Yakira Shimoni Fulks Art https://kirasart.com/ A dynamic multimedia artist, Kira expresses in a variety of mediums including: graphic and digital arts, videography, music and poetry, singing and song writing, traditional oil paintings, drawings and delicate watercolors. Yakira was born in Jerusalem, Israel and holds degrees in international relations, graphic arts and interior design. She is the publisher of The Forum Press located in Orange County, California. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:34:17 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://kirasart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/K-1-Logo-1-©Yakira-Shimoni-Fulks—Kira-Art-and-Poetry-—-Site-Icon-100x100.jpg Yakira Shimoni Fulks Art https://kirasart.com/ 32 32 A Poetic Gift https://kirasart.com/a-poetic-gift/ https://kirasart.com/a-poetic-gift/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:25:36 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18341 What a beautiful gift arrived in the mail today from far across the sea: a thoughtful collection of poetry from my dear friend Jasper Kesteloo, an aviation psychologist from the Netherlands. Jasper’s poems reflect on love, faith, spirit, and the deeper ties that connect us as human beings. The spaciousness between the lines gives each […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/a-poetic-gift/feed/ 0 The Festival of Love https://kirasart.com/the-festival-of-love/ https://kirasart.com/the-festival-of-love/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:40:20 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18317 Yesterday we celebrated Tu B’Av (ט״ו באב), also called the Jewish Festival of Love. Kabbalah teaches that love is the force that transforms separation into unity. Coming after Tisha B’Av, the day that commemorates destruction and division, Tu B’Av reminds us that healing begins when hearts open to one another. Every person carries a divine […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/the-festival-of-love/feed/ 0 From Hope to Home https://kirasart.com/from-hope-to-home/ https://kirasart.com/from-hope-to-home/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:34:11 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18294 Yesterday was Tisha B’Av, the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, when we mourn the destruction of our Temples and the many losses our people have endured. Yet Judaism does not leave us sitting among the ruins. In every generation we are called to look toward to rebuild and to hold onto the promise […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/from-hope-to-home/feed/ 0 Heavenly Shabbos https://kirasart.com/shabbat-at-the-farm/ https://kirasart.com/shabbat-at-the-farm/#respond Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:48:04 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18256 Yesterday was a heavenly Shabbos. While watching a tiny hummingbird hover among our purple-blooming jacarandas, two radiant arcs of color appeared against a brilliant blue sky, dancing among the wispy clouds. Moments like these invite us to pause and give thanks. They remind us that the wonders of creation are often hidden in the seemingly […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/shabbat-at-the-farm/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday Lady Pebbles https://kirasart.com/happy-birthday-lady-pebbles/ https://kirasart.com/happy-birthday-lady-pebbles/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:58:10 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18205 Two years ago, a little Australian Shepherd named Lady came into our lives. She looked so much like our beloved Pebbles, who blessed our lives for fifteen wonderful years, that her name naturally became Miss Lady Pebbles. This week, we celebrated her 2nd birthday. Our one-acre property has become her kingdom, where she runs with […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/happy-birthday-lady-pebbles/feed/ 0 Happy 4th of July 2026 https://kirasart.com/happy-4th-of-july-2026/ https://kirasart.com/happy-4th-of-july-2026/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:23:04 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18169 Shabbat Shalom and Happy Fourth of July! ✡️❤️🤍💙 Below is an excerpt from a poem I wrote in May 1998. Time has passed, and the world has changed, but my prayer for our beloved country remains the same. As we celebrate her 250th anniversary, may we never lose sight of the ideals that unite us. […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/happy-4th-of-july-2026/feed/ 0 Happy Father’s Day https://kirasart.com/happy-fathers-day/ https://kirasart.com/happy-fathers-day/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:22:16 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18218 Happy Sunday and Father’s Day to all the fathers I know and love On this Father’s Day, and every day, I remember my father, Haviv Shimoni, with love. This sign, displayed in a Gan Saker near the Knesset in Jerusalem bears my father’s name, also hangs by my front door, a daily reminder that he […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/happy-fathers-day/feed/ 0 Beautiful Shabbat https://kirasart.com/beautiful-fun-shabbat/ https://kirasart.com/beautiful-fun-shabbat/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:13:09 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18153 Shavua Tov and Good Week to All Spent a beautiful fun Shabbat with my dear friends Yael and Meira. Yael was in LA on a short layover from Israel, and together we drove through the winding country roads of Temecula to a beautiful hillside vineyard. Between the delicious lunch, stunning views, and a belly full […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/beautiful-fun-shabbat/feed/ 0 Yom Huledet 73 https://kirasart.com/yom-huledet-73/ https://kirasart.com/yom-huledet-73/#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 07:07:22 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18145 One of the benefits of being Jewish is that you can celebrate your birthday twice: once according to the solar calendar, and once according to the Hebrew lunar calendar. Yesterday, on Shabbat, I celebrated my Jewish birthday, which falls on the full moon of י״ד בסיוון. In Hebrew, the letters י״ד (Yud-Dalet) equal fourteen and […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/yom-huledet-73/feed/ 0 Seventy-Three https://kirasart.com/seventy-three/ https://kirasart.com/seventy-three/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=17993 Today is my seventy-third birthday—and it feels so sweet to have made it this far. It was a busy year settling into our new home, and even with a few new aches, I am still feeling like my young self, still rocking and roiling. After traveling the winding roads of life, I am finally living […]

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