Photo: Courtesy of Lori Shaul Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a full time potter and a part time teacher at Wimbledon Synagogue, teaching Hebrew and preparing children for their B’nai Mitzvah. What inspired you to become an artist? I have always loved art, in almost every form I can […]
Month: May 2022
Meet the Textile Artist: Karin Gavish
Photo: Courtesy of Karin Gavish Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am the proud mother of 4 young adults and work as a medical interpreter at a local children’s hospital. I moved from Israel to Boston with my husband and 4 small children almost 20 years ago – for 2 […]
Meet the brilliant and inquisitive mind behind Torah Tarot: Stav Appel
Photo: Courtesy of Stav Appel Please, tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a very ordinary American Jew from New York but spent many of my formative years in Israel. By profession I work as a Data Scientist, but Torah study has always been an important part of my life. Most […]
Meet the Artist, Creator, and Designer: Lisa Pasternak of New Leaf Judaica
Photos: Courtesy of Lisa Pasternak Tell us a bit about yourself and your background. My name is Lisa Pasternak and I live in Fair Lawn, New Jersey with my Husband Adam and 2 kids. I lived in many places as a kid, ping ponging across the US. I went to 9 schools in 9 years. […]
Meet the Artist: Eran Bareket
Photo: Courtesy of Eran Bareket Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Eran, I work as an Industrial Designer for the past nine years and I opened my own design studio in Tel Aviv five years ago. I am working daily to develop and design new products for the […]
Meet the Artist: Devorah Weiss
Photo: Courtesy of Devorah Weiss Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Hi! My name is Devorah Weiss I am originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. I grew up in a very cultured home with my parents being Iraqi-Israeli and Syrian- Mexican. My childhood home was rich with cultures and traditions from all over […]
Guest Post by Jewish Wedding Glass Artist Talia Cywiak
Photos: Courtesy of Talia Cywiak My name is Talia, I am a Belgo-Israeli artist specialized in glass art. My studio is in Tel Aviv and I ship my creations all over the world. I was so honored to be contacted and interviewed by Judaica in the Spotlight a few months ago, and I am so […]
Meet the Opera Singer: Cheri Rose Katz
Photo: Courtesy of Cheri Rose Katz We are thrilled to be able to interview you for our magazine, Cheri. Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? Thank you so much! I am thrilled to be here and be interviewed by you! I grew up in New Jersey, and as […]
Meet the Author: Danica Davidson
Photo: Courtesy of Danica Davidson Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m an author of 17 middle grade and young adult books. My latest book is I Will Protect You (published by Little, Brown), which I worked on with Auschwitz twin survivor Eva Kor. She was elementary-school aged when her […]
Meet the Author: Amalia Hoffman
Photo: Courtesy of Amalia Hoffman Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background I was born and raised in Jerusalem. I lived in the same room with my two sisters and it was a lot of fun. Dad used to read us bedtime stories but working hard, he always fell asleep just […]