This week’s Torah portion, B’shalach, contains the scene where the Israelites have made it across the Sea of Reed while Pharaoh and his army drowned. On the shores of the sea the people sing praises and give thanks. Miriam, sister of Moses, gets some airtime and is referred to as “Miriam the prophetess (Exodus 15:20). […]
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 […]
“World Sketchnote Day 2018” – a good time was had by all
World Sketchnote Day 2018 World Sketchnote Day 2018 has come and gone and what a day is was! So much happened to write about but since this is my blog I’m going to talk about things in which I was involved or were moved by. Hebrew Visual Aleph-Bet I wanted a Judaic entry into the […]
Va-eira – Shortness of Breath, Shortness of Spirit
Kotzer ruach – “shortness of spirit or “shortness of breath” is the gift given to our ancestors by 400 years of bondage. G-d tells Moses to tells the Israelites that they would be delivered. They were too tired of body and spirit to understand what freedom meant, much less even think about what they might […]
Creating Moments and Melodies for Ourselves
In 1 minute and 37 seconds, Cantor Ellen Dreskin talks about the spirality of individual notes and how context matters in the video “Creating Moments and Melodies for Ourselves.”So beautifully stated with great imagery, I just had to sketchnote it. One Minute of Wonder with Cantor Ellen Dreskin: Creating Moments and Melodies for Ourselves from CCAR […]