• Queen Esther, 2003, Oil on Canvas, 43 x 63 in

    Queen Esther

    Using her feminine grace, Queen Esther convinced the decadent King Ahasuerus to avert a plot to murder all Jews in ancient Persia. Noticing many similarities between parties described in the Biblical story of Esther and nightclub raves, I painted Queen Esther as “Queen of Nightlife.”. The world of Ahasuerus and the world of nightlife both [...]

  • Rebecca, 2000, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 40 in

    Rebecca

    Orit’s first Biblical painting portrays the Biblical heroine Rebecca as she draws water from the well to give to Abraham’s servant, who was sent to find a suitable wife for his son Isaac.

  • Pinchas, 2002, Oil on Canvas, 53 x 65 in

    Pinchas

    And when Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation and took a spear in his hand, and he went after the man of Israel to the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman through her [...]

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My new e-book on, yes…The Shit Test

Announcing…Little Light Press! My own e-publishing company (for now). In anticipation of my intention to publish my forthcoming novel, The Settler, a sweeping political romance dealing with life & death, religion & nightlife, drugs & sex, I’ve started with a more modest publication written by my alter-ego (or is it my lesser ego), Olyvia Apple. [...]

Great Neck Synagogue Cancels Pamela Geller’s Talk

The Modern Orthodox shul follows the lead of the Jewish Federation

Boxer Zachary Wohlman Fights for Jewish Pride

Rising star Zachary “Kid Yamaka” Wohlman represents the Jews in and out of the ring, and with bling.