Aleph-Bet: An Alphabet for the Perplexed

by Joshua Cohen

Cultural Writing. Essays. Fiction. Jewish Studies. Writer Joshua Cohen and artist Michael Hafftka interpret the twenty-two letters of the "Aleph Bet," the Hebrew alphabet, in this collection of short writings. Through their images and texts, both writer and artist engage these letters, in form and in function, in manners both mundane and mystical: the letter "hey" becomes a hat, or a ritual head-covering; the letter "yod" is said to represent a young...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978177258
• ISBN13: 9780978177256
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Six Gallery Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.9"