Tag Archives: Jewish holidays

The Meal that Opens the New Year

Posted on August 28, 2013 by admin

Since I started The Catcher in the Sand I use to mark the Jewish holidays with postings that relate one way or another with the occasion. I decided this time to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year with a … Continue reading →

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Dali’s “Aliyah, The Rebirth of Israel”

Posted on April 15, 2013 by admin

For the Israel Independence Day this year I chose to present a cycle of works who have entered already the thesaurus of the Israeli and Zionist artistic mythology. Many of the visitors of the recent exhibition of the works of … Continue reading →

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Moses

Posted on March 24, 2013 by admin

For my festive posting on Passover I looked this year at some of the representations of Moses, the great superstar of the event celebrated by the holiday in arts and music.     As with many other Bible subjects the … Continue reading →

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Queen Esther in Arts

Posted on February 23, 2013 by admin

The festive entry today in the blog dedicated to the festival of Purim deals with Queen Esther – one of the beloved characters of the story of Purim and history of Jews. Uncounted Jewish little girls chose her as the … Continue reading →

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The Maccabbees in Art

Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin

As we are lighting the first candle of Hanukkah tonight, as the tradition of The Catcher in the Sand requires on any Jewish holiday, let us have a slightly different perspective on the holiday. As the holiday is besides candles … Continue reading →

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Simchat Torah 5773 – Torah in Art

Posted on October 6, 2012 by admin

  Jews all over the world start celebrating tomorrow evening Simchat Torah, the last of the Jewish holidays in the autumn season. The holiday marks the end of the annual cycle of reading and learning of the Torah, and the … Continue reading →

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Sukkot 5773 – The Temple of Jerusalem in Art

Posted on September 29, 2012 by admin

Reading and Learning about the holiday of Sukkot which starts at sunset on Sunday I was reminded that Sukkot is among other the date when the First Temple of Jerusalem was consecrated by King Solomon. My idea for this festive … Continue reading →

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Kol Nidre 5773

Posted on September 24, 2012 by admin

“All [personal] vows we are likely to make, all [personal] oaths and pledges we are likely to take between this Yom Kippur and the next Yom Kippur, we publicly renounce. Let them all be relinquished and abandoned, null and void, … Continue reading →

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Happy 5773!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by admin

  5773 years ago the world was created (and it will not end when the Mayans stop counting!). In the tradition of The Catcher in the Sand here are some of the best pieces of music and humor created around … Continue reading →

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Say Cheese … Hag Shavuot Sameah!

Posted on May 26, 2012 by admin

  It’s Shavuot, a long weekend in Israel (actually also in the US because of Memorial Day). As on all Jewish holidays here is some fun and interesting stuff from the Internet related to the holiday. The holiday celebrates the … Continue reading →

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