Art Magazine
Photo: Courtesy of Melanie Dankowicz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Growing up in Maryland, I admired the work of local Judaica artists at the annual Jewish folk arts festival; much later I became one of those artists! I recently made Maryland my home again, after many years in Stockholm, Sweden, […]
Choosing a Ketubah for your Jewish Wedding is one of the most exciting moments during the entire planning phase of your Chuppah. We are fortunate to live in a time and day where it is tremendously easy to find Ketubah artists who specialise in the artform closest to your heart. How about choosing a truly […]
Congratulations on getting engaged to the love of your life! Being engaged to your soulmate is a wonderful feeling, planning your wedding even more so. We all know how exciting and how stressful planning your Chuppah can be. There is no need to worry, everything is going to fall into place the way it is […]
A Ketubah is a Jewish Wedding Contract signed moments before the bride and groom walk to the Chuppah. Codified in the first century of the Common Era, the Ketubah text has been written in Aramaic outlining the groom’s obligations to his bride and signed in front of two male witnesses. A lot has changed since […]
Nava Shoham – 1800 Ketubah “We love Passover! For us it’s a unique time, interlacing the past and present, family gathering with all my children, Haggadah reading, tasting unique foods and being thankful to our freedom.” Nava Shoham – 1800 Ketubah Interview – Online Shop – Instagram – Facebook Lesley Kogan – Clay is My […]
Photo: Courtesy of Aliza Boyer Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have been creating hand-lettered and handmade ketubahs and other contemporary ritual objects through my design studio, Ketubah Graphia, for over 17 years, alongside other artistic practices including painting, drawing, and sculpting. After studying art at the Claremont Colleges in […]
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 […]
Photo: Courtesy of Lauren Lowenstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m originally from New York City, but moved to Washington DC for college and very much consider it to be my home. After graduating from college, I participated in a program called Avodah – the Jewish Service Corps, which really […]
Photo: Courtesy of Meytal Ofer / Photo Credit: Dan Peretz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Meytal Ofer. I’m an artist, creating paper cuts for about 20 years. I live in Kfar Yona, not far from the Mediterranean Sea. I live in a relationship and I am a […]
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Oberstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Nick Oberstein. I grew up mostly in Framingham MA, and then lived in Boston while I attended Emerson College and met my husband. I am a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the American stage actors’ union, as […]