Topic Tags: Genesis

This painting is part of a new series of Bereshit paintings by artist Etja Ruth.

“May all the contracted thoughts and obstacles, all the aversions, the wrestling and judgements cease…”

This painting is part of a series of visual midrash (sacred commentary) on the first Book of the Bible, Bereshit | Genesis.

“The children of Abraham, / bowing their heads / to bury the past and join hands in grief.”

This short poem is inspired by the process of creation as told in Bereshit.

This powerful poem takes us into Sarah’s inner world.

“Abraham sat all night with the body of his beloved that he bathed tenderly…”

Reflections on Elul, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur