El Na Refa Na La

G-d, Please Heal Her, Please.

In the Book of Numbers ( Bamidbar ), Moses beseeches G-d to heal his sister Miriam from Tza'arat. Miriam had... more

by Marlene Burns

Original - Sold

Price

$2,100

Dimensions

36.000 x 36.000 x 1.500 inches

Title

El Na Refa Na La

Artist

Marlene Burns

Medium

Painting - Mixed Media On Canvas

Description

"G-d, Please Heal Her, Please."

In the Book of Numbers ( Bamidbar ), Moses beseeches G-d to heal his sister Miriam from Tza'arat. Miriam had rebelled against G-d's decision and He punished her with a skin disease.

With just five words comprised of eleven letters, we can sense the urgency in Moses' request.
Pleas for wellness and recovery draw us into prayer more often than our need to offer up gratitude or praise to G-d. The urgency and crisis of illness makes our prayers authentic. Thousands of years later, we still offer up these ancient words in times of need.

The symbolism in this painting is centered around numbers.
Five words remind us of the five books of Torah. Five circles wend their way upwards, following the path our prayers should take to G-d. There are also five flame-like strokes, reminiscent of the burning bush.
The eleventh letter of the alphabet is kaf. The design emanates from the short kaf centered at the bottom of the canvas. Its stature highlights the brevity of the prayer while the dramatic movement symbolizes its power.
Kaf is also the first letter of the word kavanah: authentic intention of praying.
The yellow circle, nestled in the kaf, represents the sun. It is contrasted with the dark teal of the moon's night sky. Our tradition follows a lunar calendar as opposed to a solar calendar. There is an eleven day difference between the two.

As shared from a Talmudic scholar, the eleven letters of this prayer, guide us to G-d�s eleven lettered name that He told Moses at the burning bush: Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, "I will be who I will be."
With this concept of ever changing, ever becoming, we implore G-d to transform our loved ones as well, with a complete healing.

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August 31st, 2016