The Edelstein HanukkiaNovember 2004 Sterling silver The Edelstein Hanukkia is more than just a ritual object designed to fulfill the mitzvah of observing Hanukkah. The wall hanging, oil burning hanukkia was designed over a period of five years as an artistic remembrance of the events of the Hanukkah story as well as a celebration of the miracle itself. Borrowing from both traditional Sephardic art and contemporary design, every detail of the solid sterling silver hanukkia

Ganymede was a Trojan prince who was abducted by Zeus (in the form of an eagle) to Mount Olympus to become immortal and to serve the gods as cupbearer

it's been a tough couple of years to be Jewish

Seventh night--the light of Patience

celebration and intent of our love and our life together

and instead uses each of them to describe a progressively intimate relationship with God

a measurement found in Ezekiel 40:5 and 43:13 (usually translated as “handbreadth”) that has been calculated by the rabbis to equal approximately 2

The Name got me thinking about mercy as a theme

the Hawaiian red cranesbill geranium

As I built up a library of 3D versions of the various motifs of the painting

Some kabbalists say one should meditate on this Name when refusing to settle for one's circumstances

An old friend

and 2) bronze is a really stiff material even in a narrow gauge that I had annealed before using