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Numbers, Chapters 25–30 Picture forty years distilled into a single moment. Dust still clings to sandals that have crossed deserts, a whole generation has been born and buried beneath the same wide sky, and the people of Israel now stand at the edge of the land they were promised, before most of them were born. This week's Torah portion, Parashat Pinchas, lives inside that threshold moment. A new census is counted, name by name, as if the nation is taking attendance before st

To My Dear Readers, These days, I find myself returning to one of the most powerful stories in the Bible—the story of David and Goliath. It is a story of courage, faith, and determination, reminding us of the strength that can be found within the human spirit when facing challenges that seem greater than ourselves. As an artist devoted to biblical art, I return again and again to the figures and stories that have accompanied our people throughout the generations. Inspired by

1866 Gustave Doré Hello Everyone, This week’s Torah portion, Shelach Lecha (Numbers 13–15), tells the story of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the Land of Canaan. What fascinates me most is that all twelve spies saw the same land. They saw the same people, the same cities, and the same challenges. Yet they returned with two completely different reports. Ten spies focused on fear. They saw obstacles, dangers, and reasons to give up. Joshua and Caleb saw hope. They sa

Hello my dear readers. In the month of Kislev, we read Parashat Vayishlach in the Book of Genesis, chapter 34 It tells of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah. the rape of Dinah by Sebastiano Ricci-fine art America Dinah In Genesis 34, Dinah—the only daughter of Jacob and Leah—leaves her family’s camp to meet the women of Shechem. There, she becomes the victim of violence at the hands of Shechem, the town’s prince. The biblical account details not only her trauma but also t