Symbolism
Shevat 5772 begins at sundown January 25th, 2012 and ends at sundown February 23rd, 2012. The month of Shevat, and Tu b’Shevat are our chance to rebalance ourselves and our energy before the season of real growing begins. ~ from Shevat 5769 I bet you expected this month’s symbol to be all about trees and [...]
Tishrei 5772 begins at Sundown on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 The shofar is not only a symbol we all associate with Tishrei, but it’s also a symbol of Judaism. Many of us only think about the shofar at the High Holy days, but in ancient times it was used regularly in religious rites. Blow the [...]
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As part of a very long-term project of study around my artwork, I’m exploring the symbolism of color in Judaism. In particular, I’ve been looking at the four pigments that appear in Ex 25:4 - blue (תְכֵלֶת), purple (אַרְגָּמָן), scarlet (תוֹלַעַת), and linen (שֵׁשׁ). There are many other colors mentioned, but these pigments are unique in that they are [...]
