Genesis, the Book of

Artist’s Statement: I like to work with bold colors. The wool dyes have a special richness and the texture has a softness which gives warmth and beauty to the finished piece. Weaving is a slow process. A 12" square takes about 30 hours to weave. Chassidic...

In the center of the picture there is a stone altar, referring to the altar on which Abraham was ready to bind Isaac, his one and only son. The central part of the painting symbolizes a real human heart and within it a Jewish character. The painting expre...

Artist’s Statement: This is the Hebrew text of Genesis chapter 17 in blue, white, gold, and silver.

Artist’s Statement: Noah sending out the dove.

Artist’s Statement: This is a painting of the full Hebrew text of Genesis 9:5-28 in the colors of the rainbow, especially pastels, on a gold background.

Artist’s Statement: "Lech Lecha" means "Go for yourself," which is represented by the stairs in my painting. All of life's journyes are part of our quest to uncover our true selves, i.e., the spark of G-dliness within us.

Artist’s Statement: This is my painting of the full Hebrew text of Genesis 3:10-22. It is painted in gold, silver, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.

Artist’s Statement: This is the full Hebrew text of Genesis 5:4-14 in gold, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, violet and maroon.

Artist’s Statement: This is my painting of the full text of Genesis 2:1-3. It is in Hebrew letters in rainbow colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The text is on a silver background.

Israeli second-graders go to Kfar Chabad, Israel to learn about the book of Genesis and how a scribe makes a Torah.