The story of Purim is laid out in the Book of Esher. It contains all of the things that make a story live one. It has heroes, villains, and foils, murder, intrigue, deception, and is short enough to read (or chant) in one sitting. So I give to you a a visual version of the […]
You Can Count On It (Ki Tisa)
In this Torah portion, Ki Tisa, the 10 Commandments are written “with the finger of G-d” (Exodus 31:18), the people lose patience waiting at the bottom of the mountain for Moses and build a Golden Calf, Moses breaks the tablets and goes back up for another set. Ransoming the Soul In her dvar Torah Making […]
Bo – The Divine Design Thinker
Let My People Go! This week’s Torah portion is called “Bo” [Go]. It culminates the Ten Plagues and ends with the slaying of the first born Egyptians and Pharaoh’s acquiescence to Moses’ demands to the let the Israelites go. This is my second consecutive sketchnote based on a d’var Torah by Rabbi Sarah Bassin of Temple Emanuel […]
Vayeishev – Man Plans and G-d Laughs
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Robert Burns writes eloquently in his poem “To a Mouse” that “The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew, and leave us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!” To an extent this poem is an analog to the Torah portion Vayeishev, which […]
Lighting Talks Demand Lightning Sketchnotes
Lightning Talks Lightning talks are are very short presentations given one after another. The good thing about this format for presenters is that it enables them to practice their presentation skills in a safe place. The audience gets a the benefit of a smorgasbord of information on varying topics ScrumRVA Lightning Talk Meet-up On November […]