Meet the Artist: Amy Gelfman of Gelfman Studios

Photo: Courtesy of Amy Gelfman Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have always thrived on creativity and imagination. As a child I used to draw whimsical characters, ladies with larger-than-life eyes and lots of swirly whirly patterns. I remember feeling discouraged because I could never draw realistically, so eventually I stopped and decided […]

*Book Review* –  Modern Judaica : Today’s Makers, Today’s Sacred Objects

Image: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Book Description: For anyone with an interest in Judaica and sacred objects, this book presents some of the most outstanding examples of contemporary Judaica that have been created over the last 30+ years.  Fifty-three makers have told their stories in their own words, giving incredible insights into why […]

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 […]

Review: Hanukkah Puzzle designed by Andrea Strongwater

Reviewed by Liz E. Image: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight First and foremost, we would like to thank Andrea Strongwater wholeheartedly for sending us one of her absolutely gorgeous Hanukkah puzzles. Andrea has designed a truly magnificent Hanukkah scene with many details we all grew up with, and are dear to our hearts. It’s […]

Meet the Artist: Chomi Groman

Image: שיחת חולין – Courtesy of Chomi Groman Tell us a little bit About yourself and your background. My name is Chomi Groman, contemporary figurative artist and painter. I was born to an ultra-orthodox family blessed with children and grew up in one of the old allies in Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem. I was […]

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 […]

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