Category Archives: Bubbe Wisdom Blog

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Fluidity & Grace · Process over Product · Alternate Spheres · FLAG OF FOUR WORLDS is a four-quadrant flag quilt. Flags, being a universally recognized fiber form, are trustworthy formats to express meaning and message. From my first flag, Stars of America, made for an American FolkContinue reading “Flag Of Four Worlds: Acceptance”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Herstory · Synchronicity · Ways & Means · My father’s father, Papa Hymie, had a clubfoot. It kept him out of the Russian army and afforded him the opportunity to migrate to America. Being the first of his large extendedContinue reading “Mazel X Chai: Wealth”

Next Thursday, August 13th, my daughter, Sarah and I will discuss the text I created for Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough. at Brew House Arts. My writing expands the context and process for each quilt in the Dayenu exhibition. Sarah and I began working together in 2012 while she was living in NYC lookingContinue reading “Dayenu: The Text — A Dialogue with Louise & Sarah Silk”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Voice · Tenacity · Right Action · I gravitate toward innovation, describing myself as being a little ahead and to the left. A little ahead: discovering something new and novel, well before the mainstream; to the left: advocating for a democracy of economic, politicalContinue reading “NARROW BRIDGE: Creating”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. ·Countless Forms· As Above, So Below· Acceptance· Storytelling helps our finite minds grasp the ineffable. One story that defies reality is the parting of the Red Sea from the Hebrew Bible. To explain the miracle, mystics devisedContinue reading “72 NAMES OF G@D: Trust”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Generosity · Self-Leadership · Support · A tallit katan is a kaftan-like garment with tzitzit on each of the four corners. It is worn in addition to regular clothing, a constant reminder of the obligation to follow the mitzvot/ commandments.  I have a life-longContinue reading “BUBBEWISDOM TALLIT KATAN”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Insight · Offerings · True Nature · ARCHANGEL OF ONENESS was created during the pandemic. I decided to craft a physical form of the divine attributes. My reference was the Tree of Life diagram of attributes that Kabbalists also visualize in relationContinue reading “METRATRON & CHILD: ONENESS”

Available as a written text:  Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough  Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. Join me every Wednesday from 2-7pm in the gallery where I will share information about the exhibition and my practice. On August 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, my daughter Sarah and I willContinue reading “Happenings at Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough at Brew House Arts”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. ·Contemplating· Discerning· If Not Now, When? · A story about the awe and mystery of presence is when Moses encounters the burning bush. He speaks the words, Hineni/ Here I am, a pure, spontaneous, response rendering him posed toContinue reading “Spirit Place: Presence”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Unknown Arising · Wisdom & Understanding · Continual Transformation · In the Tree of Life, chokmah, is the singular pinpoint arising from something unknown, a novel creation. My most poignant chokmah moments occur waking up in morning with an uncluttered mind, allowing spaceContinue reading “Flying Geese: Acceptance”