ART AS RESPONSA
The Art of Marsha Plafkin
ART AS RESPONSA
The Art of Marsha Plafkin

The Art of Marsha Plafkin
The Art of Marsha Plafkin
Traditionally, Responsa are rabbinic answers to religious questions.
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. 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, Gardena, CA).
She is the owner of Art as Responsa.
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
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.
COPYRIGHT © 2023. MS. MARSHA PLAFKIN HURWITZ. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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