r/JewsOfConscience • u/so_finch Jewish Anti-Zionist • Oct 18 '24
Creative Finding community & solidarity thru artmaking!
made this print after connecting with Jewish antizionists local to me, had a little art Shabbat gathering where I started sketching the idea out, and then sold prints at an art market that someone hosted in their home where 100% of the sales went directly to mutual aid funds. (We raised a significant amt of money, for a fairly impromptu, private event!) Grateful for the connections I’ve made locally for the energy to create and stay active/present when the horror of what’s happening in our names makes me want to shut down.
The print spells out “teshuvah,” meaning return but also usually taken to mean repair/repentance, & is meaningful to the high holidays as the beginning of a new year & the time to make teshuvah for our mistakes & harm we’ve caused. The symbols are keys of return, watermelon, patterns from a keffiyeh, & olive branches. This is my first block print in a verrrry long time so please be kind about the quality :)
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u/anusfalafels Oct 18 '24
Beautiful. But tshuva doesn’t means return. At least not in the sense you’re meaning it to