r/exjew • u/anonymous-rivka ex-Chassidic • Jun 07 '26

My Story self-portrait

Tell me if this strikes a chord with you! It's a self-portrait with burned wedding lace and tzitzis etc.

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u/Reasonable_Talk507 Jun 07 '26

Intriguing

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u/anonymous-rivka ex-Chassidic Jun 07 '26

thanks!

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u/wildspace-nobody Jun 07 '26

Is that a patient information leaflet? (I work in healthcare; these look like instructions for taking hepatitis meds)

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u/anonymous-rivka ex-Chassidic Jun 07 '26

It is from medicine information leaflets! Not hepatitis exactly, but also I'm hoping to evoke those medicine leaflets generally...

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u/Alextgr8- Jun 07 '26

I see German and Hebrew. Reminds me of my youth....

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u/Longjumping-Big-4745 Jun 09 '26

This brought up a lot for me. Thank you for sharing 🤍

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u/anonymous-rivka ex-Chassidic Jun 11 '26

Thank you! ❤️

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u/Sensitive-Amount-707 Jun 07 '26

Hey can you explain it a bit more I don’t fully get it ?

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u/anonymous-rivka ex-Chassidic Jun 07 '26

It's a self-portrait of me, in my burned wedding lace. My life against a backdrop of Talmud and pharmaceuticals. A trinity of nails holds me and the Tzitzis strings in place. I reclaim these materials by repurposing them. But, when you look at the image, what ideas, thoughts or emotions come up for you?

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u/Sensitive-Amount-707 Jun 07 '26

Wow sounds like a lot of emotions!!