- Adelle John
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- Added 09 Feb 2004
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A father celebrate Havdalah, the ceremony closing Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath. Where is the mother of this infant. In my mind she died in childbirth and this father is trying very hard from the beginning to nuture the child to be a good Jew by including him in all the daily, weekly, and yearly etc observances even though he is really too young to participate or understand. But see the fire of the Havdalah flame is already in the child's eyes!! This is done on wood.
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Jenny Iospa 28 Nov 2004
I like the spirit of this painting. This family tragedy. And the father, Who is trying his best to keep up with life.