hebrew art
Neshamah
"The Soul"
©2006 Adam Rhine
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper
"Halleluyah! Praise G-d, O my soul! I will praise G-d while I live, I will make music to my G-d while I exist..." (Psalm 146)


"Neshamah" means "soul" in Hebrew, specifically the part of the soul bestowed upon humans, enabling us to reach and grow closer to G-d than the other living creatures on the earth. The Mitzvot (Commandments), as described in the Torah by G-d, are the behaviors by which our neshamah can become holier here in this world, and merit our place in Olam HaBa, The World to Come.