Today, we’re going to do another artist feature! Our focus is Zvi Raphaeli, an Egyptian-born, Israeli-raised, painter who focused on impressionism. Educated at top-tier schools in France and Israel, he blended his love of Judaism with his artistic skills to create beautiful artwork. Let’s look at some pieces which will be featured in our upcoming show! Take a look at …
Artist Feature: Gitty Fuchs
Hi Everybody! We’re back with another featured artist post! Today, we’re looking at Gitty Fuchs and a recent set of her paintings which recently came into the gallery. Gitty made aliyah when she was 9 and has a deep connection to Israel. She learned directly from artists and now has art world-wide in both private and public connections. The first …
Upcoming Esther Maxwell Show!
Exciting news! This Sunday, we’ve got an upcoming show at our new gallery at the American Dream Mall! It’ll be featuring Esther Maxwell, an artist from Flatbush, NY. She began her career in graphic design, but found her true passion in painting. She pours life into each painting, infusing it with emotions. From a young age, Esther Maxwell knew she …
We’re Opening a New Gallery!
We have amazing news! After eight months of planning, we’re excited to announce that we will be opening a gallery in the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey! This gallery is 2000 square feet and will first feature an exhibit on Allan Hirsch. The collection will circulate, so you never know what you’ll find. We’re so happy to …
Anna Zarnitsky: An Artist for the Ages
Today I want to do write a feature for Anna Zarnitsky, a famous Judaica artist. Born in Irkutsk, Russia to a creative family, she gravitated towards art her whole life. She studied at the Irkutsk College of Arts and at Senezh Moscow House of Creativity, as well as several other institutions. In a careful blend of realism and abstract, Zarnitsky …
A Look at Lithographs
Let’s switch things up and take a look at some lithographs this week. The simple definition of a lithograph is a type of print in which an image is transfer from a plate to paper. Did you know that most mass-produced printed objects, like books and posters, are created with “offset lithography?” To get more technical, lithography relies on to …
Tishrei is Just Around the Corner
Happy Elul, everyone! Last week, we celebrate Rosh Chodesh Elul– the beginning of the month of Elul! Elul is the last month in the Jewish calendar and commonly used as a time of reflection and teshuva: repentance. While this may seem very mellow, don’t worry! Elul is followed by Tishrei and guess what holidays are in the month of Tishrei? …
Nature in a Pandemic
By Livia Zarge Given that we’re five months into the quarantine for the Covid-19 pandemic, I thought that it would appropriate to bring some nature into our homes. When I was taking an environmental science class I learned about the concept of “biophilia”: the idea that human beings thrive around nature and even something as simple as a picture of …
How We Celebrate Love and Joy
This week, we celebrated Tu B’Av, a holiday of love and joy. While most might immediately think of romantic love, let’s talk about all the different types of love. Judaism teaches us that we must love each other, G-d, and the entire world and the best way to express that is through joy. We show our love of each other- …
Tisha B’Av: A Day of Mourning
This Thursday, we fasted and mourned for Tisha B’Av- a Jewish fast on the 9th day of the month of Av that commemorates the numerous disasters in Jewish history, but most prominently the destruction of both the first and second Beit Hamikdash. Tisha B’Av follows a similar structure as Yom Kippur: a sunset to nightfall duration, no washing or bathing, …