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PAINTINGS BY D YAEL BERNHARD

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13Month5781 / 2021 Calenda r

© 2019 D. YAEL BERNHARD

Modah Ani GOUACHE PA INTING ON GRE Y PAPER , 2019The Hebrew prayer that i s tradi t ional ly rec i ted upon awakening is known as Modah Ani (feminine) or Modeh Ani (mascul ine), which means “Grate fu l am I .” The words g ive thanks to the eternal l iv ing God for hav ing enough f a i th in us to restore our awareness each morning. This image of emerging from the dreamy di f fus ion of s leep into wakeful consciousness suggested point i l l i sm as an appropr iate paint ing technique . The spir i t of l i fe breathes i t s warm g low into the sun , the s leeper ’s body, the dog , and even the compass ionate embrace of a seraph , the mythic s ix-winged messenger of God that reaches from the paint ing on the wal l .

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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 תשפייא

Elul 5780-Tishrei 5781

AutumnEquinox

נצבים-וילך

ParashatNitzavim-Vayeilech

שבת שובה

Shabbat Shuva

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צום גדליה Tzom Gedaliah

ערב יום כפור

Erev Yom Kippur

יום כפור

Yom Kippur

האזינו

ParashatHa’Azinu


Still Life in the Sukkah OIL ON CANVAS , 2020The ancient harvest fest iva l of Sukkot is a reminder of the impermanence of l i fe . Known a lso as the “Fest iva l of Uncer ta inty,” Sukkot is when Jews eat , read , pray, inv i te guests , honor ancestors and even s leep in a sukkah – a temporary hut of organic mater ia ls with no sol id roof . In the sukkah we exper ience our trust in the Eternal as our only rea l she l ter. I t r ied to capture one such day in what became a moving st i l l l i fe . The wind had a lready b lown my sukkah down once , and the rebui l t f abr ic wal l s , lea f y ce i l ing , and t ab lec loth cont inued to b i l low and f lut ter in the breeze , a long with the candle f l ame , l i t for the yarzhe i t of my dear cousin Steve , of b lessed memory, who I thought about for hours whi le I pa inted . Movement becomes st i l l in a paint ing and memories may be enshr ined , but a moment in t ime quick ly s l ips away. תשרי-חשון תשפייא

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ראש חדש חשוןRosh Chodesh

ראש חדש חשוןRosh Chodesh






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Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day

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Torah reading:Exodus 33:12-34:26


ערב סוכות

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סוכות יום בי

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סוכות יום זי

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שמיני עצרתShmini Atzeret

שמחת תורהSimchat Torah

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נח

ParashatNoach

לך לך

ParashatLech-Lecha

Yom HaAliyahיום העלייה


Shechinah OIL ON CANVAS , 2019As the four th of the Ten Commandments , Shabbat is a cornerstone of Jewish be l ie f , a sanctuary in t ime that i s imagined as the indwel l ing feminine presence of God known as the Shechinah or Sabbath Br ide . This mythic f igure suggests a v isua l archi tecture – a s ix-t iered temple in t ime crowned by the Sabbath . S ix hands interspersed with human faces represent the f irst s ix days of Creat ion . The seventh day is the day of sacred rest and renewal , beg inning with the b lending of day into evening and the l ight ing of the Sabbath candles amidst v io let and peach sunset hues .

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Rosh Chodeshראש חדש כסלו

חשון-כסלו תשפייא

Cheshvan-Kislev 5781


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Election Day

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Dinah & Her Lover OIL ON CANVAS , 2019The story of Dinah , J acob’s only daughter, occurs in th is month’s Torah por t ion Vay i sh lach . I t ’s not the most popular s tory, as two of J acob’s sons , S imeon and Lev i , br ing d isgrace on the f ami ly by murder ing a pr ince

and h is son , who has t aken the ir s i s ter Dinah as h is lover. The conf l ic t comes to a head in the stormy c lash of be l ie f systems between J acob’s tr ibe of nomadic shepherds and the Canaani te set t lement of pagan

temples and idol worship. Dinah herse l f may have mixed mot ives – a subject of much speculat ion – symbol ized by her reaching in two d i f ferent d irect ions , whi le her lover Shechem reaches for her wholehear tedly.

Their two f athers f ind themse lves f ace -to - f ace , the ir l i ves turned ups ide down, tr y ing to embrace the ir ch i ldren’s i l l - f ated choice and negot iate a good solut ion – only to be

sabotaged by the wrathfu l pr ide of J acob’s reck less sons .

