gnomemeister

✡️ ellie ✡️

[ofskfe]

Jewish bride wearing a shawl in Kokand, Uzbekistan. 1988. Photograph by Gueorgui Pinkhassov.

[gnomemeister]

ive been trying to do a little pencil drawing each day, and today i drew my tzedakah box :)

[hillbillybubbeleh]

Shabbat in the Mississippi Delta, 2002, by Bill Aron; courtesy of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

[bobemajses]

Embroidered towel for the mikveh (Jewish ritual bath), Turkey, late 19th century

[koenji]

Iraqi Jewish heart-shaped Amulet bearing the star of David, flower and star ornaments, inscribed with Shaddai שַׁדַּי, one of the names of G-d in Judaism and on the backside the Shema or Shema Yisrael (שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל "Hear, O Israel"), one of the most central and foundational prayers of Judaism dating to the first millennium B.C.E.. Used to ward off evil spirits (שדים shedim), negative energies, or the "evil eye" (עין הרע ʿayin haraʿ) while honoring the belief that true protection comes from G-d. Iraq, 1910. (png)

[magnetothemagnificent]

[illegitimatetenenbaum]

[travelbasscase]

>:-)

[k0sher]

vintage jewish buttons - x

[bobemajses]

Jewish women's bath in the Sar Chal neighborhood of Tehran, Iran, 1970s.

[tigerlilypurr]

Kapusta, by Alissa Timoshkina

From The Jewish Book Council's instagram account. "Be prepared to fall in love with dill and sour cream." - Avery Robinson

[gnomemeister]

baby's first embroidery project ! i embroidered 'netilat yadayim' on this washcloth (to the best of my abilities) for the handwashing ritual of the same name :)

[bobemajses]

Hasidic man dances during Lag Ba'Omer in Safed, 1960

[gliklofhameln]

Two Jewish wedding rings. Surmounted by a symbolic structure in the form of a house.

Italy, 17th century

Gold, filigree

[gnomemeister]

saw this and was like Ugh thats the last thing i need, all my decor Has to be as kitschy and bubbe-adjacent as possible. But. have we considered a new spelling of chanukah:

hunker :)

[koenji]

Iraqi Jewish heart-shaped Amulet bearing the star of David, flower and star ornaments, inscribed with Shaddai שַׁדַּי, one of the names of G-d in Judaism and on the backside the Shema or Shema Yisrael (שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל "Hear, O Israel"), one of the most central and foundational prayers of Judaism dating to the first millennium B.C.E.. Used to ward off evil spirits (שדים shedim), negative energies, or the "evil eye" (עין הרע ʿayin haraʿ) while honoring the belief that true protection comes from G-d. Iraq, 1910. (png)

[sheydgarden]

Viv's beautiful blessing in Tefilat Trans formed the initial inspiration & core of this amulet, which will be printed on 2.5" square cards that can easily fit in your wallet, inside a phone case, or whatever you're carrying (i probably can't be the first person to think of making amulets using a print company's business card template, but i bet it's not their usual fare).

planning to have them with me at the upcoming Hanukkah market on a sliding scale / by donation (down to $0!). if you're trans/GNC & Jewish, you're also welcome to just print one for your own personal use! i may eventually make a higher-res download available on my itch.io for that purpose.

these were also visually inspired by historical Jewish written amulets in the Gaster & Gross Family collections, which i highly recommend browsing if you love antique Judaica as much as i do!

[ilookattextile]

Malcah Zeldis (b. 1931) paintings of Jewish life

[jewish-lgbtq]

Jewish Progress Pride flag, from Keshet!