Toldot 27:34
“When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with a very great and bitter cry,
and said to his father: “Bless me also, father!” (Fox)
In this painting, Esau’s agony over the betrayal of his birthright shatters the foundation of the social order and reverberates throughout the life of Jacob, his descendants and Jewish history.
This painting asks us to be in the moment of breaking apart, to experience the explosion. Not to look ahead or behind. Who are we when we lay aside the past and the future?
Etja Ruth is an artist whose work bridges art and healing, exploring the places where image, movement, and voice reveal the unseen. Learn more about her Bereshit/Genesis paintings here.