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Rosh ChodeshChanukahראש חדש טבת

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חנוכה הי

Winter SolsticeChristmasDay

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חנוכה איChanukah2 candles 4:10

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חנוכה גיחנוכה די


ערב חנוכהErev Chanukah1 candle 5:14

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כסלו-טבת תשפייא

Chanukah8th day

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Nature Sh’viti ACRYL IC ON WATERCOLOR PAPER , 2019A sh’v i t i i s a decorat ive p iece of ar t created for focus and contemplat ion , t r ad i t iona l ly d isp layed on the wal l of a synagogue or pr inted in a s iddur ( Jewish prayerbook). In more recent t imes , the sh’v i t i has evolved into

a new form of contemporary Jewish ar t . My sh’v i t i i s a mandala with seven sect ions , each conta in ing a name of God and one of the Seven Spec ies of the B ib le that are ce lebrated in th is month’s hol iday, Tu B ’ Sh’vat . In

between are the names of the seven matr iarchs and patr iarchs . In the center i s a hamsa – a symbol of God’s awareness as an eye in the pa lm of a hand . Within and around th is s tructure are var ious animals , insects ,

p lants , and mushrooms. The e lements of nature combine with the fru i t s of Jewish trad i t ion to create a harmonious whole .

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Rosh Chodeshראש חדש שבט

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tevet-Sh’vat 5781טבת—שבט תשפייא

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ט’’ו בשבטTu B’Sh’vat


Hillel’s Argument ACRYL IC ON WATERCOLOR PAPER , 2019Hi l le l the E lder was a f amous sage of the ear ly rabbinic era who l ived from the late 1st century BCE unt i l approximate ly 10CE . Hi l le l s tood for tolerance and humi l i t y, and t aught h is s tudents to consider the ir r iva ls ’ point of v iew in what became known as machloket l ’shem shemay im – “an argument for the sake of Heaven.” According to legend , Hi l le l expla ined the ent ire Torah “whi le st anding on one foot” by encapsulat ing i t s teachings in an inver ted Golden Rule: That which i s hatefu l to you , do not do to other s . Here he is conceptual ized st anding on one foot as an ol ive tree , a symbol of endurance , as these amazing trees can l ive as long as Hi l le l ’s teachings have a lready lasted: 2000 years . Look ing toward Heaven , the great sage picks the fru i t of an expansive mind , and of fers i t to those who reach toward him. Hi l le l i s commemorated on the 9 th of Adar, known as the Jewish Day of Construct ive Conf l ic t .

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Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict

משפטים

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Presidents’ Day

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש אדר ראש חדש אדר

Rosh Chodesh

שבט-אדר תשפייא

Sh’vat-Adar 5781

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Shabbat Shekalimשבת שקלים

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Shushan Purimשושן פורים

Erev Purimערב פורים

Ta’anit Estherתענית אסתר

שבת זכורShabbat Zachor

תצוה

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Mount of Olives Cemetery OIL ON CANVAS , 2019The Mount o f O l i ve s cemeter y i n J e ru s a l em i s over 30 0 0 ye ar s o ld , and i s s t i l l u sed for new bur i a l s today. I t i s s a id to con t a i n be t ween 70 , 0 0 0 and 150 ,0 0 0 tombs . I t i s d i f f i cu l t to de scr i be t he f ee l i ng o f wa lk i ng t hrough such anc ien t h i s tor y. Peer ing t hrough t h i s c rumb l i ng ho le i n a d i v id i ng wa l l , I f e l t I wa s look ing f rom t he d i s t an t p a s t i n to pre sen t t imes , where new tombs g l e am angu l a r and wh i t e under t he open sk y. Look ing f rom t he p a s t i n to t he f u ture makes an ap t me t aphor for J ew i sh l e a rn ing , for i n order to under s t and our her i t a ge , we mus t f i r s t l ook t hrough w indows i n t ime a t bygone cen tur ie s . . . even a s we our se l ve s become l i ke t he s tone s i n t h a t wa l l , p l aced for t he f u ture reg ard o f t hose who w i l l someday look back .

