TheJewish EyeParashat Va’eira Rosh Chodesh טבש שדח שאר Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tevet-Sh’vat 5780 פיישת טבש—תבט 25 TEVET 27 TEVET 29 TEVET 24 TEVET 26 TEVET

PAINTINGS BY D YAEL BERNHARD

Jewish The Eye

13Month5780 / 2020 Calenda r

© 2019 D. YAEL BERNHARD

Selichot OIL ON CANVAS , 2019Se l i chot means forg iveness ( l i tera l ly “pardons”) in Hebrew, and re fers to the pre -Rosh Hashanah tradi t ion of formal ly leav ing behind our wrongdoings of the year that i s coming to a c lose . Past and future meet as one year ends and another beg ins . Let t ing go of the old year makes space for new intent ions . I t i s tradi t ional to rec i te communal prayers a f ter midnight , inc luding the Thir teen At tr ibutes of Mercy, which appeal to God for d iv ine compass ion . Personi f ied here are the two faces of t ime: past , with hair of dy ing leaves; and future , of budding green fol i age . The future forg ives the past , gent ly k iss ing away a tear before turning to f ace forward .

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ערב ראש השנהErev Rosh Hashana

ראש השנה יום אי Rosh Hashana 5780

כי תבוא

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ליל סליחות Leil Selichot

כי תצא

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שׁפטים

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ראש חדש אלול

Rosh Chodesh

אלול תשעייט — תשרי תשייפ

Elul 5779-Tishrei 5780

AutumnEquinox

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ParashatNitzavim


Ushpizin OIL ON CANVAS , 2019The 8 -day agr icul tura l hol iday of Sukkot dates back to B ib l ica l t imes . A sukkah , or she l ter, i s bui l t for the occas ion from organic mater ia ls such as branches or st a lks . The sukkah has mult ip le meanings: emulat ing the temporary she l ters in which the I srae l i tes s lept on the ir long journey across the S inai Deser t ; f ashioned af ter the crude huts bui l t by f armers who s lept by the ir f ie lds dur ing the harvest ; and symbol iz ing the impermanent nature of l i fe – and by contrast , the eternal nature of the soul . The lat ter is represented by ushpiz in – Aramaic for “guests” – who are r i tua l ly inv i ted into the sukkah . These guests may be strangers , the poor, h is tor ica l ancestors , B ib l ica l f igures or prophets . They are welcomed as reminders that we are never a lone in the house of God , though the ce i l ing is open enough to show stars . Thus this f l imsy dwel l ing in a fr ag i le world is paradoxica l ly ca l led a sukkat sha lom – a she l ter of peace . תשרי-חשון תשייפ

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Columbus Day

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צום גדליה Tzom Gedaliah

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שמיני עצרתShmini Atzeret

שמחת תורהSimchat Torah

ראש השנה יום בי Rosh Hashana II

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Noah & the Dove OIL ON CANVAS , 2019In this month’s Torah por t ion , Noach , the story of the Great F lood unfolds . Many vers ions of th is epic t a le inc lude v iv id rendit ions of the animals within the ark , with the ir feathers and fur, smel l s and sounds a l l ming l ing within th is rock ing vesse l of b irds and beasts – the l iv ing genes of a l l creatures that wi l l repopulate the ear th , now washed c lean by the f lood. As the vast waters recede , Noah sends out f ir st a raven , who cannot f ind dry l and; then a dove , who returns with an ol ive branch in her beak , which Noah rece ives with great joy, and then let s her go. The tender young leaves of the ol ive branch br ing the promise of new l i fe that i s a lready budding on the land where these rest less animals wi l l soon run free .

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Chalutzim ACRYL IC ON WATERCOLOR PAPER , 2019In Br i t i sh -mandate Pa lest ine (1918 -1947 ), young Jewish p ioneers known as cha lu t z im arr ived from Eastern Europe and Russ ia , f lee ing intract ab le pover ty and v ic ious pogroms. These secular, soc ia l idea l i s t s had a v is ion:

to bui ld a new Jewish st ate in the h is tor ica l homeland of the Jewish people . Depr ived of proper ty r ights in the Diaspora , these educated young Ashkenazim eager ly rol led up the ir s leeves to work the l and . By day

they dra ined swamps , bui l t cobblestone roads , and t i l led agr icu l tura l f ie lds . At n ight they studied Hebrew, the new modern l anguage of the l and; sang and danced; l i s tened to c lass ica l music by shor t wave rad io from

Europe – and once , were treated to a l i ve concer t by f amed v io l in is t J ascha Hei fet z , who p layed in the stone quarr y of k ibbut z E in Harod in 1926 . Mr. Hei fet z mani fest s here in the center of a menorah as the shamash

or ser vant of the cha lu t z im , who uphold the determinat ion of the long-ago Maccabees honored in the story of Chanukah .

