Jewish Ritual Objects

The principle of "Hiddur Mitzvah"(beautifying the commandment) has led to the creation of hundreds of specific Jewish ritual objects. 

Hand made ceramic windows and silkscreened papercut images

Congregation Nahalat Shalom, Albuquerque, NM

Congregation Nahalat Shalom, Albuquerque, NM

Pictured at night

Quilted silkscreened images created from original papercuts

Harvard Hillel

Cambridge MA

Quilted, silkscreened  Torah cover, images created from original papercuts,

 for Spertus Museum Exhibit

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Quilted, silkscreened  Torah cover, images created from original papercuts,

 for Spertus Museum Exhibit

Hand beaded detail

Quilted, silkscreened  Torah cover, images created from original papercuts,

 for Spertus Museum Exhibit

Quilted silkscreened and pieced Torah cover. Images created from original papercuts.

Congregation Kerem Shalom

Concord MA

Multilayer, lighted,  silkscreened images created from original papercuts for lighted exhibit

Publicize the Miracle, Starr Gallery

Newton MA

Multilayer, lighted,  silkscreened images created from original papercuts for lighted exhibit

Publicize the Miracle, Starr Gallery

Newton MA

Narrow Bridge Mezuzah

Multilayer papercut mezuzah

created for Institute for Jewish Spirituality as gift from students to their teachers.

Papercut cut mezuzah, one of 56 created for Solomon Schechter School, Massachusetts

Papercut cut mezuzah

Ceramic Mezuah

Hand built mezuzot with word Shaddai, hamsas and 10 Commandments.

Ceramic frame around papercut:

All the world is a very narrow bridge

And the main thing is not to be afraid at all.....Rebbe Nachman