Frogs, Locust and Death- OH MY

The reading of the ten plagues is one of the most memorable parts of the seder. I had a rabbi who used to interpret people's wine droppings- apparently there were a lot of congregants who had some OCD.

Artists have enjoyed interpreting the plagues too. Michael Falk, a holocaust survivor who lives in Israel. After the war, Michael was reunited with his parents in the United States. They soon made aliyah and Michael became a farmer, and art became a hobby. Since retiring from farming in 1991, Michael Falk has devoted himself entirely to painting. Many of his themes are taken from the Old Testament, but his paintings also reveal his deep love for the land and animals which have been so much a part of his adult life.

Here are several of his paintings (and a little bit of fun).



















The 10 Plagues of Pesach (Sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas)
by Gary Teblum a Florida attorney and fomer president of his synagoguge.

For the first plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
A river that was all blood-yFor the second plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y
For the third plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Big white lice
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y
For the fourth plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Wild scary beasts
Big white lice
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y
For the fifth plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Cows with disease
Wild scary beasts
Big white lice
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y
For the sixth plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Boils causing itching
Cows with disease
Wild scary beasts
Big white lice
Green jumping frogs
For the seventh plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Hail big as golf balls
Boils causing itching
nd a river that was all blood-y

Cows with disease
Wild scary beasts
Big white lice
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y
For the eighth plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Tons of flying locusts
Hail big as golf balls
Boils causing itching
Cows with disease
Wild scary beasts
Big white lice
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y
For the ninth plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Days of pure darkness
Tons of flying locusts
Hail big as golf balls
Boils causing itching
Cows with disease
Wild scary beasts
Big white lice
Boils causing itching
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y
For the tenth plague of Pesach, Pharoah came to see
Death of the first born
Days of pure darkness
Tons of flying locusts
Hail big as golf balls
Cows with disease Wild scary beasts
Big white lice
Green jumping frogs
And a river that was all blood-y