Torah Scribe, Artist, Educator
Jamie Shear
in Jerusalem

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For over 30 years I have been a Torah scribe: for ten of those years serving the Montreal Jewish community, and since 2005 in Jerusalem. I recently completed my 13th Sefer Torah. I write Torah scrolls and Tefillin, and through my Torah commissioning service I also match communities with the right sofer. My Tefillin With an Experience lets a Bar Mitzvah boy and his family see how his own Tefillin are written and made, in my Jerusalem studio or by Zoom.

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Alongside the writing, I create Kabbalah art and Hebrew letter art, hand-written ketubot and custom Judaic art, each piece grounded in the sources that inspire it. I also bring the scribal arts to schools, shuls and families through hands-on workshops in Israel and abroad.

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Explore the site, visit my studio at the Jerusalem House of Quality, or write to me about a commission. I answer every message personally.

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Jamie Shear

jshear@ktavtam.com