Raphael Nouril painted the Shah of Iran, the Prince, Henry Kissinger and actress Susan Colins. But when he wanted to paint the Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, whom he never met, he changed his life first.
What is it about art that so much affects the artists life? What was so special about the Rebbe that painting his likeness made Raphael become a new person?
In a fascinating tale of art and spirit, miracles and holiness, Raphael Nouril tells all in an interview with Rabbi Yosef Katzman, host of A Cable to Jewish Life.
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Inspirational Art
Inspirational Art from Joseph Katzman on Vimeo.
What is art? In the image of G-d He created mankind. So images tell you something about G-d, His world, and perhaps His worlds.
Splashing colors onto canvas, Dov Lederberg and Yael Avi-Yona take you to a world of images and imagination. An inspiring trip into spirituality in world, space and time.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Rebbe and Chassid - A unique relationship
A rare glimpse into the hearts and minds of Lubavitcher Chassidim, and into what makes them tick.
What is a Rebbe? What is a Chassid? Why are Chassidim following their Rebbe? How is it that a Rebbe can dictate the life of his Chassid? Why do Chassidim leave all their comforts and familiar surroundings to go to far away places for life, just to follow the Rebbe's wishes?
in 1948 Rabbi Yitzchock Groner, O.B.M, left his home and family in Brooklyn for a 50 hour flight to far away Australia at the wish of his Rebbe, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchock Schneerson to help the Jewish community there. And ten years later he settled in Australia at the request of the present Lubavitcher Rebbe, never to look back, till his last day in the summer of 2008.
In an open hearted conversation, Rabbi Groner tells his tale and answers all of the above questions as it pertains to him personally and how it affects all the Chassidim. What drives them and what makes them do all those things that bring them to Mumbai India, or Vladivostok Russia.
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