Photo: Courtesy of Leah Goodstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My path to becoming a potter has not been straightforward. My bachelor’s degrees are in French Horn music performance and Environmental Geography. After graduating, I was drawn to scientific research which required me to further my education in biology, scientific […]
Category: Judaica
Meet the Artist: Lauren Jaffe
Photo: Courtesy of Lauren Jaffe Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a London based artist and designer who gathers inspiration from the natural world and antique botanical studies. Following a decade long career in the fast-paced world of fashion as a print designer, I wanted to pursue a career […]
Meet the Artist: Na’ama Yacoby
Photo: Courtesy of Na’ama Yacoby Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Na’ama Yacoby. I was raised in Jerusalem and trained as a baroque musician and a librarian. About 14 years ago, my family and I immigrated to the United States, following my husband’s work. I have four grown-up […]
Meet the Artist: Micol Bayer of Micol Designs
Photo: Courtesy of Micol Design Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am originally from Seattle, WA and still a Northwest girl at heart. I moved to Israel with my family in 2014, and am continually inspired by the beauty of the land. I have always loved art but never thought […]
Meet the Artist: Kata Sugár of Sakata Design
Photo: Courtesy of Sakata Design Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I live in Budapest in Hungary, but I grew up in a smaller town, Szeged. I came to the capital to communication and aesthetics at the University. What inspired you to become an artist? Probably the Russian ballet album at […]
Meet the Artist: Yael Faigenbaum of Yael Judaica
Photo: Courtesy of Yael Judaica Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Yael, I was born in Holland in 1967. My parents wanted to make Aliya after my father graduated from the University of Delft and they flew to Israel, the holy land, and I am very grateful to […]
Meet the Textile Artist & Musician: Ortal Goldman
Photo: Courtesy of Ortal & Gavriella Goldman Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I started learning the Violin when I was five years old. When I was at school I never actually planned on being a Musician. For a long time, I wanted to be a doctor. I tried many different […]
Meet the Designers of TouchwooDesign: Assaf Goldstein & Ofir Baruochi
Photo: Courtesy of TouchwooDesign Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. We, Assaf Goldstein and Ofir Baruochi, are industrial designers, graduates of the Jerusalem Hadassa College. We both worked for a few years as employees of the Israel Museum and after obtaining the required experience, we decided to branch out on our […]
Meet the Brand: Netillah
Photo: Courtesy of Netillah What inspired you to start your company, Netillah? Netillah was started by Orly Wahba. Her inspiration was to have more meaningful mitzvot. She started it in order to enhance people’s homes along with their mitzvot. Netilat Yehdayim is a huge mitzvah. Keeping our hands clean also keeps our bodies and souls […]
Meet the Artist & Rabbi: Rabbi Shmuel Polin
Photo: Courtesy of Rabbi Shmuel Polin Besides working on your impressive reconstruction project, Opening The Ark Project, you are also a Rabbi and Artist. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background? I have always been fascinated by the intersections of art and theology. As a child, I learned from my father […]