HebrewDoc by Rabbi Jana
Description: Written and animated by Hanan Harchol, Jewish Food For Thought: The Animated Series, is a collection of engaging animated conversations between Hanan and his parents that explore Jewish teachings on themes such as forgiveness, love, gratitude, and many others. This project was created with generous funding by The Covenant Foundation, with Fiscal Sponsorship by FJC & Foundation for Jewish Culture.
Hanan Harchol is a New York based artist, animator, filmmaker, and classical guitarist. Harchol was born in Kinneret, Israel, and moved to the US at the age of two. In his artwork, Hanan Harchol addresses psychological, sociological, and ethical themes through narrative drawings, paintings, animation, and film, that usually feature Harchol and his parents. Harchol uses the family as a microcosm for the larger human condition, exploring the universal through the personal.
Harchol's animations have been broadcast on Channel 13, and at over 100 film festivals nationwide. Harchol's animated series Jewish Food For Thought, which is generously funded by The Covenant Foundation, with Fiscal Sponsorship by FJC and the Foundation for Jewish Culture, centers on Jewish ethical teachings, and is used as an educational resource by countless schools and synagogues across the country, and was featured on websites ranging from NPR's OnBeing.org, to URJ.org, and Aish.com, and is broadcast
In addition to his artwork, Harchol is a professional classical guitarist, who has broadcast solo recitals on WQXR, New York, and has recorded eleven best-selling CDs.
HebrewDoc by Rabbi Jana