Working to repair the world, one sketchnote at a time
It’s that time of year again. Passover – Jewish spring cleaning, the penultimate storytelling experience, good food, family and friends. It’s also an amazing point in the calendar to learn about yourself. Last year I used the tablecloth itself to sketch the seder and had those around the table to add their thoughts and sketched […]
The Torah portion Tzav (literally “command”) drones on about how sacrifices were performed, how the ashes were cleaned, and even what was worn to clean the ashes. What of that could be relevant in today’s world? Then I read Rabbi Joe Rapport’ dvar Torah “On the Holiness of Shmutz” and Rabbi Jack Paskoff‘s dvar acher “Sometimes Shmutz […]
This week’s Torah portion, Vayikra, marks the start of the book of Leviticus. Leviticus is a hard book to read. Much of it covers the details about sacrificial offerings and it annoys us with rules which seemingly constrict us like a snake wrapped around us. I find Leviticus interesting because all those rules and details […]
As this week is a double Torah portion (Vayak’heil – P’kudei), it is only fitting that this Torah sketchnote be used for two purposes and have two inspiring interpretations behind it. This parsha concludes the book of Exodus with Exodus 40:38 which says For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, […]
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 […]