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ערב חנוכהErev Chanukah1 candle 5:18

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Chanukah8th day

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Chumash OIL ON TE X TURED PAPER COLL AGE ON CANVAS , 2018The word chumash , f rom the Hebrew word chamesh or “ f ive ,” i s the name of the Hebrew B ib le (or F ive Books of Moses) in the form of a bound book . When wri t ten in ca l l igraphy on a scrol l , the same book is a l so

known as the Torah . No pr iest or go -between is needed for Jews to connect to the hear t of the ir f a i th . To de lve into a chumash i s to t ake a personal journey into a col lec t ive body of sp ir i tua l l i terature that has

been free ly interpreted for over 3000 years , and is he ld sacred a l l over the wor ld . Ancient and intr icate , with interconnect ing themes and h idden meanings beneath the p’shat (sur f ace narrat ive) of each passage , the

chumash i s a t apestr y of t imeless teaching t a les . Here a woman is p ic tured reading the great book by f ire l ight , with B ib l ica l scenes and characters coming to l i fe .

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tevet-Sh’vat 5780טבת—שבט תשייפ

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Isaiah & the Seraph ACRYL IC ON TE X TURED PAPER COLL AGE ON CANVAS , 2019Images of surrender and transformat ion abound in the Neve’ im , or books of prophets , from which the week ly haf tarah readings are drawn. This month’s Torah por t ion , Yi t ro , in which the Ten Command-ments are revealed , i s pa ired with another passage of reve lat ion from the Book of I sa iah . The prophet has a v is ion of God seated on a throne in heaven , surrounded by the mythica l seraphim . Declar ing himse l f to be of “impure l ips ,” I sa iah cr ies out in anguish , whereupon one of the winged creatures touches his mouth with a hot coal from God’s a l t ar, inst ant ly c leans ing the prophet ’s words . The pur i f i -cat ion of l anguage is a cha l leng ing subject for a v isua l ar t is t – mak ing this my four th paint ing of th is inspir ing passage – and probably not my last .

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Lincoln’s Birthday Valentine’s Day

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Presidents’ Day

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שבט-אדר תשייפ

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ט’’ו בשבטTu B’Shvat

Shabbat Shekalimשבת שקלים


Mother of Valor OIL ON CANVAS , 2019Th i s p a i n t i ng rev i s ions “ Woman o f Va lor ” or E she t Cha y i l , a J ew i sh song o f p r a i se f rom t he Book o f P roverbs . Tr ad i t iona l l y t he song i s re c i t ed by a hu sband to honor h i s w i f e on t he S abbat h for her many con t r i bu -t ions to t he f am i l y. The e she t c ha y i l i s i n t e l l i gen t , re source fu l , and se l f l e s s . More progre s s i ve i n t e rpre t a t ions o f t h i s f ema le p ar ad i gm ha i l t he woman’s poten t i a l t o pur sue a c a reer, c re a te her own de s t i ny, and t hr i ve a s an i nd i v idua l . My ve r s ion be ar s spec i a l p r a i se for t he mother who dr aws her force f rom nature and makes o f he r se l f an org an i c ve s se l i n wh ich her ch i l d ren c an g row. S he t e ache s t hem reverence for l i f e , and re jo i ce s i n t he i r re ach ing beyond her. The p a in t ed Hebrew words a re f rom an anc ien t ve r se o f p r a i se : May t he s ou l o f e ve r y l i v i n g t h i ng b l e s s you r name , E t e r na l Sou r ce o f L i f e , and ma y t he sp i r i t o f a l l f l e s h ho l d i n r e ve r ence you r memor y .

