Hello everyone 🖖I have started this page 2 years or so ago to separate my judaica art from the art dedicated mainly to Portugal I thought I would create upon my move.As an old saying goes “if you want to make god laugh, tell him your plans”Moving away from the world I’ve known sharpen my desire to be a part of my tribe.I didn’t grow up in an observant family but rather a traditional one. I see people asking about the difference between observant and cultural Jews.My take on it is that we all have connection to Jewishness because that is who we are at our core.Jew is a multifaceted concept that is defined by a very short word.Whatever our connection to being Jewish is from dna (accident of birth) to conversion (conscious decision to follow Judaism), from being ultra religious to being an atheist we all have it.I think it’s up to each of us to examine that connection because (as I learned the hard way) unalienable truths are anything but unalienable.So here is this page that became my solace and my show space, and over the past year evolved into a blog of sorts where I continue to explore my Jewishness.I find that sometimes being Jewish is a celebration and a feeling of pride in a special achievement or a milestone.Other times being Jewish means to be cut off from wider community and be ostracized for the accident of birth and your understanding of the world (through the lens of your experience).I always took up minority causes because (I presumed) that is how other minorities feel and I am frankly disgusted by so many minorities not feeling my pain, not seeing my people as worthy of support.Once again, I don’t have answers…only feelings that sometimes become questions and always become art. “ He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.”Deuteronomy 8:3I always believed that as each of us carry this spark of divine power we all , in our own way, speak that WORD. My word is art.This is my latest artwork, a papercut that was inspired by one of the stained glass windows I created.In the circle I cut the Shema blessing:Shma Israel Adoni Alohanu, Adoni Ehad”Inside the rainbow is the text from priestly blessing that parents say over children:“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” And on the outside are the words of “oce shalom bem romav “Please like and follow my page as it makes it more visible on Facebook.Visit my shop onhttps://kronickartstudio.etsy.com#jewishartforhome #judaicagiftideas #artforsalebyartist #jewishart #womanartist #jewishlife #jewishartist #judaicaart #papercutart #papercut