Street Scene

Every street in Jerusalem can can elicit the artist in you, may it be photography or just art. The holiest city in the world is truly photogenic and no matter...

Medium: Charcoal on Art PaperDimensions: 9.7 x 8 / 24.6 x 20.5 cm Today might be a Sunday morning, since there are almost no customers showing up on Hester Street. Maybe...

This pre-war Polish Shtetl had a river running close by, that made it really easy with washing clothes. Just try imagining the heavy work of scrubbing and soaking the clothes...

After davening in the Shteeblach, a Yerushalmi loves the walk home. He'll surely inhale the delicious aroma of fresh bread and baked rolls, the whiff of freshly garden picked vegetables....

Just shopped for a two dozen Sufganiyot (Douhnuts) filled with jelly, and a few bags of Chanukah Chocolate gelt. And I can't help myself, but on the way home, I...

Scenes such as these are seen all over the country, soldiers heading somewhere, and amongst the flow comes along a brother in a different uniform. While the soldiers do what...

Screaming headlines, one on top of each other, all vying for your attention. Some seem to be very urgent based on their font size, others are too much to read....

Three brothers in tow, going to Bobby for Shabbos, their paces are quick, and they seem very familiar in those narrow streets. These streets are now spotless clean and smell...

To shop on Erev Shabbat in the Machanei Yehuda Souk, is like strolling through an enchanted story book from a long time ago. Haggling and bargaining is the trick of...

This charcoal drawing is based on a vintage photo of the Mea Shearim Shuk with an elderly Yid walking the street. This drawing has so much warmth, and it will...

Walking home from Shul after Prayers, after a fine Kiddush of spicy Jerusalem kugel and herring. The conversation can be overheard since no one is husshing anyways, so I might...

Ever seen an older Yerushalmi, and he wouldn't offer you a vort on the Parsha of the week? Seems like the wisdom of Jerusalem's young doesn't evaporate with age, rather...

This pencil art, depicts 2 elderly Jewish women from pre-war Europe, coming home from Shul after prayers and sharing between themselves their latest woes and troubles.

This elderly Jew in pre-war Poland got instructions from his Doctor to do daily walks, he is just taking a rest now. So what is the rest is for over...

This pencil drawing shows a Chasiddic Jew walking home from Shul on a winter morning in pre-war Poland. It's wet and cold, and at home awaits a lovely Shabbat meal...

This pencil drawing shows a Jew in a pre-war Polish town, totally immersed in his daily newspaper, reading about the latest in politics, pogroms and updates on those "Landsleit" who...

A Rebbe taking his Cheder students on a short walk around the block. A very treasured moment by these students, who are taking a well deserved break of Talmud learning....

Old Teveria at the Kineret Sea. You can feel the warm breeze and take in the beauty of the sea of the Galilee.

It's a very quiet night in the Shtetl, and our fiddler is just fiddling away, all alone in the glow of the moon. But the neighbors are listening, everyone loves...

Walking down on Yaffo street is a stroll to enjoy. Taking in the mix of modern and ancient, a blend of coffee and spices, pastries and baklava. Wherever you turn,...