Art Guide
For each song in our playlist, we offer an example of contemporary Israeli visual art that connects with the themes and narrative of the lyrics. This adds another dimension to your exploration of each song while enriching your familiarity with Israeli art and culture.
Artwork: Ushpizot
Artist: Elad Lifshitz and Tal Hovav/Dov Abramson Studio
Yishai Ribo’s song touches on the often fragile process of ’return,’ about the joys of coming home, of finding safety and sanctuary.
In Jewish tradition, one of the greatest symbols of this fragile power is the Sukkah, the temporary home built immediately following the days of return (the High Holidays).
Each of the nights of Sukkot, spiritual guests are invited to visit and take shelter in our temporary home.
Traditionally, these figures have been exclusively male, heroes of the Jewish narrative.
The artists at the Dov Abramson Studio in Jerusalem re-imagined these guests as important women, both ancient and modern.
The result is “Ushpizot” a fresh and innovative set of Sukkah decoration/point of discussion. The collection began with eight figures and has been growing steadily ever since. Check out the updated collection here.
And Now You
- Have you had an important return or ‘coming home’ experience in your life?
- What does it mean to inhabit a temporary living space? How does that differ from other types of lived space or experience?
- Why do you think it was important for the artists to create a series of female Jewish heroes? Why for the Sukkah?
- Sukkot is called “the time of our joy.” What other Jewish moments, holidays or life-cycle events are joy-filled for you?
Visual Art
Artwork: Ushpizot
Artist: Elad Lifshitz and Tal Hovav/Dov Abramson Studio
Yishai Ribo’s song touches on the often fragile process of ’return,’ about the joys of coming home, of finding safety and sanctuary.
In Jewish tradition, one of the greatest symbols of this fragile power is the Sukkah, the temporary home built immediately following the days of return (the High Holidays).
Each of the nights of Sukkot, spiritual guests are invited to visit and take shelter in our temporary home.
Traditionally, these figures have been exclusively male, heroes of the Jewish narrative.
The artists at the Dov Abramson Studio in Jerusalem re-imagined these guests as important women, both ancient and modern.
The result is “Ushpizot” a fresh and innovative set of Sukkah decoration/point of discussion. The collection began with eight figures and has been growing steadily ever since. Check out the updated collection here.
And Now You
- Have you had an important return or ‘coming home’ experience in your life?
- What does it mean to inhabit a temporary living space? How does that differ from other types of lived space or experience?
- Why do you think it was important for the artists to create a series of female Jewish heroes? Why for the Sukkah?
- Sukkot is called “the time of our joy.” What other Jewish moments, holidays or life-cycle events are joy-filled for you?
