Samples of Hebrew/English Calligraphy

Blessing over the candles

Blessing
Written and painted on Arches hot press watercolor paper with paint and powder gold.

The text is by Marcia Falk and says in English:
"Let us acknowledge the source
of life for the earth and for nourishment.
May we conserve the earth that it may sustain us,
and let us seek sustenance for all who inhabit this earth."

See The Book of Blessings: New Jewish Prayers for Daily Life, the Sabbath, and the New Moon Festival by Marcia Falk (Harper Collins, 1996) for her more recent translation of this text, many Jewish blessings, poems and meditations.
For additional information about her work, go to Marcia Falk's web site
 

Let Justice well up as water and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5:24

Justice and Righteousness

Written and painted on Arches cold press watercolor paper with watercolor paint.
The text written in English capital letters, between the lines of Hebrew says:
LET JUSTICE
WELL UP AS WATER
AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
AS A MIGHTY STREAM
AMOS 5:24

See another version of this Amos 5:24 text in Hebrew and English

Blessing of children by parents

May the Lord bless you and keep you

Written on Arches hot press watercolor paper with blue gouache.
The Hebrew text is the blessing of the congregation
and is also used as a traditional blessing of children by parents.

Traditional English translation:
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.
MAY THE LORD CAUSE HIS SPIRIT TO SHINE UPON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU.
MAY THE LORD TURN HIS SPIRIT UNTO YOU AND GRANT YOU PEACE.

 

For more information about this calligraphy, contact me at: rkimble@uoregon.edu

There is more of my Hebrew calligraphy on the Valley Calligraphy Guild web site (Shalom, L'Chaim) (Home Blessing, Be Blessed)

See samples of my English calligraphy on this web site Recent Calligraphy

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