Snippets — jewish art
Lech L'cha. Go.
conversion to judaism jewish art jewish artist jewish new year jewish paper cut jewish papercut jewish papercut art lech l'cha
God said to Abraham, "Lech l'cha." Roughly translated as "Go," closely translated it means "take yourself." Pick up your stuff and move. In 2019, I did that. Life had been sort of upside-down for a while (thus the infrequent blog posts). And then, the opportunity for a new life, and a new love, presented itself. For the first time in my life, I moved out of my home state, my comfort zone, my people. And, sadly, my Jewish community. I moved to St. Louis. The good news is, St. Louis has a huge and diverse Jewish community. More good news: the...
Bar mitzvah...again?
hebrew name yitzchak jewish art jewish papercut art judaica kim phillips papercutting second bar mitzvah
Parents, if you've recently had a son become bar mitzvah, don't panic; his second one won't come around for 70 years. At age 83, a man may come to the Torah again as a "new" bar mitzvah. How did this lovely custom come to be? Read more....
Studying Psalms Creatively
how to study psalms jewish art jewish artist jewish day school curriculum jewish papercut art papercutting psalms in jewish liturgy religious school art curriculum
There may be no more beautiful, evocative, and visual text in the Hebrew bible than Psalms.Students at West End Synagogue study Psalms through the Jewish papercutting art tradition. Workshop leader: Kim Phillips, Jewish Paper Cut Artist. Read more...
Video included.
Creative Judaism
jewish art jewish artist jewish papercut art judaica kim phillips papercutting
Presentation to Congregation of Touro Synagogue, New Orleans
Artist in Residence Weekend, December 2014
What makes Jewish papercutting Jewish?
jewish art jewish artist jewish papercut art judaica kim phillips papercutting
The art of Jewish papercutting has been a popular folk art for many centuries, expressing Jewish hopes, values, and religious longings. Here's a brief look at Jewish papercut art and papercutting around the world.