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A close-up of three siddurim (Jewish prayer books) in shades of red and brown with gold-foiled Hebrew letters on the spine.

Yismechu

"Yismechu" evokes the memory of my sisters and me together at such a landmark moment in our lives.
Sketch of a home library. A side table holding a lamp and a plant sits in front of a bookshelf. The image is in grayscale.

Shelf of Wisdom

This shelf is a resting place for centuries of Jewish thought and wisdom that I can easily access.
An Israeli flag at sunrise.

did you ever

did you ever count without numbers? / relying on your breath to count them for you / measuring the time between now / and another explosion.

Across Horizons

These photos remind me that no matter where I am in the world, no matter how scenery or colors change, I am always looking at the same sky.
Congregants celebrate Yom Kippur at IKAR.

Finding Jewish Joy in the Quiet Moments

My community finds sacredness in a basketball gym. I find my place in that community in a science lab.
A soft halo of light surrounds a small statue of a child in a lush garden.

The Risk That Saved Me

How many eleven-year-olds do you know who voluntarily spend their winter break meditating in silence?
A painting depicting a large green Aerie shopping bag, a smaller white Chanel bag, multiple tubes of lip gloss, and a crumpled receipt.

Fragments of Want

By arranging these items together, I wanted to highlight how material goods often take on greater importance in our lives than they should.
Light streaks across a stone wall covered in Hebrew text and Jewish symbols with streaks.

Eichah?

I collaged and re-punctuated lines from Eichah and wove in some original imagery.
Protesters march near a cardboard sign that says "Migration is an act of courage" surrounded by monarch butterflies.

Winter

There is a frozen heart / Refusing to thaw
A young woman in a turquoise skirt lounges on a rocky outcrop beside a body of water. A lone seagull flies overhead.

Mermaid

A young woman in a turquoise skirt lounges on a rocky outcrop beside a body of water.
Painting on canvas. A figure in a cerulean sweater kneels, their face out of frame, and peels an orange.

More Than Just a Fruit

The orange is an important symbol of our history, showing how community and pride overrule hate and ignorance.
A close up shot of a woman's eyes looking to the side with the sun highlighting the lighter parts in her hair and eyes.

Unpacking the Myth of the Mystic Feminine

The “Mystic Feminine” romanticizes womanhood in a way that brings it closer to nature and mysticism, and further away from humanity.

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