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Gallery of Biblical Women

Welcome to the Gallery of Biblical Women, where you can add your own voice to the ongoing interpretation of Biblical women, and see what others have created!

Many of the works below were created as part of the Girls in Trouble Curriculum, which includes an opportunity to create artwork in each session. Others are by independent creators who share our love of making art about women in Torah. Try searching by character to see a wide range of contemporary interpretations of a single story. Please consider contributing your own work! Whether it’s a polished piece or simply a sketch, we would love to include your voice in the Gallery.

Fine print: you can share your name, or post anonymously. We do not curate submissions; professional artists appear alongside elementary school students, which is part of our goal in creating this open-source repository of commentary. We do vet submissions for appropriateness before publishing. Please note that while we are anti-censorship, in order to keep this website usable as an educational resource in a wide variety of settings, we do ask that submissions be appropriate for all ages.

The Informal Poem of Ruth

Writing
Ruth

The Poem of Ruth is full of the truth In the bed the husbands lay dead After dawn they had passed on So naomi and Ruth left their home and went to bethlehem to roam One daughter in law went…

Six Word Story

Writing
The Israelite Women in Egypt

Husband tired. Gave fish. New baby. – Chana Rabinowitz…

“OUT CAST”

Imagery
Miriam

by CD Everett This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Letter of Apology to Moses

Writing
Miriam

by Willie Spates This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Questions for Discussion Responses

Writing
Miriam

by Ron (Rusty) Rice This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

To: God From: Miriam

Writing
Miriam

by Michael Simmons This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Journal entry by Miriam during her time in the desert

Writing
Miriam

by Michael Pizzaro This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Journal Entry and Responses

Writing
Miriam

by Michael Johnson This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Dialogue between Miriam, God, Moses, and Aaron

Writing
Miriam

by Luigi P. Adamo This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Letter from Miriam to Moses

Writing
Miriam

by Luigi P. Adamo This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Letter from Miriam to God

Writing
Miriam

by Jamal Bakr This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Miriam’s Journal Entry

Writing
Miriam

by I. Alvarez This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Journal Entry by Miriam in the Desert

Writing
Miriam

by Benny Rios This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Responses and Journal Entry

Writing
Miriam

by Alex Negron This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.  …

Miriam on the Margin (Spoken Word)

Writing
Miriam

By Ryan Miller This response is by an incarcerated student at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.…

Quote from Ruth

Writing
Ruth

Quote from Ruth, by Sonya and Lara (Contra Costa Jewish Day School) Quote with Paint background…

For wherever you go I will go.

Imagery
Ruth

For wherever you go I will go., by Maya (Contra Costa Jewish Day School) This is showing what the writing looks like in the torah.…

Sadness

Imagery
Ruth

Sadness, by Romi (Contra Costa Jewish Day School)…

Ruth and Naomi

Imagery
Ruth

Ruth and Naomi, by Lucy (Contra Costa Jewish Day School)…

Ruth poem

Writing
Ruth

By anonymous (Contra Costa Jewish Day School)   After the fathom in Bethlehem, Ruth came back to her hometown. Soon she met the wonderful Boaz, a kind, gracious, and generous man. Boaz gave Ruth more to eat, and she lay…

The Important Decision

Imagery
Ruth

The Important Decision, by Yonathan (Contra Costa Jewish Day School)…

“Where You Go, I Will Go” Poem

Writing
Ruth

By Hanna (Contra Costa Jewish Day School) This is a poem I wrote about Ruth’s story. It was inspired by the the quote “For wherever you go, I will go” from The Book Of Ruth.…

Naomi and Ruth Traveling to Bethlehem

Imagery
Ruth

Naomi and Ruth Traveling to Bethlehem, by anonymous (Contra Costa Jewish Day School)…

Ruth and Boaz Meet

Writing
Ruth

By Solomon Bobrowsky (Contra Costa Jewish Day School) Ruth walked over to the booth And called Boaz via Bluetooth. Boaz told Ruth to come over to his place And then he saw her beautiful face. Boaz gave Ruth some of…

Orpah’s Room

Imagery
Ruth

Orpah’s Room, by anonymous (Contra Costa Jewish Day School)…

Love At First Sight

Imagery
Ruth

  Love at First Sight, by Eitan (Contra Costa Jewish Day School)…

Ruth-Micrography

Ruth

Imagery
Ruth

Contributed by Russel Neiss I wrote a program that given any image and a textual reference, returns a micrography inspired copy. That code can be found here: https://github.com/rneiss/micrography The original image for this piece comes from Alexandre Cabanel: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruth_glanant_par_Alexandre_Cabanel_09792.jpg…

he sleeps

Writing
Sarah

he sleeps smelling like today’s strawberries snoring between mommy and daddy I am at the edge of the bed still, he inches closer, happily mashed into my side one minute, absolute peace in his body and face, arms flung out…

image of portrait

Miriam, Star of the Sea

Imagery
Miriam

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image of two poems

Untitled

Imagery
Writing
Bat Yiftach / Jephthah’s Daughter

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The Buried Rib Cage

Writing
Eve

By Eve Grubin Eve slipped from its arced ridge— the only body part you don’t do evil with: the eye, the hand, might beg corruption; the ribs are modest shy crests, ticklish, an open fan, not quite sexual, yet not…

