Hand-scribed ink on sheepskin parchment attached to wood rollers, the Torah scrolls are testaments to the centuries of Jewish life reaching back to the agricultural setting of our ancestors. Figure 9.  The Hebrew of the Torah scroll is written from right to left Unlike the languages predominant in the resident countries of significant percentages of…

[This post is an AI readout of Heller Stern and Allen’s approaches – Notebook NLM] A series of Jewish Literacy and wellness programs drawing on the approaches of Dr. Miriam Heller Stern and Rabbi Adina Allen would aim to cultivate Jewish creativity as a vital force for personal growth, spiritual engagement, and community resilience in a…

Visually, what do we learn from the Talmud Page ? Where the Torah itself and its unchanging text reflect the ancient agricultural milieu, the transition to a more urban and manual trade and commerce life is reflected in the Talmud with its dialogues on ritual life and lore. While honoring the Torah text as “written…

A Mashal (Hebrew: משל) is a short parable with a moral lesson or religious allegory, called a Nimshal (Wikipedia) In Visual Midrash, the image is the Mashal, with interpretation possibilities being the Nimshal. In Visual Midrash, the image is the Mashal, with interpretation possibilities being the Nimshal.In the Mashal image below, the Apollo space shot…

Traditional Methods of Interpretation: Peshat – Simple restatement of the obvious elements Remez – Hints – References to similar elements Drash – Stories that expand on the elements and themes Sod – Traditionally secrets, but could be personal insights of the viewer Visual Midrash -Interpreting the Visual Image Peshat – Simple restatement of the obvious elements A young girl is…

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Problem Analysis Methods                                                    a. Jonah who was an articulate, convincing and effective public speaker-spokesman for a cause but did not like people or appreciate their need to change and grow through behavioral change.                                                    b. Moses who was a great entrepreneur, seeing a need, establishing the requirements for and starting the movement of people…