Bio
Lori Loebelsohn is a professional artist who specializes in creating personalized Ketubot and other Judaic art. She enjoys working collaboratively with her clients to achieve unique painterly designs that blend ritual with important personal symbols. These works include a personalized Haggadah, home blessings, and many unique pieces for major life cycle events such as weddings, b’nai mitzvot, births, and milestone birthdays and anniversaries. Lori received her BFA from the Cooper Union School of Art in 1982. She received an MS from Hunter College in 1990. In addition to creating Judaica art, Lori works as an illustrator. Her work has been published by Harper Collins, Cambridge University Press, Providence Publishing, and Eakins Press. In 2018, Temple Ner Tamid of Bloomfield, NJ, commissioned an original work of art as the congregations’ gift to the Rabbi on the occasion of his retirement. Lori has designed the artwork for Cantor Meredith Greenberg’s debut CD, “P’ticha,” 2012, and CD covers for Susan Borofsky’s “Songs of Jewish Renewal,” 2005, and “From Schtetls to Standards,” 2005. Lori has also created intricate and highly decorative posters and illustrations for a variety of organizations, including BlueWave NJ, the Ashenfelter 8K Run, and The Village Trip. In September 2020, The New Jersey Jewish News and The Jewish Standard featured Lori’s Ketubot artwork as their cover story. Lori aims to create paintings that pay homage to the Judaic work of the past while incorporating her own unique imagery, color and themes.