Puppa Rebbe zt"l

Reb Yosef Greenwald zt"l - Puppa Rebbe

Pencil, 8.5 x 11

This pencil portrait on craft paper of the Puppa Rebbe zt"l was done in 1991, one of my very first portraits. Reb Yosef zt"l has rebuilt the Puppa Chassidus in New York Post WWII. Settled after the war in 1950 in Williamsburg and restored the past glory of Pupa, a Chasiddish town wiped out by the Nazis y"s. Niftar in 1984.

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Hunting on Shabbos

Laws of Hunting on Shabbos

Miniature Model

This scale miniature was done for a school project, to display the Issur on hunting on Shabbos. Todays kids need much visualization when learning. Unlike when I was a kid, it was all imagination based on a very bad explanation.

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My Grandfather the Tchaba Rav zt"l

My Grandfather the Tchaba Rav zt"l

Chalk Pastel, 8.5 x 11

My great grandfather, the Tchaba Rav zt"l was known as a big Tzaddik who helped many Yidden with his Segulos and Brachos. Reb Shraga Shmiel Schnitzler zt"l was a grandson of the holy Baal Shem Tov, Reb Shmiel Schmelke of Nikolsburg and Reb Zishe of Anipoli. He came from Beke-tchaba, Hungary after the war and settled in Yerushalayim. Born 1889 - Niftar 26th Tishre 1980, he was buried at the Chelkas Harabanim on Har Hamenuchos, near the Belzer Rebbe zt"l.

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Reb Yoel Teitelbaum zt"l

Reb Yoel Teitelbaum zt"l

Pencil, 8.5 x 11

This pencil portrait on craft paper of the Satmar Rebbe zt"l was done in 1991, one of my very first portraits. Reb Yoel zt"l was a major force in the post WWII rebuilding of chasiddishkeit in America. Born in 1887, Niftar in 1979. A quote by Harav Tetelbaum "Instead of building big beautiful Shuls, let's build big beautiful Talmud Torahs".

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Reb Avigdor Miller zt"l

Reb Avigdor Miller zt"l

Chalk Pastel, 8.5 x 11

My chalk pastel rendering of Reb Avigdor Miller zt"l, one of our greatest leaders in American Jewry. Born in 1908, Niftar in 2001. A quote by Harav Miller "Learning Mussar teaches one how to live, but learning Bava Kamma is living"

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Heinz Tomato Ketchup

Heinz Tomato Ketchup

Pen & Ink

This is the result of getting tired during work, and staring at the little Ketchup package on the desk. Done by regular cheap BIC pens. Enjoy!

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Prayer in Tzfas

Prayer in Tzfas

Chalk Pastel, 11 x 8.5

I once had a friend of mine from Tzfas over at my house as a guest for Shabbos, on Sunday I took him to the Beis Hachayim in Monsey to be mispallel at Kivrei Tzadikim. After that I showed him in the rear of the Jewish cemetery a very old cemetery that dates back to the revolutionary war. He looks around and says "Wow! but in my neighborhood, we have Kevarim of tzadikim from 300 to over 2000 years ago". I got the message!.

The Beis Hachayim in Tzfas is known for the Kedusha of who is burried there, the likes of the holy Taana Reb Pinchas ben Yair, Chana and her seven sons, Ari Hakadosh, Beis Yosef and the Alkabetz, among many other giants who even after their deaths so many years ago, are all still alive by the Torah they left for us. May their names be a zechus for us.

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Kever Rachel

Kever Rachel

Pen & Ink, 8 x 6

This Pen & Ink art of Kever Rachel was just quickly scribbled with an ink pen, so while having fun scribbling away, I must also focus on getting the picture right. Enjoy!

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Eyes from the Past

Eyes from the Past

Pen & Ink, 11 x 8.5

What has he seen in his lifetime, what does he remember?, if we can only know or have a tiny peek. It might be too much for our minds, we are too protected to be able to live his memories.

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Yom Tov afternoon in the Sukkah

Yom Tov afternoon in the Sukkah

Miniature Model

I was always fascinated with scale miniatures, building stuff mainly for Sukkos or for school projects. Especially what I like most, is creating things on my own, instead of buying a miniature table, i'll build it myself.

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Disputation

Disputation

Pen & Ink, 5 x 7

In my quest of trying many different art mediums and styles, I drew some pieces like those wood cuts that appeared in prints of the medieval times. Here's one depicting a disputation of a Christian clergy and a Jewish scholar. Note, the pointy hats "Judenhut" that Jews had to wear as a degrading dress code.

One of the most famous disputes occurred in 1240, which sadly resulted in the public burning of the Talmud in Paris, and another in 1263 with the Ramban.

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Like Roses

Like Roses

Pencil, 8.5 x 11

These roses were just resting on the table and staring at me, with a begging whisper "please draw me, so I'll live longer". Roses are indeed very beautiful and mysterious, its stark colors and satin feel, perched atop thorny stems. No wonder that Am Yisrael are compared like roses "Keshoshana bein HaChochim" as says King Shlomo in Shir Hashirim.
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On a winter Shabbos morning

On a winter Shabbos morning

Pencil, 8.5 x 11 - Original owned by D. Glick, N.Y.

