Meet the Artist: Dov Ber of Shins of Stone

Photo: Courtesy of Shins of Stone Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. My family made Aliya to Beit Shemesh when I was around 15 years old.  Growing up, I worked with my hands a lot. I dabbled in carpentry, construction, high-end house painting, and other […]

Meet the Artist: Judy Shechter of JudyArt

Photo: Courtesy of Judy Shechter Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Hello, my name is Judy Shechter, Mosaic artist from Tel-Aviv. I grew up and was raised in a religious home and for some of my childhood years I lived and studied in New York. Nowadays I’m married, mother of three […]

Meet the Cantor and Artist: Deborah Katchko-Gray

Photo: Courtesy of Cantor Katchko-Gray Photo Credit: Kristen Jensen Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a fourth-generation cantor, who loves folk music. I grew up on cantorial music from my famous grandfather, Cantor Adolph Katchko, my wonderful father, Cantor Theodore Katchko, and my mom, a great pianist and accompanist, organist […]

Meet the Artist: Elena Ruth Eremin

Image: Courtesy of Elena Ruth Eremin Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Elena Ruth Eremin. I am 45 years old and have been drawing since childhood. What inspired you to become an artist? Nature. What is your speciality? I am an art instructor. Where do you take your […]

Meet the Artist & Designer: Barak Illouz of Berko Decor

Image: Courtesy of Barak Iluz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Hi, my name is Barak Illouz, 38 years old, coupled with Dana and father to Alma. I have graduated as a Practical Engineer in Architecture at the Shenkar Institute for Engineering and Design, located in Tel Aviv, Israel. After my […]

Meet the Artist: Z’ev Brandon Perkus

Image: Courtesy of Z’ev Brandon Perkus Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I live in Israel in the Golan Heights on Moshav Aniam, a wonderful community settlement with an artist village and rich culture surrounded by incredible nature and history. I made Aliyah in 2019 from South Africa. Having grown up […]

Meet the Artist: Neriah Israel

Image: Courtesy of Neriah Israel Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Shalom, my name is Neriah Israel. I’m originally from South Africa, and I came to Israel in 2015 to convert to Judaism. After I finished the process, I made aliya, and am now living in the Negev. What inspired you […]

Meet the Artist: Misha Shteyman

Image: Courtesy of Misha Shteyman Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Misha Shteyman and I was born and grew up in Lvov, in the former USSR, a city in present-day Ukraine. I finished School, Technicon and University there in Electrical Engineering.  Growing up in the USSR, practising Judaism was […]

Meet the Artist: Beth Shapiro

Image: Courtesy of Beth Shapiro Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in New York and am currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband of 31 years. We have two children (three when you count our son-in-law!) and have had three beautiful collie dogs over the years. Judaism […]

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