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ART AS RESPONSA

The Art of Marsha Plafkin

ART AS RESPONSA

The Art of Marsha Plafkin

ABOUT

MARSHA PLAFKIN

THE BRAILLE DREIDEL©

MARSHA PLAFKIN

Marsha Plafkin was born in Grand Rapids

and raised in Ada, Michigan. She attended Ada Elementary School and graduated from Forest Hills Central High School.

Marsha earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Calvin College and an M.A. in Jewish Studies from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Marsha founded Art as Responsa with Hebrew text-based art programs in 1988. She worked as an art-education consultant for Rodeph Shalom and West End Synagogue in New York, and the Sinai-Akiba Academy and Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Marsha served as art teacher for Summer Arts Camp (Convent of the Sacred Heart, NYC), and Rabbi (SW Temple Beth Torah, CA).

She is the sole owner of Art as Responsa.

MODERN JUDAICA

THE BRAILLE DREIDEL©

MARSHA PLAFKIN

Marsha Plafkin began designing

contemporary Judaica in 1999.

As manufactured in aluminum,

her work includes these copyrighted titles:

Eve & Adam Candelabra

The Inverted Menorah

Large & Small Kiddish Cups

Challah Shabbat Plate

The Braille Dreidel

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Marsha Plafkin designed

The Braille Dreidel in 2002.

This inspired The Braidel Game, engaging students in blindfolded dreidel, self-reflection, and dialogue.

The Braidel Game includes The Braille Dreidel and Game Directions. Directions provide artist information, dedication, teacher instructions, and discussion guidelines.

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