Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories)

Facing page manuscript arranged vertically with Hebrew text in the shape of a figure wielding two long objects.

Compendium of Practical Kabbalah

This remarkable manuscript of practical kabbalah was written in Eastern Europe in the mid-eighteenth century; at the end of that century it was owned by the Radvil Hasidic dynasty. In contrast to…

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Photograph of two shirtless men on the beach, one doing a headstand with legs bent facing to the right of the viewer and the other man facing the viewer on the right side of the photograph.

David Ben-Gurion Standing on His Head (Sharon Hotel Beach, Herzliya)

Paul Goldman was notable for keeping his distance from his subjects, perhaps as a show of respect. He photographed many of Israel’s early leaders. Here, David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister…

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Drawing of fragmentary mural depicting seated figure wearing wide-collared garment with long sidelock visible in front of ear, with floral motifs on fragments next to figure.

A Seated Man

In these fragments of a mural from Kuntillet Ajrud, only partially preserved, a seated male figure appears to be wearing a wide-collared yellow garment. A long sidelock is visible in front of his ear…

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Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories)

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