Creation

According to Kabbalah, G-d’s first creation was the Hebrew alphabet. These letters are the individual forces which G-d combined into words and commandments. In this way He brought about Genesis. The midrashim about the creation of the Hebrew alphabet and its use as tools for the Genesis can be a source of unlimited fantasy and creativity for an artist.

Creation

by Deborah Raichman on July 29, 2015 in Creation

Watercolor 30″ x 24″ According to the Kabbalah, the hidden meaning of the first phrase of the Torah: ‘Bereshit barah Elokim et hashamayim ve’et ha’aretz”, is that G-d’s first act was to create the letters from Aleph to Taph (et). Read more →

Creation-The Aleph Bet

by Deborah Raichman on July 29, 2015 in Creation

Watercolor 27″ x 21″ While we associate letters with the dark printed characters of the prayer book, the original aleph-bet was composed of white spiritual forces. Read more →

Dance Of The Sacred Letters

by Deborah Raichman on July 29, 2015 in Creation

Watercolor 27″ x 21″ Read more →

Genesis IV

by Deborah Raichman on July 29, 2015 in Creation

Watercolor & Collage 14″x 17″ This collage interprets the process of creation. Here we find three Hebrew letters, symbolizing the entire Alephbet. The ones depicted are: Aleph , first letter of the Alephbet; Mem, the middle letter; and the last one, Tav. If we put these three letters together we obtain the word ‘EMET ‘ which means truth.… Read more →