A Book of Hebrew Letters

Mark Podwal

1992

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Page printed with the Hebrew letter daled, and the Hebrew word derashah, and the words "derashah" and "sermon."

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Drawing of a large Torah scroll floating in the clouds with small group of people on the ground looking up at it.

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Mark Podwal

b. 1945

Mark Podwal is a Brooklyn-born artist, illustrator, author, and physician whose themes reflect Jewish history and traditions. Podwal’s works have appeared on the op-ed pages of the New York Times. He has received two Sidney Taylor Awards from the Association of Jewish Libraries and an Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society.

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Partially unraveled scroll with Hebrew text in rounded columns and decorative border and individual page next to it with Hebrew text and circular border.

Esther Scroll

The Book of Esther (also known as the Scroll [megillah] of Esther) is read out loud on the holiday of Purim. This example of an illustrated scroll from the Netherlands (shown here with a page of…

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A Book of Hebrew Letters

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