Paper Cuts for Shavuot

Ḥemdat yamim (Choicest of Days): On Rosh Ḥodesh

[ . . . ] Based on the above reasoning, you can see how wrong those people are who fast on the day of the birth of the new moon, as the whole reason for…

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Ivory carving in shape of an eight-petaled flower with small hole in center.

Ivory-inlay or Appliqué Piece Depicting a Rosette

Rosettes like the one on this piece from Samaria were common floral decorative motifs in ancient Near Eastern art.

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Photograph of fence in foreground and two houses in background.

White Fence

Around the time that Paul Strand took this photograph, he wrote an essay on photography that called for developing an original American art “without the outside influence of Paris art schools.” This…

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