From Torah scribal designs, ritual items, biblical scenes of the masters to contemporary photography…
Midrash, or the process of meaning mining sacred text, has evolved and expanded visually despite the prohibition against “graven images”.
The aspects shown below are but some of the many themes developed over the thousands of years of Jewish experience, here curated to exemplify accessible variety.
These aspects of Visual Midrash should be approached as invitations towards Creativity, Innovation, and Transformation by and for all!
Biblical Calligraphy, Talmud Page Layout – Media Lessons
Biblical Calligraphy, Talmud Page Layout – Media Lessons Along with the contents of both the scribal columns of the Torah...
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Ritual Art, Sacred Spaces
Ritual Art, Sacred Spaces Art through Jewish Time In the Jewish historical experience art is used to transform time and...
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Biblical Themes
Biblical themes over the centuries Artists have each added their visions or visual midrash to the Hebrew Scriptures, glimpse at...
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Degenerate Art – Midcentury Modernism
Degenerate Art – Midcentury Modernism A Proposed Project A Multi-Media Performance Art Environmental Experience Was it a coincidence that in...
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Photography
Photography Recognize that as you are creating a photograph, God is creating through you. Both the subject of your photo...
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Creative Projects
Creative Jewish Arts Programs Descriptions are in the language of the initiatives and their web sites! Paper Midrash Husband and...
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