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Robin and Brad’s ketubah features an olive branch and a fig branch growing together representing the interweaving of their lives together. The olive and fig are two of Israel’s Seven Species the produce of the land of Israel that represent the land’s bounty. The olive and fig specifically are both symbols of peace. The olive also represents light, and the fig symbolizes security and a vision of the ideal future, Every person shall sit under their vine and fig tree (Mica...h 4:4). The Torah is likened to the fig, and the people of Israel (and in a midrash, converts) are compared to the olive (Jeremiah 11:16). At the bottom, a stylized trunk of a tree is adorned with the Hebrew verse from Hosea: I will betroth you to me in righteousness (tzedek) and in justice, in lovingkindness, and compassion (2:19). The terms Tzedek and Mishpat that refer to justice connects to Robin and Brad’s passion for building a just society. Radiating inside the trunk’s bark are lines representing the roots that Robin and Brad are connected to and that connect them to each other. Multi-coloured panels geometric shapes created by the lines are reminiscent of the squares of fabric created lovingly by family for their chuppah. They also evoke the appearance of stained glass, a reminder of the sacred Jewish life Robin and Brad commit themselves to. The radiating lines are not randomly drawn, but are in fact rendered from actual spokes of a bicycle wheel. Almost hidden at the top, a second trunk/wheel reinforces the bicycle theme. These bicycle motifs hint at the bicycle romance that links these two individuals as they cycle and grow together in love and wisdom. See more

I’ve updated and upgraded my Hebrew Limonadah cursive font. It now has all vowels, as well as dots for vuv, shin, and dageish kal (for beit, kaf, etc.) for easier reading, but no dageish hazak. It can be used for name cards or classrooms. You can download the full LemonaDot version here: https://bit.ly/2PS483p

Some new Ketubot designs in the Love Series: Love 2.0; V’ahavta (Love, Hebrew edition) and Rainbow Love

New Sharpie font. Free download. http://2ttf.com/download/KkYnz38qisG

End of year teacher gifts? Here is a papercut of Rabbi Tarfon's famous saying from Pirkei Avot. Notice the Hebrew text is unfinished, to reinforce his message about starting to do the work, even if it will not be completed.

Very excited to have completed the WUPJ siddur in over 12 languages for their upcoming conference this May. Features the new Ismar font based on the great calligrapher's lettering.