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ויקחל-פקודי

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Shabbat Parah

שבת פרה

Spring Equinox

אדר-ניסן תשפייא

Adar-Nisan 5781

כי תשא

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Shabbat HaChodesh

שבת החדש

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש ניסן

פסח יום ביPesach 2

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2nd day of the Omer

פסח יום דיPesach 4

3rd day of the Omer

פסח יום איPesach 1

סדר שניSecond Seder

סדר ראשון

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ערב פסחErev Pesach

Shabbat HaGadolשבת הגדול Parashat

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Blue Shema O I L ON GRE Y L INEN CANVAS , 2019The Shema i s the centra l prayer of Judaism, express ing in just s ix words that a l l concepts of God are one . When reci t ing the Shema i t i s customary to wrap the t z i t z i t (fr inges of the prayer shawl) around one’s f inger as a gather ing of intent ions . The Shema i s a reminder of our near and d ist ant ancestors who have rec i ted i t for two mi l lennia , and who have g iven the ir l ives to preserve Jewish tradi t ion , freedom of re l ig ion , and human r ights . Thus the pr imary color for th is paint ing is b lue – a color he ld sacred in I srae l , and which symbol izes the sadness and loss that Jewish people everywhere must bear. As t i les are embedded in a mosaic , th is woman is composed of the context in which she rec i tes th is ancient prayer.

April Fool’s Day

Easter Sunday Good Friday

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תזריע-מצרע

ParashatTazria-Metzora

פסח יום היPesach 5

4th day of the Omer

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5th day of the Omer

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6th day of the Omer

7th day of the Omer

8th day of the Omer

9th day of the Omer

10th day of the Omer

ניסן—אייר תשפייא

Nisan-Iyyar 5781

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יום העצמאות

Yom HaAtzma’utיום הזכרון

Yom HaZikaron

יום השואה Yom HaShoah

פסח יום חיPesach 8

Yizkorיזכור

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

אחרי מות-קדשים

Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim

Lag B’Omer 31st day ofל’’ג בעומר

the Omer32nd day of the Omer

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29th day of the Omer Pesach Sheni

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אייר—סיון תשפייא

בהר-בחקתי

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Memorial Day

Mother’s Day







41st day of the Omer


אמר

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Iyyar–Sivan 5781

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש סיון

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במדבר

ParashatBamidbar

ערב שבועותErevShavuot

שבועות יום אי Shavuot 1

יום ירושלים Yom Yerushalayim







42nd day of the Omer


שבועות יום בי Shavuot 2

Yizkorיזכור

בהעלתך

ParashatBeha’alotcha

נשא

ParashatNaso

Torah of Heaven & Earth ACRYL IC ON WATERCOLOR PAPER , 2019This month’s hol iday Shavuot ce lebrates the g iv ing of the Torah to the Jewish people – expressed here as a v is ion of the connect ion between Torah and nature . Inspired by a dream, i t mani fest s in a mountain meadow, where Torah , heaven , and ear th integrate as one . This scrol l i s not on the ear th , but of i t – a tree of l i fe rooted in the soi l of l i fe unfold ing , enmeshed with grasses , seeds , and t iny cr i t ters; f i l led with the changing hues of pass ing c louds . As sky is within ear th , sp ir i t i s embodied . The centra l let ter a leph ac ts as an ax i s mund i that points to the four corners of the scrol l , and beyond.


The China Cabinet OIL ON CANVAS , 2019Imagined here is the china cabinet of my maternal grandmother, Regina Loewe , who emigrated to New York from Hungary in 1912 at the age of 18 . She never saw her parents or four s is ters (shown as painted photos) again . Thir t y-two years l ater, her ent ire f ami ly per ished at Auschwit z . In a v iv id dream, Nana’s china cabinet opened to reveal an ark of the Torah with a l iv ing , weeping hear t suspended in mid-a ir, cut of f from i t s roots . Though my grandmother kept her Jewish past h idden away behind the trappings of her l i fe in America , behind c losed doors her tears pooled , dr ipping down into the future . The st ar of David reads “Dah L i fney” – Know Before – a truncated vers ion of the phrase Know Before Whom You Stand that i s inscr ibed over many Torah arks .

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שלח

ParashatSh’lach

SummerSolstice

Father’s Day

Sivan-Tamuz 5780סיון-תמוז תשפייא

קרח

ParashatKorach

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש תמוז

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש תמוז

Tzom Tamuzצום תמוז

חקת

ParashatChukat

בלק

ParashatBalak


Jeremiah GOUACHE ON PAPER , 2012This month’s Haf tarah reading for the Torah por t ion Matot i s a passage from the Book of Jeremiah in which the young prophet i s g iven two v is ions: a boi l ing pot , symbol iz ing the immense forces of war that are about

to descend upon I srae l from the nor th; and a f lower ing a lmond branch , represent ing the renewed l i fe that i s promised to fo l low th is h is tor ic upheava l . L ike Moses , Jeremiah considers h imse l f unf i t to represent the

God of h is fore fathers , but the E terna l p laces words d irect ly in Jeremiah’s mouth , and streng thens the young man’s f a i th with the promise of d iv ine protect ion .

