Title: Sabbath Tree
Size: 61 x 76cm
Medium: oil on canvas, finger painted
Description: The tree is a symbol of the Torah, the “Eitz Chaim”, “a tree of life to those who grasp it.” The resplendent cypress reaches into the heavenly realm and echoes the shape of the flames of the Shabbat candles. Its roots are sustained by the letters of the Aleph Beit, just as a Jewish soul is sustained by words of Torah. Above hover the Sabbath bride and the two Melachim which accompany every Jew back from shul. In a tribute to the work of Van Gogh, the lively brushstrokes and otherworldly colours vibrate with spiritual energy.
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