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Leia Miriam

By
Leia Joy
Issue 15
September 10, 2022
Header image design by Orly Zebak.
Issue 15
Leia Miriam

All three images explore the role of Torah in my life. In one image, I hold the tallit over my head, symbolizing Torah as protection and a safe home to gather under. In another, I see myself literally wrapped in Torah, which provides the foundation for my life, giving me a lens to view the world from—a “code” to live by. In the final image, I raise the Yad in my clenched fist—symbolizing using the written word of Torah to inform activism that seeks to redress injustice. Taken together, the art captures how held I feel by this ancient tradition and the ways it informs modern life.

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All three images explore the role of Torah in my life. In one image, I hold the tallit over my head, symbolizing Torah as protection and a safe home to gather under. In another, I see myself literally wrapped in Torah, which provides the foundation for my life, giving me a lens to view the world from—a “code” to live by. In the final image, I raise the Yad in my clenched fist—symbolizing using the written word of Torah to inform activism that seeks to redress injustice. Taken together, the art captures how held I feel by this ancient tradition and the ways it informs modern life.

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