Aleph Technology

05/05/2022

For over the last year and a half, I’ve been working on a contemporary Canadian siddur for a Toronto congregation. Based on the Reform movement’s Mishkan T’filah, and edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, it breaks new ground in its level of accessibility and inclusivity. I am very excited to announce that Shirat HaLev, City Shul’s siddur is being launched this week and will be used for the first time at a celebratory Shabbat service. It includes new artwork and many poems and readings from a range of sources, including Alden Solovy, Trisha Arlin and Rachel Barenblat.

"To serve God" Could this be prayer or does it really mean sacrifice? The verse goes on to say "with all your heart." Sacrifice certainly demands nothing of the heart? So why does the verse mention the heart? It must mean to imply 'prayer.' (Sifrei to Ekev, 41

03/11/2021

Very pleased with this new font: Sharon, reconstructed from a 9th century Cairo Genizah fragment. (Found in Leaf’s classic The Hebrew Alphabet)

07/30/2020

For COVID 19 video High Holy Days, a devotional poster to have in the participants’ background to help create a sacred space.
More info and to order: http://www.alephtechnology.com/shiviti.html

11/12/2018

Robin and Brad’s ketubah features an olive branch and a fig branch growing together — representing the interweaving of their lives together. The olive and fig are two of Israel’s Seven Species — the produce of the land of Israel that represent the land’s bounty. The olive and fig specifically are both symbols of peace. The olive also represents light, and the fig symbolizes security and a vision of the ideal future, “Every person shall sit under their vine and fig tree” (Micah 4:4). The Torah is likened to the fig, and the people of Israel (and in a midrash, converts) are compared to the olive (Jeremiah 11:16).
At the bottom, a stylized trunk of a tree is adorned with the Hebrew verse from Hosea: “I will betroth you to me in righteousness (tzedek) and in justice, in lovingkindness, and compassion” (2:19). The terms Tzedek and Mishpat that refer to justice connects to Robin and Brad’s passion for building a just society.
Radiating inside the trunk’s bark are lines representing the roots that Robin and Brad are connected to and that connect them to each other. Multi-coloured panels — geometric shapes created by the lines — are reminiscent of the squares of fabric created lovingly by family for their chuppah. They also evoke the appearance of stained glass, a reminder of the sacred Jewish life Robin and Brad commit themselves to. The radiating lines are not randomly drawn, but are in fact rendered from actual spokes of a bicycle wheel. Almost hidden at the top, a second trunk/wheel reinforces the bicycle theme. These bicycle motifs hint at the bicycle romance that links these two individuals as they cycle and grow together in love and wisdom.

09/20/2018

I’ve updated and upgraded my Hebrew Limonadah cursive font. It now has all vowels, as well as dots for vuv, shin, and dageish kal (for beit, kaf, etc.) for easier reading, but no dageish hazak. It can be used for name cards or classrooms. You can download the full LemonaDot version here:

Perfect for Hebrew classroom signs and teaching Hebrew script. This attractive, legible Hebrew cursive font now comes with all vowels and dots for easier decoding for beginner readers (dageish kal only; sorry, no dageish hazak). Correct vowel placement supported, so the vowels appear

08/31/2018

Some new Ketubot designs in the Love Series: Love 2.0; V’ahavta (Love, Hebrew edition) and Rainbow Love

09/06/2017

New Sharpie font. Free download.
http://2ttf.com/download/KkYnz38qisG

06/20/2017

End of year teacher gifts? Here is a papercut of Rabbi Tarfon's famous saying from Pirkei Avot. Notice the Hebrew text is unfinished, to reinforce his message about starting to do the work, even if it will not be completed.

04/21/2017

Very excited to have completed the WUPJ siddur in over 12 languages for their upcoming conference this May. Features the new Ismar font based on the great calligrapher's lettering.

12/14/2016

Hebrew Fonts
We have an extensive collection of fine, decorative, and text fonts, appropriate for siddurim, ketubot, certificates, or fun. We created this playful, whimsical font called HebrewAgamDot for classrooms, birthday cards, or children’s rooms.
You can download it for free here: http://2ttf.com/download/8JzGGCOmyOy.

http://www.alephtechnology.com/typesetting.html

11/09/2016

New papercut: Abecedaire (all 22 Hebrew letters are represented by the multicoloured papercut image). Note, no ink was used. All colour is from coloured paper. Website updated: http://www.alephtechnology.com/papercuts.html