I recently learned that Lucy, my 18.5 year old cat, _really_ loves the Torah. I guess that makes her my talmewdah ḥakhameow.

Here's your annual reminder about why you don't want to buy a cheap Megillah (or mezuzah or tefillin).

A friend commissioned me to make this calligraphy piece as a gift for his father, a veterinarian.

The quote is Iyyov (Job) 35:11: "Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth,
Makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?"

I made lampblack ink! (pen for scale)

I normally just buy my ink but I wanted to get a better feel for how it's made. It was fun but very messy.

I can finally share these pictures now that the recipients have them! (1 of 2)

This is a 15 cm mezuzah klaf that I scribed as a wedding gift for a dear friend and his lovely kallah (bride).

Shalom, y'all!