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A Time for Everything by Gad Almaliah

$200.00 — $240.00

Size: 17.5″ x 17″.5″

Superior Hebrew and English calligraphy are woven together and adorn a hand embossed metal illustration. Custom Framed

A most powerful expression of man’s life upon this earth,  from the wise and noble book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet in Hebrew).

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven

  • About the Artist:
  • About the Metal:
  • Ecclesiates (Kohelet):

Gad Almaliah z’l was born and raised in Jerusalem. He graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem and studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The Mexican government sponsored Gad for two years to work with local artists at the University of Mexico. He was president of the Graphic Designers’ Association of Israel for 15 years.

In addition to designing stamps for the postal services of Israel, the United States and Mexico, Gad designed numerous posters and published several books on design. He designed coins and medals for the Israeli Government and created the emblem for the Six Day War.

He taught design on the university level in Israel and Canada in addition to serving on the faculties of School of Visual Arts and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

Gad passed away in January of 2007. His wife, Joan Almaliah, continues to produce his Judaica designs, including embossed metal ketubot at The Design Lab in Boston, Massachusetts.

Each metal illustration is embossed, polished and cut by hand, thus making each print a one-of-a-kind piece of art. Creases and imperfections are the nature of the hand made process and contribute to the folkcraft spirit of each print.

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, is one of the five scrolls (megillot), each of which is read on a different holiday. Kohelet, often called “the preacher,” is read in the synagogue on Sukkot. One traditional explanation is that Kohelet, who is writing in the autumn of his life, is comparable to the Fall harvest. The autumn is a reminder of the winter to come, and the death of plants and trees. Kohelet’s views are those of a mature individual, closer to the end of life than to the beginning which would be represented by the buds of Spring.