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I’m a teacher/ Happy Succot!

In my brand new capacity as the art teacher for HANC, I got to work with the third graders on some fun banners for their Sukkahs. Below is one of my first happy customers!

Jewish Action article–TV!!

Me on the Jewish Channel TV with Jane Eisner of The Jewish Daily Forward, Rachel Sklar, Rabbi Joy Levitt from The JCC in Manhattan and Maya Baratz from ABC. All about the piece I wrote for Jewish Action Magazine , the election, and candidate Mindy Meyer.   See clips of it here.

Succot Coloring Page

The thing with these Jewish holidays is that as soon as you finish one, it’s time for another coloring page! Please find my Succot (Succos?) coloring page below. And besides being a coloring page, I am also excited to say that it will serve as the cover for the latest Ya Ya and Yo Yo […]

Bat Mitzvah Gift

Check out this recent Bat Mitzvah gift I made…scans a little blurry, but I was very pleased with it!

Rosh Hashonah Coloring Page

Lets get back to what this blog is really supposed to be about–happy kids stuff! As usual, just click on the image , and print.     You can also get some more of my Jewish New Year pages here and here.

Interesting comment from editor in Monsey

E-mail from Chaim Saperstein, from The Front Page publication in Monsey, NY (printed with his permission)   Hi, I read your article, and agree with it wholeheartedly. As you probably know, we are the only “yeshiveshe” magazine in Monsey that does print pictures of women, withouth blurring them. Having said that, there are restrictions we […]

This is what I mean…

A couple of folks have asked me what I was referring to. Here is an ad that was shared with me as an example of the lengths people are taking this new idea to…

Jewish Action-Fall article on women in images

Here is a scan of how it is appearing in Jewish Action this month. If you would like to see it clearer, just click on the image and print. Or, click here for the text alone, and to see the comments so far. Have an opinion on this? Feel free to share them in the […]

Jewish Action Article–Text only

Please Put the Women Back In By Ann D. Koffsky   I am an artist. Dealing with images is my stock and trade, and I know their value.   That is why when I see the elimination of female images and names from Jewish publications and dinner advertisements, my heart twists. I worry that we […]

Ya Ya and Yo Yo

I just enjoyed writing that…Ya Ya and Yo Yo. How could a book with character names like that NOT be fun? Those two characters–a brother and sister, of course–are the protaganists of  “Sliding Into the New Year” by Dori Weinstein.   The story tells of Ya Ya’s (Ellie’s her real name) dilema: She is invited […]

Coloring Page- 9 Days

The nine days are here. I always find it  difficult to communicate the meaning behind them to young kids. However, expressing our love for Jerusalem and hope for peace there seems a step in the right direction. Here’s a coloring page that expresses that ideal:         Also: for all you grown-ups out […]