Celebrating sound, music, and heart with the words of George Gershwin; born September 26, 1898.
Category: Elul – Shma Koleinu
The gallery for the August/September – Elul #JewishTextArtChallenge “Shma Koleinu”
Ben Shahn – Intimacy
Ben Shahn, born September 12, 1898.
His visual art and writing offered an incisive social critique and a thoughtful relationship between image and text.
How do we listen to our art? How does it reflect our most intimate voice?
Itzhak Perlman – Listen
Shaul Tchernichovsky
A thought from Shaul Tchernichovsky, born August 20, 1875.
Elul – a time of reflection and hope. A prayer we hope will be heard.
Shema Koleinu – Debbie Friedman
An a-cappella choral arrangement for Debbie Friedman’s composition of Shomea Tefillah blessing. Featuring the cantorial soloists: ***Amelia Lavranchuk (sop.), ***Harriet Dunkerley ( Mezz.), ***Leah Shafritz (mezz.), ***Sarah Grabiner (alt.). ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED BY : BOAZ DOROT (2015)
Shma Koleinu – Hear Our Voice
Sometimes the simplest words are the ones that are the hardest to say. Our basic need to be heard, whether it is by loved ones, our community, or God, resonates strongly throughout the high holiday season, and that is why we selected it to be our text for this month’s Jewish Text Art Challenge.
Throughout the month of Elul we will be preparing to speak our truths on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This emphasis on authentic self-expression is one of the fundamental principles of BooksAndBlintzes. We hope that throughout the month, the art that we share representing “Shma Koleinu”, will inspire you to find and create work that helps your voice to be heard, and your prayers answered.