The Tetragrammaton in Art

Question

Hello,

I am not Jewish. Please excuse my ignorance. I come here to seek understanding.

I am an artist and I am on my own spiritual journey, as I am sure we all are.

I want to make a painting with the Tetragrammaton of the Latin alphabet I am currently using as the subject of the piece. It will be elegant and made with the greatest respect I can give to it.

My question is if it would be seen as disrespectful to Jews even though my intent is to make something highly spiritual and glorious. More importantly, would you see it as disrespectful to God?

I will add that I am agnostic/unsure and searching from a Catholic background.

Thanks!

 

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    In Judaism the Name of God is considered to be holy and should always be treated with the utmost respect. That is why many Jewish people have the custom to write the word G-d with a hyphen instead of the letter ‘o’. I feel that writing out the Tetragrammaton, which is considered to be one of the holiest Names of G-d, is perhaps not the correct thing to do.

    I wish every success in your endeavors.

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team