| Son's Blessing |
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| Traditional prayer with which parents bless their sons on the Sabbath, coupled with the ancient Priestly Blessing: "May God make you like Ephraim and like Menashe. May the Lord bless you and safeguard you, May the Lord illuminate His countenance for you and be gracious unto you, May the Lord turn His countenance to you and grant you peace." |
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| Daughter's Blessing |
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| Traditional prayer with which parents bless their daughters on the Sabbath, coupled with the ancient Priestly Blessing: "May God make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah. May the Lord bless you and safeguard you, May the Lord illuminate His countenance for you and be gracious unto you, May the Lord turn His countenance to you and grant you peace." |
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| Song of Songs Ketubah |
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| Ketubah with entirely quilled ornament representing every plant, herb and flower mentioned in the Song of Songs. Papercut phrases that encircle the quilling are expressions of love from the ancient text of Solomon: "I belong to my beloved and my beloved belongs to me." "Like the lily among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters." "Like the apple among the trees of the forest, so is my love among the sons." "Eat, O dear ones, and drink; Drink deep O loving companions." "Arise, and away, my friend,O beautiful one; and go forth." |
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| Aleph-Bet |
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| The letters of the Hebrew alphabet are arranged among whimsical hand painted pictures. Each picture corresponds to a letter: Aleph; Aryeh (Lion) / Bet; Bayit (House). |
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| Chamsah-Ushpizin |
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| As part of the celebration of the festival of Succot, families invite the Ushpizin, or Sacred Guests, into their homes. The invocation of these patriarchs is said to bring prosperity and health into the home of the host. "I invite to my feast these mystical guests: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron and David." |
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| Psalm 150 - 13 Attributes |
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| The text of the 150th Psalm, the Thirteen Attributes of God's Mercy from Exodus 34, and an incantation traditionally read before the Psalm are intertwined in a composition celebrating the power of artistic expression as a devotional medium. |
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| Noah's Ark |
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| A jubilant, colorful depiction of living creatures departing from Noah's ark after the floodwaters have receded. Papercut in the rainbow are God's words of promise to the inhabitants of His land, "While the Earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and Summer and Winter, and day and night shall not cease." |
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