One morning, after the rain, Nechama walked out in the garden and discovered a beautiful white rose. Fascinated by the delicate veins of each individual petal and the round rain water drops dancing on the soft surfaces, she painted a picture of a full-of-life flower reaching up towards the cloudy sky.

Farber is a master watercolorist. This is reflected in every water color painting displayed here, in particular in the Water Queen. Her use of bold indigo and purple strokes creates (in the background) a rich sense of abundant water falling, surrounding the central rose with blessing of rain. The White Queen both receives and gives, inspiring the viewer to enter into one's own dance of joy in the celebration of life.

The familiar words of the Shema Israel really come to life in this painting. A viewer naturally stops and reflects upon the meaning and importance of this vital Jewish prayer.

“You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might....”

“When a Jew recites Shema Israel”, Nechama says, “his heart opens like this beautiful rose to receive G-d’s blessings”. The artist places her majestic rose next to the prayer book to remind us of the fresh sense of newness that a Jew feels when connecting to our Creator. In the center, a single crimson candle with a glowing flame is to be interpreted as a symbol of a Jewish soul trying to reach Hashem in a prayer. Farber deliberately chooses this spiritual crimson color, because it was used in the curtains and vessels of the Beit HaMikdash, the Jewish Temple that stood as the center of Holiness in Jerusalem for hundreds of years. Thus, the artist reminds us of the spiritual connection between Jerusalem, the abundant loveliness of the Holy Land, the words of our prayers, and the light that radiates in the heart of a Jew, when he prays.

The beautiful use of color in the painting nobly transfuses a glow of light that shines on the open prayer book and the delicate burgundy of the layers of lace. The rising and falling folds of the tallit lead us into the lovely green hills of a water filled wadi, with a soothing sunset in the distance. This creates a serene, melodious sense of wholeness that illuminates the eternal message of the unity between the Jew and G-d, the Torah and the Holy Land, the place where Hashem's peace and goodness reign.

This second majestic painting in the series of Farber’s works with tallit and tefilin, further reveals the inner beauty and deep spirituality of Jewish prayer. The gentle apricot and pink hues of the rose in the center that stands in a crystal vase of clear fresh water, symbolize the open heart of a Jew, when he prays to our G-d. In Chapter 2 of Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs), G-d says to Israel: “Like a rose among the thorns, so is my beloved among the daughters”.

Next to the rose is Chumash book, which is often referred to as the Five Books of the Written Torah. The Zohar, the most significant text in Kaballah, the Jewish mysticism, states that the Torah was created prior to the creation of the world, and that it was used as the blueprint for Creation of the World. The revelation of the Torah to Moshe occurred more than 3,000 years ago at the Har (Mount) Sinai, as Hashem dictated His Divine Torah and Moshe was writing the Torah down. The mitzvah of studying Torah is the most important for Jewish men, and considered to be equal to all other mitzvahs combined.

Farber masterfully uses a unique style of water color technique, rendering flowing gradual changes of color in a warm and pleasing way. Just as the folds of the tallit surround and embrace the rose and tefillin, the edifying message Farber lovingly communicates within her work, is that Hashem lovingly embraces the entire Jewish nation with His caring Presence.

This majestic painting reveals the inner beauty and deep spirituality of Jewish prayer. The vibrant red and purple hues of the rose in the center that stands in a crystal vase of clear fresh water, symbolize the faithfulness of the Jewish nation. In Chapter 2 of Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs), G-d says to Israel: “Like a rose among the thorns, so is my beloved among the daughters,” --which are the nations of the world.

Next to the rose is a page from Tehillim, with the Hebrew words of Psalm 146, where King David eloquently teaches us that everything that comes about in our lives is from Hashem, and we can rely on G-d to support and uphold us. Connected to this vital theme is the Shema, the prayer that declares Hashem's ultimate Unity, which is contained within the walls of the tefillin boxes beside the rose and the Tehillim.

Farber masterfully uses a unique style of water color technique, rendering flowing gradual changes of color in a warm and pleasing way. Just as the folds of the tallit surround and embrace the rose and tefillin, the edifying message Farber lovingly communicates within her work, is that Hashem lovingly embraces the entire Jewish nation with His caring Presence.