of all media are encouraged to submit their work for inclusion in the galleries. Password protected galleries can be created for classroom use.

June/Sivan "Ki Asher Telchi Eilech" Where You Go I Will Go

Ruth and Naomi – Starting Over

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As the two women made direct eye contact in this vibrantly colored piece, Ruth’s words are underlined as a declaration for starting over, establishing a new understanding of what their life together could become.

“Ruth and Naomi – Shavuot” by textile artist Carol Racklin-Siegel. Dyes on silk, created in 2003.

To see more of Ms. Racklin-Siegel’s work, please see her website at http://www.pomegranatestudios.com.

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June/Sivan "Ki Asher Telchi Eilech" Where You Go I Will Go

Ruth – Reflection in Stained Glass

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This stained glass window, which shows Ruth’s intention to stay with Naomi as Orpah leaves them, is now on display at the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, OK. The museum received it from a synagogue in Houston, TX, and it dates back to 1908. The artist is unknown.

Ruth Sherwin Miller Museum Window

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June/Sivan "Ki Asher Telchi Eilech" Where You Go I Will Go

Joining A People

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This image spoke to us because of its simplicity; a few words, and a few sheaves of wheat, reflect actions that changed Ruth’s life and that of all her people.

About the artist:

Kim Phillips is a Judaica artist working in Monteagle, Tennessee. She discovered the art of Jewish papercutting on her first trip to Israel in 2006. “As a convert to Judaism, I dove into text study and was overwhelmed by the imagery and deep meaning found in them. I resolved then and there to learn the craft. My goal has been to merge the visual and textual parts of Judaism, and to bring the creative tradition of papercutting forward in a modern way.” More of Kim’s work can be seen at www.hebrica.com. She studied at Pardes in Jerusalem and holds a pararabbinical certification from Hebrew Union College-JIR in Cincinnati.

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June/Sivan "Ki Asher Telchi Eilech" Where You Go I Will Go

Following Ruth To Her Future

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We were moved to share this paper cut because of how it showcases the impact of Ruth’s declaration to Naomi. In the moment that Ruth made her decision to stay by her mother-in-law’s side, she also chooses a new path that will lead her to a different future. We saw reflected in the lush colors a sense of hope that in Ruth’s famous words.

Matriarch Ruth
by Illinois based visual artist Leah Sosewitz

From the artist:

“The artwork was created with a paper cutting of the name Ruth and the image of the barley Ruth gleaned with her fellow reapers. Within the tav of the hebrew name Ruth, is a smaller painted illustration of Ruth collecting the sheaves of barley. Done for the holiday of Shavuot, the tablets with the 10 commandments are also included in the design. Behind the cutting is hand painted paper done in the colors of the earth, green, gold and blue.”

~ Leah Sosewitz

Find out more about Leah Sosewitz’s work at www.judaicartstudio.com

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June/Sivan "Ki Asher Telchi Eilech" Where You Go I Will Go

Contrast of Broken Hearts

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“Orpa Leaving Naomi” Oil Painting by Abraham Yakin, Israel.

In this striking oil painting by Israeli artist Abraham Yakin, we see the contrast in the behavior of Naomi’s two daughters-in-law. Orpa, in the background, leaves alone. In the foreground, Ruth remains with Naomi. Imagining Ruth declaring her intention to stay by Naomi’s side, we see a contrast of the broken-hearted; Ruth is able to reach out to another, while Orpa is completely isolated in her grief.

With appreciation to Abraham and Hannah Yakin for their permission to share this image on BooksandBlintzes.com. You can see more of Abraham and their family’s work at www.art-yakin.com. This image is the property of the artist and is not to be copied, shared, distributed, etc. without his permission.

 

 

Jewish Text Art Challenge Galleries, June/Sivan "Ki Asher Telchi Eilech" Where You Go I Will Go

Jewish Text Art Challenge – #JTAC June 2017 / Sivan 5777

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The story of Ruth, the Moabite widow of an Israelite man who chooses to remain with her mother-in-law’s people has been an enduring touchstone in the discussion of Jewish identity for generations. This month’s text is Ruth’s declaration of intent – the intention to believe, the intention to belong, the intention to be faithful.  It is a pivotal moment in the life of this individual woman, and will prove to fundamentally impact the trajectory of all of Jewish history.

This month’s Jewish Text Art Challenge Gallery will feature media that represent artistic understandings of these words. Join the conversation by sharing which ones speak to you, and your own creations inspired by Ruth.

.כִּי אֶל-אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכִי אֵלֵךְ, וּבַאֲשֶׁר תָּלִינִי אָלִין–עַמֵּךְ עַמִּי, וֵאלֹהַיִךְ אֱלֹהָי,

“Where you go, I will go: and where you live, I will live: your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”