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The Shavuot night trilogy: Artistic view

There are endless variations on the Jewish thought with regard to, around and because of Shavuot, the essential celebration for the People of the Book.

There are those who are claiming that “Judaism did not start from Abraham, but from the Mount Sinai”; those who are trying to re-construct in their houses and synagogues the fountain of beauty on Shavuot when Mount Sinai has become covered with roses at the moment, just after the Revelation. Every year, so many men in Israel and numerous synagogues around the world would be staying at the study halls for an entire night, studying with a special twist of celebration, and being uplifted.

Every year, Elie Wiesel would come to visit to Israel at this certain holiday. His rule was to celebrate Shavuot, the unique moment that has actually made us the People of the Book, in all and many senses of it, in Israel, to spend that sleepless night among his friends here.

Shavuot is unique among our holidays because it is the celebration of the moment when an intellectual effort has become a conscious behavioral code of a nation. It’s also unique because the moral matrix with all its practical implications had been given to our nation in an awesome act of High Power, in the episode of an unparalleled miracle. On Shavuot, we are celebrating that Gift of Mercy that has formatted not only Jewish spiritual genome as we know it, but has also laid the most essential bricks as the basis of human civilisation in a broader sense of it.

A lot of celebrate, a lot to think about, a lot to ponder on – that’s why many of our men are spending this special night at the synagogues.

In my series of art works on Jewish Mysticism, I have addressed this special night creating The Shavuot Night Trilogy. It consist of three art panels depicting: The Shavuot Night Window, the one which is opened for those who are earnest in their quest for the Torah and its lessons on this night only; Transition, the period of intense personal search into the Torah and its depths and various aspects, which are getting a person to the qualifiedly different status of his personality; and Memories on this very night during one’s life, the memories which are keeping us connected to our people.

The artistic view on the Jewish Mysticism with regard to Shavuot and that special Shavuot Night looks like this:

Inna Rogatchi (C). The Shavuot Night Trilogy. Triptych. Part 1. The Window. Watercolour, crayons a encre on original archival print on cotton paper. 80 x 100 cm. Jewish Mysticism: Artistic Views series. 2018-2019
Inna Rogatchi (C). The Shavuot Night Trilogy. Triptych. Part 2. Transition. Crayons a encre on original archival print on cotton paper. 80 x 100 cm. 2018-2019. Jewish Mysticism: Artistic View series
Inna Rogatchi (C). The Shavuot Night Trilogy. Triptych. Part 3. Memories. Silver, pigment of aluminium on original archival print on cotton paper. 80 x 100 cm. 2018-2019. Jewish Mysticism: Artistic View.

Chag Shavuot Sameach to everyone.

June 7, 2019, Jerusalem

About the Author
Inna Rogatchi is author of War & Humanity and co-author of POST-HARMONY special projects originated in the aftermath of the October 7th, 2023 massacre in Israel. Inna is internationally acclaimed public figure, writer, scholar, artist, art curator and film-maker, the author of widely prized film on Simon Wiesenthal: The Lessons of Survival and other important documentaries on modern history. She is an expert on public diplomacy and was a long-term international affairs adviser for the Members of the European Parliament. She lectures on the topics of international politics and public diplomacy widely. Her professional trade-mark is inter-weave of history, arts, culture, psychology and human behaviour. She is the author of the concept of the Outreach to Humanity cultural and educational projects conducted internationally by The Rogatchi Foundation of which Inna is the co-founder and President. She is also the author of Culture for Humanity concept of The Rogatchi Foundation global initiative that aims to provide psychological comfort to people by the means of high-class arts and culture in challenging times and situations. Inna is the wife of the world renowned artist Michael Rogatchi. Her family is closely related to the famous Rose-Mahler musical dynasty. Together with her husband, Inna is a founding member of Music, Art and Memory, M.A.M. international cultural educational and commemorative initiative which runs various multi-disciplinary projects in several countries. Her professional interests are focused on Jewish heritage, arts and culture, commemorative art, history, Holocaust and post-Holocaust, October 7th and post-October 7th challenges. She is author of many projects of the commemorative art, and of several projects on artistic and intellectual studies on various aspect of the Torah and Jewish spiritual heritage. She is twice laureate of the Italian Il Volo di Pegaso Italian National Art, Literature and Music Award, the Patmos Solidarity Award, the New York Jewish Children's Museum Award for Outstanding Contribution into the Arts and Culture (together with her husband), and the other recognitions. Inna Rogatchi is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community of Helsinki and Finland. Previously, she was the member of the Board of the Finnish National Holocaust Remembrance Association, and is member of the International Advisory Board of The Rumbula Memorial Project ( USA). Her art can be seen at Silver Strings: Inna Rogatchi Art site - www.innarogatchiart.com
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