Shabbath Shekalim

This week we read in the Torah about the command to every Jew to contribute half a shekel towards the building of the Mishkan,the Sanctuary in the desert.
In the Torah’s command concerning the half-shekel, particular emphasis is laid on the necessity of giving half of a whole shekel.
Each party to the covenant was to regard himself as incomplete, a mere “half.” Hence, when G‑d told Moses that He was about to make a covenant with the Jews, He was emphasizing once again the lesson of the half-shekel that a Jew and his Creator are two indivisible halves, together forming one whole, a perfect unity.

Drawing colourful Shekalim 

 Laminated Shekel cards

 

Yitrò

Six weeks after leaving Egypt, the Israelites arrived in the Sinai Desert and encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai. Moses ascended the mountain, where G‑d gave him a message to transmit to the people. Included in this message was G‑d’s designation of the Israelites as

His “treasure out of all peoples” and a “kingdom of princes and a holy nation.”

3D children Sinay collage

Paper bags for fruits

Paper bags with hand-drawn trees

This motivational illustration book is designed to offer artists, designers and doodlers a unique collection of fun and sophisticated exercises. Each spread features 20 illustrations of a single item, such as a tree, tulip, shell, owl, peacock feather, mushroom, cloud or berry.

20 Ways to Draw a Tree

 

Guinea fowl with kumquats