You can feel the wetness, hear his footsteps, or the chattering of the women in the background. While the shops in little-town in Poland are shuttered lekavod Shabbos. Little did they imagine what is waiting for them in the dark foggy horizon, slowly advancing from their neighboring country.
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Relaxing in the Shtetl

Relaxing in the Shtetl

Pencil, 8.5 x 11 - Original owned by D. Glick, N.Y.

Can we read what goes through his mind? is it his memories of childhood? Tzadikim of the previous generations? or perhaps, sadly a Pogrom. One thing is sure, he went through allot in his life, so now is the time to relax a bit in the sun, taking in the fresh air, while uttering a silent prayer to Hashem.

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Two brothers, One creator

Two brothers, One creator

Acrylic on Canvas, 10 x 10

We can wear many hats, many clothes, but our hearts are all to the one and only creator. Hashem loves each and every Jew, and he waits to do only good for his children. The question is are we ready to follow in his path? We too have to show our love to our brothers and sisters of Am Yisrael.


May Hashem protect us all from our enemies, from those nations and their leaders who think and plan our demise, chas veshalom. May we all be inscribed in the book of life, a good year to you all, and me too. 

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The Rebbe

The Rebbe

Watercolor, 7 x 9

This watercolor of the Rebbe is based on a photograph. The Rebbe, Reb Menachem Mendel Schneerson zt"l has done so much for the Jewish people post world war II, his gaze was filled with feelings and love for Am Yisrael. I just had to do something with it, and I let my self try to do it in watercolor. Enjoy!

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The Lower East Side

The Lower East Side

Acrylic Wall Mural - Split in 2 parts

My kitchen wall needed that something extra, I couldn't figure what. Till it dawned on me, since I have many vintage kitchen utensils and ware displayed all over, how about a nice wall mural from my most favorite past street scene? Yea! The Lower East Side is what I meant, the store fronts and fire escapes all included.

For the fun of it, I made all the signs relate to work done by family members or some friends, let them feel more at home when visiting. That could work for any such custom artwork, if I do it for you on your wall or canvas, I can insert your family names in those signs as well. 

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Our mothers coming home from Shul

Our mothers coming home from Shul

Pencil, 8.5 x 11 - Original owned by D. Glick, N.Y.

One thing is sure when talking about prayers. there's real sincerity in the prayers of our Jewish mothers. Their Tehilim and Machzor soaked in motherly tears, hoping and praying for the best in their offspring. It is their constant devotion and love, that earned them the title of a "Yiddishe Momme".

In this scene, we have two Yiddishe Mothers coming home from prayers, with their prayer books in their hands. I can imagine them lamenting their woes, a son who left to America, a daughter to marry off, a family of hungry mouths to feed. Did anything change?

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Catching up on the latest news

Catching up on the latest news

Pencil, 8.5 x 11 - Original owned by D. Glick, N.Y.

If you couldn't find a job in pre-war Poland, at least you were up to date with the latest news. You were able to read from as many as 24 yiddish daily newspapers, almost on every topic, the many ism's of that era and their ideologies. I guess when there's not much work, you have the time to read.

The guy walking towards the building, is also without any work, but at least he is busy, walking.

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Walking with the Rebbe in Meah Shearim

Walking with the Rebbe in Meah Shearim

Pencil, 8.5 x 11

It always has to fit my travel itinerary when visiting Eretz Yisrael, to take a stroll through these holy streets of yesterday. I would just NOT taunt my camera in their faces, instead I'd feel like a spy who is on a clandestine mission to record their simple living lifestyle, which I (we) secretly admire.


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Bungalow in the Catskills

Bungalow in the Catskills

Pastel 8x10

I was sitting in my car in front of my friends bungalow, and I couldn't help but marvel at the old wood structure that has served some families in the last sixty years or so. People leave the comfort of their home, just to get bitten by bees and sleep in some old smelly beds. "What don't you do for the kids" is the answer, well, maybe they have a point here.

How much running space can you allocate your child in the streets of Brooklyn? Where can your child see and touch a real flower, climb a tree house, or catch fireflies in a jar, if not here in the old rundown colonies.

Luckily, I had paper and pastels in the car and my instincts drove me in a drive to capture what I saw. Here it is for your enjoyment. Ouch! what just bit me?

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My Shtetl

My Shtetl - Washing Clothes

Charcoal 8x10

Washing clothes in the local river was not an easy task, that I can tell you. If not, they wouldn't have invented the Washing Machine.

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My NY Memory Scene

My NY Memory - The Lower East Side

Charcoal 8x10

Every time I drive through the narrow streets of the Lower East Side, I can't help my self but think of the nostalgic Jewish past. The noise, high-pitched sale cries, full with poor and yet hopeful souls, the hanging clothes lines, the smell of pickles and pastries... beep beep... the car behind me would honk his horn, trying to wake me up from my day dream.

The Jewish past of the Lower East Side evokes in me some stir and emotion, which is hard to explain, since I was born much after those days. One of the most exciting objects and scenes for me to draw is anything of that era and place.

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