The Nomadic Art Forms of Hebrews, Lincoln Middle School Art Docent

1. The Nomadic Art Forms
of Hebrews

2. What does Nomadic mean?
What do Nomads travel with?
How do they travel?
Where do they travel?

3. map of Canaan
current map of Middle East
Jews and world emigration

4. WHY ?
Exodus and Exile and Diaspora
What is Exodus?
What is Exile
Does anybody know the word diaspora?

5. TALLIT
The tallit is known in English as a prayer shawl. It is worn
during prayers and reminds us that God is protecting us and
also symbolizes that we are wrapping God's laws around us.

7. The words language and
meanings are a very important
form of communication that
traveled.

8. Often when a people
are persecuted humor
becomes an important
relief element
Traveling Theater

10. 10 commandments was a supposed original story of written
words from God to Moses

11. The Actor Charlton
Heston as Moses
The difference between myth and actuality?

14. The Torah (TOH-ruh)
In its narrowest sense, Torah the first five
books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy,
sometimes called the Pentateuch or the Five
Books of Moses. In its broadest sense, Torah
is the entire body of Jewish teachings.

15. CHAI
The Hebrew word chai is made up of the
Hebrew letters chet and yud. These letters
have a number value of 18. The word means
‘life’ which is highly valued in Judaism.
Many Jewish people wear necklaces with
Hebrew word Chai on them.

16. Menorah
One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah, a seven-branched
candelabrum used in the Temple. The kohanim lit the menorah
in the Sanctuary every evening and cleaned it out every morning,
replacing the wicks and putting fresh olive oil into the cups.
The Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism) says that the flame is a symbol of
God’s relationship to the world and to human beings.
The nine-branched menorah used on Chanukah is commonly patterned
after this menorah, because Chanukah commemorates the miracle that
a day's worth of oil for this menorah lasted eight days.

23. Another written form and important ritual to Hebrews
A ketubah (Hebrew: כְּתוּבָּה ; "written thing"; pl. ketubot) is a special type of
Jewish prenuptial agreement. It is considered an integral part of a traditional
Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in
relation to the bride. Nevertheless, there is no agreement in modern times as to
the monetary worth of the ketubah, and its enforceability even in Jewish courts is
in question even in theory; in practice it is never enforced.[1]

25. The Katubah
lends itself in format
to great imagery and
art forms

29. Other Objects of
Importance

30. .
A dreidel (Yiddish: דרײדל dreydl plural: dreydlekh,[1] Hebrew: סביבון
Sevivon) is a four-sided spinning top, played with during the holiday of
Hanukkah. The dreidel is a Jewish variant on the teetotum, a gambling toy
found in many European cultures.

31. MEZUZAH
The mezuzah is a symbol attached to the doorways of Jewish homes that
identifies them as `Jewish’

32. Jewish jewelry is not only ornamental
but also reflects spiritual elements
of Jewish tradition.

36. Paper cutting as an art form
Chinese
Mexican
Balinese

39. Hamesh Hand
The design commonly
has an eye in the
center of the hand or
various Hebrew letters
in the middle.
Arab cultures often
refer to it as the Hand
of Fatima

51. You will write a proverb, a saying,
a blessing that will be framed by
your paper cutting
What did the Hebrew culture write
about?