5772 Tisha B’Av

Commemorating the saddest day on the Jewish Calendar. You can access the large version of this graphic by clicking on the image above. Images that are related to Jewish Holidays…

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Shavuot 5772

Hopefully this is a new way of thinking about a festival which is pretty old. In this case, it pays to read the fine print. This blog will be on…

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5772 Yom Ha’atzmaut

Way back when I first starting making this sort of image, I created one that featured Israeli Ground Coffee. It seemed like a good idea to revisit the theme but…

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Yom Hazikaron 5772

This one focusses on the Seven Major Israeli Wars (according to Wikipedia). The poem is from the Zion Israel website. The original Hebrew is available at the preceding link. You…

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Shattered (Yom HaShoa 5772)

This micrograph commemorates Kristallnacht. This event is viewed by many as the start of the Shoah. The names in the image have been taken from the The Central Database of…

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Pesach 5772

Celebrating Pesach 5772. This is the seventh in the long running "Goshen Gazette" series. You can access the large version of this graphic by clicking on the image above. Images…

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Purim 5772

Presenting my Purim image for 5772. Needless to say, I think it would make life a lot easier if this machine actually existed. You can access the large version of…

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Tu B’Shvat 5772

For something relatively simple, this one took a while to create. It turns out that illustrating trees can be a lengthy process. You can read more about Tu B'Shvat over…

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Chanukah 5772

Chanukah has always been one of my favourite holidays. This probably has a lot to do with the fact that it involves tasty food and fun games. You can access…

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Simchat Torah 5772

The words in the symbol are from the last two chapters of Deuteronomy and the first two chapters of Genesis. Tagxedo made creating the symbol a relatively simply affair. The…

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