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אדר-ניסן תשייפ

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Erev Purimערב פורים

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Procession of the Ark ACRYL IC ON CANVAS , 2019Rejoic ing in music and dance is the theme of th is month’s haf tarah that i s paired with the Torah por t ion Sh’min i . This joy fu l passage from the Book of Samuel te l l s of the process ion of the Ark of the Covenant as i t i s carr ied to the Cit y of David in Jerusa lem. The l id of the Ark is f ashioned of pure hammered gold , shaped into two cherub im that spread the ir wings over the vesse l that carr ies both the broken t ab lets that Moses smashed , and the new ones that replaced them. With shout ing and b last s of the shofar, David and the I srae l i tes dance before God to the sound of harps , lyres , hand drums , rat t les , and cymbals . A few modern instruments are added to symbol ize the re joic ing in music that i s heard in synagogues today.

April Fool’s Day

Easter Sunday

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Earth Day

תזריע-מצרע

ParashatTazria-Metzora

פסח יום ביPesach 2

1st day of the Omer

פסח יום גיPesach 3

2nd day of the Omer

פסח יום דיPesach 4

3rd day of the Omer

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4th day of the Omer

פסח יום ויPesach 6

5th day of the Omer

פסח יום זיPesach 7

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ניסן—אייר תשייפ

Nisan-Iyyar 5780

Shabbat HaGadolשבת הגדול

פסח יום איPesach 1

סדר שניSecond Seder

סדר ראשון

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ערב פסחErev Pesach

Torah reading:Exodus 33:12-34:26Numbers 28: 19-25



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יום העצמאות Yom HaAtzma’ut

יום הזכרון

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יום השואה Yom HaShoah

פסח יום חיPesach 8

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Red Door, Nachla’ot OIL ON CANVAS , 2019Located in centra l Jerusa lem, Nachla’ot was one of the f ir s t ne ighborhoods to be bui l t outs ide the Old Cit y wal l s . Dat ing back to the 1870s , i t ’s a l abyr inth of s tone cour tyards , a l leyways , t iny synagogues , overgrown

k i tchen gardens , orphanages , and yesh i vot (re l ig ious schools) . This door caught my eye with i t s crumbl ing s tone arch . An ant ique post a l mai lbox was pa inted to the door, and hang ing on a s tr ing from the door handle

was a t iny key. According to some his tor ians , red doors in I srae l harken back to the mark ing of l ambs b lood that enabled the tenth p lague to pass over the homes of the I srae l i te s l aves in Eg ypt . As I pa inted , I

wondered: what f ami l ies of immigrants , scholars , s tudents or orphans have l ived in th is house , to ld that s tory, and p laced that s t ar of Dav id above i t s door?

8:57p Havdalah

אייר—סיון תשייפ

בהר-בחקתי

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Memorial Day

Mother’s Day Lag B’Omer 31st day ofל’’ג בעומר

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Iyyar–Sivan 5780










אחרי מות-קדשים

Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim

Pesach Sheniפסח שני

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש סיון


9:06p Havdalah

Torah Reading:Exodus 19:1-8

and 20:1-14

במדבר

ParashatBamidbar

ערב שבועותErevShavuot

שבועות יום אי Shavuot 1

יום ירושלים Yom Yerushalayim









שבועות יום בי Shavuot 2

Yizkorיזכור


Forest Mezuzah OIL ON CANVAS , 2019For modern Jews , the communit y that i s so intr ins ic to Judaism must be ba lanced with a l i fe of work and home that i s somet imes f ar away. L iv ing in a rura l locat ion , one is more surrounded by nature than the kehi l lah . On a sol i t ar y Shabbat , I walked the forested mountain where I l ive , env is ioning the doorway to God’s temple as an arch between two trees . As I reach to touch the imaginary mezuzah mounted on a trunk , l ight s lants through the branches in purple , b lue , and cr imson – the cher ished colors of the Tabernac le – interact ing with the colors of the forest even as I carr y within the l ights that are k indled by communit y and tradi t ion .

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בהעלתך

ParashatBeha’alotcha

שלח

ParashatSh’lach

SummerSolstice

Father’s Day

Sivan-Tamuz 5780

נשא

ParashatNaso

סיון-תמוז תשייפ

קרח

ParashatKorach

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש תמוז

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש תמוז


Hollyhocks, Bezalel Street ACRYL IC ON CANVAS , 2012This c i t yscape depic t s an a l leyway on Beza le l Street in West Jerusa lem. With the ir unstoppable growth – thr iv ing in a restr ic ted env ironment , reaching above the wal l s that surround them – the hol lyhocks represent

the creat ive determinat ion of the Jewish people through centur ies of advers i t y. The white f lowers st and out aga inst the wal l behind them, as i f in tr ibute to the h is tory that has aged these stones into subt le paste l

hues . In the background , a t a l l euca lyptus tree cast s i t s shade on the Beza le l Academy of Ar t & Design , I srae l ’s o ldest inst i tut ion of h igher educat ion .

