Family

The Sages of the Talmud taught that there are 3 partners in the creation of every human being:  A father who gives the ‘white’ parts of the body; a mother who gives the ‘red’ parts; and God - who is present in the union of the two parents - and who gives us our consciousness, our 5 senses and our Soul.  

This whole picture can be seen as just one figure, a Grandfather סבא (associated with Keter) whose ‘head’ contains the Letter Aleph א in yellow.  The white surrounding his head is a halo of Light that represents his unconditional Love.  He embraces all the members… more

Rabbi Isaac Luria (known as the Ari) described the Ten Sefirot in great detail in a way known as Partzufim (Faces of God).  This how Prophets and Kabbalists see God in their own likeness and form.  And since humans come in many forms - Masculine and Feminine, Young and Old - the Partzufim are seen in all of these forms.  In this picture, the blue square symbolizes the Masculine, the red triangle symbolizes the Feminine, and the yellow circle symbolizes the joining of the two together.  There are 5 major Partuzfim that comprise this Family Tree of Life.
 
The head of the largest… more

This picture is closely related to my picture Family Tree of Life.  The large face at the top represents a Grandfather who blesses his Children through their Fathers and Mothers that are on his arms.  The Grandfather's hands rest upon the head of a dark-haired Son whose hands rest upon the head of a Daughter with reddish hair. 
 
The Grandfather represents Adam who was created in God's likeness.  His shoulders are the Biblical Patriarch and Matriarch Abraham and Sarah.  His arms are Isaac and Rebecca - the parents of Jacob. … more