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By Ernest and Gregory Disney-Britton

“Saphyr (Omer Counter),” 24 x 18 x 5.5 inches, acrylic on wood, 49 individual sculptures in a larger housing component, 2015. Photo courtesy of Tobi Kahn

Tobi Kahn is a Jewish painter and sculptor with a commitment to religious art, including his Omer Counters. According to the Old Testament, we are called to "...count for yourselves -- from the day after the Shabbat, from the day when you bring the Omer of the waving -- seven Shabbats, they shall be complete..." This is from Leviticus 23:15-16. "Saphyr" (above) is a grid with 49 pegs that mark the 49-days between the holy days of Passover through Shavuot, the day when God gave the Jewish people the "Torah" also known as the Five Books of Moses. Question of week: When does Jewish law also apply to Christians?

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