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Tzom Tamuzצום תמוז

Independence Day (USA)

פינחס

ParashatPinchas

Tamuz-Av 5780

חקת-בלק

ParashatChukat-Balak

תמוז-אב תשייפ

מטות—מסעי

ParashatMatot-Masei

דברים

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שבת חזוןShabbat ChazonRosh Chodesh

ראש חדש אב

Tish’a B’Avתשעה באב

Erev Tish’a B’Av ערב תשעה באב


Olive Tree, 1892 GOUACHE & WATERCOLOR PENCIL , 2016This i l lustrat ion from my pic ture book The L i fe of an Ol i ve depic ts an ol ive tree in the Gal i lee that i s over e ighteen centur ies old . Despite i t s gnar led and ag ing trunk , the ancient tree , l ike Judaism i t se l f , s t i l l bears p lent i fu l fru i t . The year is 1892 , and a f ami ly from Belarus has f led the bruta l persecut ion of Jews in Eastern Europe to seek re fuge in Eret z Y i srae l . Upon the ir arr iva l in the ancient homeland of the ir ancestors , the new immigrants set to work harvest ing and pick l ing ol ives . Brother and s is ter br ing water whi le the ir mother tends the baby and cuts an “x” in each ol ive with a smal l kni fe to break the sk in , then drops i t in a jar of sa l t water br ine .

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ראש חדש אלול

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש אלול

Rosh Chodesh

עקב

ParashatEikev

Av-Elul 5780

ואתחנן

ParashatVaetchanan

אב-אלול תשייפ

ט’’ו באבTu B’Av

Shabbat Nachamu שבת נחמו

ראה

ParashatRe’eh

כי תצא

ParashatKi Teitzei

שׁפטים

ParashatShoftim


View of Tzfat From Kaditah GOUACHE ON WATERCOLOR PAPER , 2012This smal l pa int ing shows the ancient c i t y of Tz fat (Safed), bui l t on the rugged terra in that over looks the Kinneret (Sea of Gal i lee). Twi l ight f a l l s on the c i t y, cast ing changing l ight on the bui ld ings of white stone , many of which are painted shades of b lue rang ing from aqua to ul tramar ine . Many Jews f lee ing the Inquis i t ion found re fuge in Tz fat . Here is where Kabba lah ( Jewish myst ic ism) was born , and where the graves of many f amous rabbis and even Hosea the Prophet and the B ib l ica l Hannah are be l ieved to be found. Today Tz fat i s a c i t y of ar t is t s ’ shops , tour ist at tract ions , re l ig ious schools , a music school , and a medica l school with a d iverse mix of Jewish , Druze , and Arab students .

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7:42p candlelighting

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Labor Day

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ערב ראש השנהErev Rosh Hashana

ראש השנה יום אי Rosh Hashana 5781

ראש השנה יום בי Rosh Hashana I1

כי תבוא

ParashatKi Tavo

ליל סליחות Leil Selichot

אלול תשייפ—תשרי תשמייא

Elul 5780-Tishrei 5781

AutumnEquinox

נצבים-וילך

ParashatNitzavim -Vayeilech

שבת שובה

Shabbat Shuva

7:27p Havdalah

צום גדליה Tzom Gedaliah

ערב יום כפור

Erev Yom Kippur

יום כפור

Yom Kippur

האזינו

ParashatHa’Azinu

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Candlelighting times

in this calendar are

set for New York

City. Havdalah is

set for 46 minutes

after sundown.

All artwork copyright © Durga Yael Bernhard. All rights reserved.

No image in this calendar may be reproduced

without written permission from the artist.

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September 2020); candle-lighting and

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Chalutzim

Chumash

Forest MezuzahHollyhocks, Bezalel Street

Isaiah & the Seraph

Mother of Valor

Noah & the Dove

Olive Tree, 1892

Procession of the Ark Red Door, Nachla’ot

SelichotUshpizin

View of Tzfat from Kaditah

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