Since the beginning of 2022, we have received quite a number of messages with the question what a nice present to give to someone who was so kind to invite to a Tu Bi Shvat Seder would be. The only requirements? That it is neither food, nor a nature related donation in the host’s name. […]
Category: Artist Interviews
Meet the Artist: Ryab of Yiddishkeit Art
Photo: Courtesy of Ryab Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in France in a traditional Judaism but firmly attached to my Jewish identity. When I was around 20, I decided to move to Israel with some friends, and after the army, I got married. At the […]
Meet the Artist: Hannah Spitz
Photo: Courtesy of Hannah Spitz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Rome on July 15th, 1962 in a traditionalist, but not observant Jewish family. I attended the only Jewish school in Rome until my second year of high school. I wanted to go to an art school, […]
Top 10 Most Read Interviews of 2021
Source: Pixabay A few more hours to go and we can bid 2021 farewell. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the passionate artists, musicians, and community leaders whom we have had the opportunity of featuring on our website throughout the year as well as our wonderful readers without whom our project […]
Meet the Artist: Shani Shtalryd
Photo: Courtesy of Shani Shtalryd Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Shani Shtalryd, Amit & Lali’s mom, Simon’s wife, an artist. I was a homeroom and English highschool teacher for 15 years, then opened a non profit organisation for sexual assault victims and was an activist for 5 years. At the […]
Meet the Photographer: Ariel Van Straten
Photo: Courtesy of Ariel Van Straten Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in New Jersey, USA, the son of a French mother and Dutch father. I moved to Israel at the age of 7. I started photographing for the newspaper “Maariv” from the age of 15. In 1989 […]
Meet the Artist: Aravah Berman-Mirkin
Photo: Courtesy of Aravah Berman-Mirkin Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Aravah and I’m a 35 year old queer that’s been living for the last decade in the Hudson Valley of NY on the unceded territory of the Mohican people. I’m the first-generation in my family to be […]
Meet the Textile Artist & Tour Guide: Ezera Mojja
Photo: Courtesy of Ezera Mojja Tell us alittle bit of yourself. My name is MOJJA EZERA from the Jewish community of Uganda known as ABAYUDAYA.l am.27 year’s old pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism. I am the first born of the 10 children in the family. What inspired you to become an artist? What inspired me […]
Meet the Artist: Dalia Finestein of Made by Dalia
Photos: Courtesy of Made by Dalia Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Hi I’m Dalia, I’m 23 years old, born and raised in Manchester (UK), in 2020 I made aliyah and moved to Tel Aviv where I realised I wanted to pursue my art career. I was previously working as a […]
Meet the Artist: Naomi Tate Maghen
Photo: Courtesy of Naomi Tate Maghen Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in London in a modern orthodox family. My dad is an immigrant from Libya and though he speaks English fluently and is extremely well integrated in British society, I believe that having a father who had […]