THE CLASSIC PUBLISHED BY THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY in 2005…

What exactly is the true meaning of the 117 verses of The Song of Songs—a celebration of romantic love, or an allegory of divine love and redemption? In The Song of Songs: the Honeybee in the Garden, author and artist Debra Band presents a breathtakingly beautiful illuminated work in which these two lines of interpretation are harmonized within a stunning context, both sensuous and spiritual. The 65 full-page illuminations and papercuts draw upon classic rabbinic texts and modern scholarship, creating a glorious new visual midrash based on this beloved poetry. Hailed as a masterpiece by art lovers and scholars, this is an art-book collector’s delight and a Bible devotee’s treasure.

The original paintings were exhibited widely across the United States and Canada for several years following publication.

“…a visual delight from beginning to end.”
—Jewish Book World

“Band’s great accomplishment has been to create art—skilled, erudite and sensual—and commentary that gives us the bigger picture.”
—Hadassah Magazine

97 pages, 65 full page paintings and papercuts, full color throughout.
9”x12”, 65 original paintings and papercuts, hardbound. Published by the Jewish Publication Society 2005.
ISBN 0-8276-0811-X, $75.00US