Desire

Writing
Eve

By Eve Grubin God unpoured the wine out of Eve to create delay, the gap between wanting and the wanted. Before, with the wine pouring through her, desire for touch blazed simultaneous with touch, flame to flame. My desire lags,…

Shabbat Beha’alotecha 2013 d’var on Miriam

Writing
Miriam

Before I start, I want to make a disclaimer. As some of you may know, I have always questioned the nature of God. I am putting that aside for now and moving into the study of Torah. I am going…

Twitter Fight

Writing
Vashti

by Penelope Gould, Teen Art Connect intern, Contemporary Jewish Museum Vashti @notthequ33n When your husband dumps you because you say no to being objectified in front of his friends and gets a new girl#sorelatable #mylife Esther @thequeen If you’re trying…

Chayei Sarah

Writing
Sarah

by Stacey Zisook Robinson I followed you Through vast deserts and over mountains Into lush valleys and across years I followed you Though you did not follow me, Offering me instead to strangers and angels I followed you Into the…

The Book of Esther

Writing
Esther

By Stacey Zisook Robinson   That blush on my cheek? It’s paint, And I have glittered my eyes And robed myself in the finery of silk and gossamer, lapis and gold– And whored myself for your salvation. You asked for…

Miriam and her Timbrels

Imagery
Miriam

By Nancy Flanders Lockspeiser “Miriam and her Timbrels” leading the Jewish people across the sea the power of music and art to initiate positive action to surround yourself with energy and beauty in mind body spirit to see and testify…

Vashti Says No

Writing
Vashti

Vashti Says No, by Trisha Arlin Ladies, get me some water. What happened? I’ll tell you. He summoned me, That old drunk, He wants to show me off to his friends Disgusting. I didn’t think I just answered, I said…

The Casting of Lots

Writing
Esther

About Esther. By poet Marcela Sulak, from her book Decency (Black Lawrence Press). Dear Ahasuerus, it is eleven-thirty am and my number is one hundred and eighty-six. I feel the lack of communion striving for a higher purpose in this…

Marriage: Flesh Of My Flesh, Bone Of My Bone

Writing
Jezebel

About Jezebel. By poet Marcela Sulak, from her book Decency (Black Lawrence Press). A bone stretched to its full length, in its private burial cave, or a bone oblivious of light, of lust and of teeth? A bone over which…

image: screenshot of video player

Sarah’s Song

Video
Sarah

Producer: Sarah Lefton Animation Director: Nick Fox-Gieg Animation: Jeanne Stern Editorial Director: Matthue Roth Written, performed, and recorded by Stereo Sinai Miriam Brosseau Alan Jay Sufrin…

image: screenshot of video player

A Purim Story: The Double Dutch Jumping Hipster Princess of Persia

Video
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Sometimes, someone has to take a stand to set things right. Sometimes…that someone…is YOU. Meet Esther, the young woman at the middle of the famous Purim story. Follow her as she gets swept up into history, leaving her jump rope,…

For My Younger Self

Writing
Eve

For my younger self, You cannot foresee what is coming… Your story will hold the seeds of love and grief, of desperation and elation, that all people on earth will know. It is this, the profound experience of the heart,…

construction paper collage of Abraham leading Isaac to Moriah, Sarah's face hiding behind, and God's lips

Untitled

Imagery
Sarah

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crayon drawing of Sarah crying with black cloud behind her, text: despair, confusion, rage

Sarah Learns of the Akedah

Imagery
Sarah

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paper cut out hannukiyah with feminine figure (Judith) as shamash

Judith Menorah

Imagery
Judith

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marker drawing of Eve collecting a uterine apple with a snake wrapped around it from a tree into her bucket

Fruit of the Garden

Imagery
Eve

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magazine cutout collage with text: "WTF, I am not waiting for you to show up to be mine. And btw, I like both of my shoes.

Both of My Shoes

Imagery
Tamar

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magazine cutout collage

The Horror and the Glory

Imagery
Tamar

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magazine cutout collage

Untitled

Imagery
Tamar

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magazine cutout collage

Into the Fire

Imagery
Tamar

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magazine cutout collage

Gutsy Girls?

Imagery
Tamar

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Crayon drawing of back of Ruth looking at loose shapes of people in various colors

Ruth Greets the World

Imagery
Ruth

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paper and magazine collage: Boaz appears at the left; Ruth has her back to him and looks toward Naomi, on the other side of the field

Ruth’s Love

Imagery
Ruth

Created at Girls in Trouble Pilot Seminar, Jewish Community of Amherst, Spring 2016…

Hannah’s Haiku

Writing
Hannah

Why can I not be Like any other person No more, no less, me   –Written by Anonymous, Havurah Shalom Women in Torah class, Portland, Oregon, spring 2016…

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