Old Jaffa Port is depicted in this painting. The port and boats  come alive with the highly raised texture technique used in this painting.

The first Jerusalem neighborhood to be built outside of the Old City walls, Yemin Moshe, named for its founder, Sir Moses Montefoire, is famous for its wind mill which provided its first residents with a source of income.

A Yemenite bride in traditional wedding attire.

Jacob’s ladder is seen with angels cloaked in talitot (prayer shawls) blessing Jacob using the text of the priestly blessing, which culminates with peace. “Shalom” forms the rungs of the ladder representing G-d’s promise to protect Israel and return them to the Land of Israel in peace. The promise to Jacob at Beit El is reenacted with every priestly blessing.

Israel is known as the land of the seven species; “A land of wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates.”

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Rimonim symbolizes our hope for a new year filled with good deeds, as the rimon is filled with sweet juicy seeds. Rimonim abound in Israel and remind us of our eternal ties to our land.

The famous scene of Holocaust survivors who reached Israel?s shores, displaying the numbers tattooed on their arms, is depicted here. In the painting the numbers are replaced with the words of the verse from Isaiah, “He who took them out in great numbers calls each one by his individual name.”

Colorful umbrellas symbolize everyone’s unique personality and creates a sense of anonymity as all people are united at the Kotel.

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Hakafot, the tradition of walking around the Bima (Torah reading table) on the seventh day of the holiday of Succot is the theme of this painting. Participants carry the four species of the holiday, as they participate in the service which takes place at the Kotel. The refrain of the prayers uttered during this ceremony, “Anna Hashem Hoshiya Na” is seen embroidered on the Bima.

Israel’s flag is represented in this painting by Jewish refugees from the Nazi Holocaust breaking the British blockade. The blue stripes of the deck frame the Holocaust victims who proudly display the star of David, which is worn not as a badge of shame, but as a medal of honor, representing the unique role that the survivors played in laying the foundation for the birth of the State of Israel. The Jewish star displayed by all of the immigrants becomes the symbol of our national pride.

The ancient port city of Caesarea and its Roman aqueduct are depicted in this painting in the light of a magnificent Mediterranean sunset.

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In this depiction, there is a powerful tension between the physical poverty and spiritual wealth of these Yeminite scholars. Sitting barefoot on the floor and sharing scarce texts, they reflect the glory of the spiritual world of Torah that they are immersed in.

This painting depicts the famous silver ornate door of the Bet El Synagogue in the old city of Jerusalem. The bright colors highlight the six gates of the Holy City.

A view of modern-day Beitar as the sun sets over the Mediterranean, casting its ethereal glow over the Judean hills.

The Torah is viewed in the center while seen from above. The ideal of the Torah as the center of our lives is a primary theme in this painting.

Depicted in this painting is a large crowd assembled around the Torah during the festival of Succot. The four species are held by the worshipers, whose symbolism we are taught hints at the diversity and unity of Am Ysrael. All participants in the service wear unique Talitot and religious head gear, while listening to the reading of the Torah according to the Sephardic custom, in a celebration of Jewish cultural diversity.

This aerial view of the breathtaking Yemin Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem highlights the striking red roof tops which grace the homes in Israel. The Yemin Moshe neighborhood is named for its historic founder, Sir Moses Montefiore, and is famous for the windmill which stands in its center.

A view from Neve Daniel, the yishuv where I live, with the beit knesset and beautiful sunset.

The eight gates of Jerusalem’s Old City come together in one heavenly Jerusalem Gate.

The famous moment in 1967, when the IDF Paratroopers liberated Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, is seen in this painting. Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Chief Rabbi of the IDF at the time, is seen blowing a Shofar, reflected in the raised Kos Eliyahu, symbolizing the emergence of the Geula, redemption.

The glow of the desert sun illuminates a caravan trekking across the red sands.

Two images are juxtaposed in the painting while they are united through the Havdalah theme. The paratroopers liberating the Western Wall are seen looking towards the image of Roman Vishniak?s “Vanished World.” The Holocaust era is seen as connected to the return to Jerusalem through flames- the holy flame of the Havdalah candle. The text of the Havdalah adorns the painting, and includes a deviation from the standard text: “Blessed is He who distinguishes between redemption and exile.”

The Menorah is seen rising above the arch of Titus, in celebration of the triumph of the Jewish people’s return to the Land of Israel. The old city of Jerusalem rises above the arch, and is illuminated up by the flames of the Menorah.

The first Jerusalem neighborhood to be built outside of the Old City walls, Yemin Moshe, named for its founder, Sir Moses Montefoire, is famous for its wind mill which provided its first residents with a source of income.

Springtime is heralded in Israel with the early blooming of the Almond trees. The Galilee bursts into an abundance of pink blossoms in this painting.

This panoramic scene depicting the Kotel plaza highlights the many different types of people who come to visit and pray at the Kotel, from chasidim, to modern, men and women, young and old. The six stars represent the six million who are memorialized at the Kotel plaza.