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9:14p Havdalah

9:10p Havdalah

8:57p Havdalah

9:04p Havdalah

9:16p Havdalah

1 AV

8 AV

15 AV

29 TAMUZ

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28 TAMUZ

6 AV

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26 TAMUZ

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Independence Day (USA)

פינחס

ParashatPinchas

Tamuz-Av 5781תמוז-אב תשפייא

מטות—מסעי

ParashatMatot-Masei

דברים

ParashatDevarim

עקב

ParashatEikev

ואתחנן

ParashatVaetchanan

ט’’ו באבTu B’Av

Shabbat Nachamu שבת נחמו

שבת חזוןShabbat Chazon

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש אב

Erev Tish’a B’Av ערב תשעה באב

Tish’a B’Avתשעה באב


Tzfat Window ACRYL IC ON CANVAS , 2010The juxtaposi t ion of near and f ar, manmade and natura l curves was the main inspirat ion in paint ing th is v iew from a window in Tz fat (Safed), nor thern I srae l . Other wal l s made from the ubiqui tous white Jerusa lem stone are a lso v is ib le in the d ist ance . Each stone is painted as an indiv idual , some of them so old that the whole wal l appears as a geolog ica l format ion . History is so ancient in I srae l that even manmade structures bui l t from except ional ly hard l imestone are t aken back by nature , rendered into organic forms and integrated into the land by the long passage of t ime .

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8:40p Havdalah

8:30p Havdalah

8:19p Havdalah

8:49p Havdalah

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8 ELUL 9 ELUL

ראש חדש אלול

Rosh Chodeshראש חדש אלול

Rosh Chodesh

Av-Elul 5781אב-אלול תשפייא

ראה

ParashatRe’eh

כי תצא

ParashatKi Teitzei

שׁפטים

ParashatShoftim

ליל סליחות Leil Selichot

כי תבוא

ParashatKi Tavo


Avinu Malkeinu ACRYL IC ON TE X TURED R ICE PAPER , 2020The ancient prayer Av inu Malke inu is tradit ional ly sung during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – the most solemn days of the Jewish year, meant for deep soul -searching , mak ing amends for wrongdoing , and set t ing intent ions for the year to come. The Hebrew words mean “Our Father, Our King ,” indicat ing a return to the source of l i fe and moral compass of human existence . For many Jews , Av inu Malke inu is a f ami l iar touchstone , as we have power ful associat ions with this haunt ing melody that returns each year. This is when our sol i t ary grappl ing with l i fe is most deeply shared. People put their arms around each other and sway from side to s ide as one as they s ing , a human tapestry in autumn colors of shared memories , dreams , and hopes for the future .

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7:56p Havdalah

7:44p Havdalah

8:01p Havdalah

7:32p Havdalah

8:08p Havdalah

Labor Day


18 TISHREI 19 TISHREI

20 TISHREI 22 TISHREI

10 TISHREI 11 TISHREI9 TISHREI

5 TISHREI

12 TISHREI5781

6 TISHREI 7 TISHREI

13 TISHREI 17 TISHREI16 TISHREI15 TISHREI14 TISHREI

8 TISHREI

ערב ראש השנהErev Rosh Hashana

ראש השנה יום אי Rosh Hashana 5782

ראש השנה יום בי Rosh Hashana I1

אלול תשפייא—תשרי תשפייב

Elul 5781-Tishrei 5782

AutumnEquinox

שבת שובה

Shabbat Shuva

7:47p Havdalah

צום גדליה Tzom Gedaliah

ערב יום כפור

Erev Yom Kippur

יום כפור

Yom Kippur

האזינו

ParashatHa’Azinu

נצבים

ParashatNitzavim

וילך

ParashatVayeilech



7:25p Havdalah

7:37p Havdalah

Torah reading:Exodus 33:12-34:26

ערב סוכות

Erev Sukkot

סוכות יום איSukkot 1

סוכות יום בי

Sukkot 2סוכות יום גי

Sukkot 3סוכות יום דיSukkot 4

סוכות יום היSukkot 5

סוכות יום ויSukkot 6

סוכות יום זי

Sukkot 7 Hoshana Rabah

שמחת תורהSimchat Torah

שמיני עצרתShmini Atzeret

Yizkorיזכור

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