Cute Scene: Jewish Storyteller

With all the red and green and focus on the Christmas holiday, I wanted to take at least one moment to stop and bow to other observances that also occur this holiday season, not the least of which is Hanukkah.

Growing up, I was lucky enough to have friends of many different faiths and a church youth group that took time out to introduce and let us experience the traditions of other faiths. Of the Jewish traditions I was exposed to, the storytelling was my favorite. Being a writer and creator of written stories, even in my very young days, I took to the richly detailed, and often very dramatic, tales my Jewish friends and church group leaders read to us to heart. So, although I didn’t have the rabbi reading to me, as depicted by Gwen Pina here in the adorable scene below, the idea of the Jewish Storyteller does still warm my heart. Plus, it gives us all a chance to smile at the sight of Gwen’s charming work.

Gwen, one of the most prolific clayers in our community, creates a whole range of work influenced by a variety of cultures, most prominently the native history of the southwest. For more smiles, you can peruse her work on her website here.