Chupah at Sinai
1990 24" x 30"
Exodus 19:16-20:1. 16. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a shofar exceedingly loud; so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the lower part of the mount. 18. And Mount Sinai was altogether in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount trembled greatly. 19. And when the voice of the shofar sounded long, and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
Shir Ha Shirim: 3:11
11. Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, and on the day of the gladness of his heart.
Talmud: Taanis 26b
Mishna: Likewise it says, go forth, o ye daughters of Zion, and gaze upon King Solomon, even upon the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
7. "on the day of his espousals:" this refers to the day of the giving of the law. "And in the day of the gladness of his heart:" this refers to the building of the temple; may it be rebuilt speedily in our days.
Pirkei Di Rabbi Eliezer: 41.
Rabbi Chanina said: In the third month the day is double the night and the Israelites slept until 2 hours of the day, for sleep on the day of the Azereth (Shavout) is pleasant, the night being short. And Moses went forth and came to the camp of the Israelites, and he aroused the Israelites from their sleep, saying to them: Arise from your sleep, for behold, your God desires to give the Torah to you. Already the bridegroom wishes to lead the bride and to enter the bridal chamber. The hour has come for giving you the Torah as it is said: "And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God” Exodus 29:17. And the Holy One, blessed be He, also went forth to meet them; like a bridegroom who goes forth to meet the bride, to give them the Torah, as it is said, "O god, when you went forth before your people." (Ps. 48:7).
Used with permission of the Davka Corporation.
At Sinai Chuppah
1992 24" x 30"
Exodus 19:16-20:1. 16. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a shofar exceedingly loud; so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the lower part of the mount. 18. And Mount Sinai was altogether in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount trembled greatly. 19. And when the voice of the shofar sounded long, and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
Shir Ha Shirim: 3:11
11. Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, and on the day of the gladness of his heart.
Talmud: Taanis 26b
Mishna: Likewise it says, go forth, o ye daughters of Zion, and gaze upon King Solomon, even upon the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
7. "on the day of his espousals:" this refers to the day of the giving of the law. "And in the day of the gladness of his heart:" this refers to the building of the temple; may it be rebuilt speedily in our days.
Pirkei Di Rabbi Eliezer: 41.
Rabbi Chanina said: In the third month the day is double the night and the Israelites slept until 2 hours of the day, for sleep on the day of the Azereth (Shavout) is pleasant, the night being short. And Moses went forth and came to the camp of the Israelites, and he aroused the Israelites from their sleep, saying to them: Arise from your sleep, for behold, your God desires to give the Torah to you. Already the bridegroom wishes to lead the bride and to enter the bridal chamber. The hour has come for giving you the Torah as it is said: "And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God” Exodus 29:17. And the Holy One, blessed be He, also went forth to meet them; like a bridegroom who goes forth to meet the bride, to give them the Torah, as it is said, "O god, when you went forth before your people." (Ps. 48:7).
Used with permission of the Davka Corporation.
Sinai Mountain
1994 68" x 68"
Exodus 19:16-20:1. 16. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a shofar exceedingly loud; so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the lower part of the mount. 18. And Mount Sinai was altogether in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount trembled greatly. 19. And when the voice of the shofar sounded long, and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
Talmud: Shabbos 88a.
And they stood under the mount: (Exodus 19: 17) R. Abdimi b. Hama b. Hasa said: This teaches that the Holy One, blessed be He, overturned the mountain upon them like an [inverted] cask, and said to them, "If ye accept the Torah, ‘tis well; if not, there shall be your burial."
R. Aha b. Jacob observed: This furnishes a strong protest against the Torah. (It provides an excuse for non-observance, since it was forcibly imposed in the first place.)
Said Raba, Yet even so, they re-accepted it in the days of Ahasuerus, for it is written, [the Jews] “confirmed, and took upon them [etc.]” (Esther 9:27) [i.e.,] they confirmed what they had accepted long before.
Used with permission of the Davka Corporation.
Mountain Torah
1995 37" x 30"
Sinai Chuppah
1996 16" x 20"
Exodus 19:16-20:1. 16. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a shofar exceedingly loud; so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the lower part of the mount. 18. And Mount Sinai was altogether in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount trembled greatly. 19. And when the voice of the shofar sounded long, and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
Shir Ha Shirim: 3:11
11. Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, and on the day of the gladness of his heart.
Talmud: Taanis 26b
Mishna: Likewise it says, go forth, o ye daughters of Zion, and gaze upon King Solomon, even upon the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
7. "on the day of his espousals:" this refers to the day of the giving of the law. "And in the day of the gladness of his heart:" this refers to the building of the temple; may it be rebuilt speedily in our days.
Pirkei Di Rabbi Eliezer: 41.
Rabbi Chanina said: In the third month the day is double the night and the Israelites slept until 2 hours of the day, for sleep on the day of the Azereth (Shavout) is pleasant, the night being short. And Moses went forth and came to the camp of the Israelites, and he aroused the Israelites from their sleep, saying to them: Arise from your sleep, for behold, your God desires to give the Torah to you. Already the bridegroom wishes to lead the bride and to enter the bridal chamber. The hour has come for giving you the Torah as it is said: "And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God” Exodus 29:17. And the Holy One, blessed be He, also went forth to meet them; like a bridegroom who goes forth to meet the bride, to give them the Torah, as it is said, "O god, when you went forth before your people." (Ps. 48:7).
Used with permission of the Davka Corporation.
Anger of Moses
1997 68" x 84"
Moses and the Golden Calf. Exodus 32:15-19. 15. And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand; the tablets were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16. And the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved upon the tablets. 17. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, There is a sound like war in the camp. 18. And he said, It is not the voice of those who shout for mastery, nor is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the sound of those who sing do I hear.
19. And it came to pass, as soon as he came near to the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing; and Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets from his hands, and broke them beneath the mount.
Used with permission of the Davka Corporation.
Angry Moses and the Golden Calf
1997 68" x 84"
Moses and the Golden Calf. Exodus 32:15-19. 15. And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand; the tablets were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16. And the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved upon the tablets. 17. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, There is a sound like war in the camp. 18. And he said, It is not the voice of those who shout for mastery, nor is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the sound of those who sing do I hear.
19. And it came to pass, as soon as he came near to the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing; and Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets from his hands, and broke them beneath the mount.
Used with permission of the Davka Corporation.
Sinai Chuppah Fence
1998 20" x 16"
Children of Israel and the Fence at Mount Sinai. Exodus 19:10-13. 10. And the Lord said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11. And be ready by the third day; for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai. 12. And you shall set bounds to the people around, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that you go not up into the mount, or touch its border; whoever touches the mount shall be surely put to death. 13. There shall not a hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mount.
Used with permission of the Davka Corporation.
Mountain – Receiving the Law
2006 20" x 20"
The Golden Calf
2010 24" x 30"