belly-dancing pushke

2005

tzedakah box project • TORONTO ONTARIO

In Morocco music is an important part of celebrations.  Traditionally troubadour groups provide entertainment and are paid by donation, which our belly dancer is equipped to accept . . . abundantly. The text on her belt is from Isaiah 61:10, “He has covered me with a robe of tzedakah.”

This piece was created for the Tzedakah Box Project initiated by the Cultural Services and Allocation Committee of UJA/Federation in Toronto. We were raising money to institute an artist-in-the-schools programme . . . and with the wealth of beauty, craftsmanship and whimsy donated by local artists, we were very successful!