"A Woman of Valor"--(Eyshet Chayil) is an eight color (the colors of the rainbow plus gold) silkscreen print . The Hebrew text (Proverbs 31:10-31) extols the virtues of a Jewish woman. The text is written in an alphabetical acrostic, in the order of the Hebrew alphabet, with each verse beginning with a new letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

The print is on 100% rag Rives paper, and measures 21" x 16 1/2". Created in 1991, it was limited to an edition of 180 prints, each signed and numbered by the artist.

Jay Greenspan is a calligrapher, illuminator, papercutter, and sofer. As a sofer, he has repaired hundreds of Sifrei Torah, conducted dozens of Siyyumei Torah (Torah dedications), and taught/led hundreds of workshops on the art, tools, and techniques of the sofer. He has designed numerous invitations, honorary plaques, family trees, murals, limited edition prints, and many other items, including the first Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah cards to be carried by Tiffany and Co. In addition, he has created over 3,000 custom-designed ketubot (Jewish marriage documents). He is the author of "Hebrew Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Guide" (New York: Schocken Books, 1981). Jay is Artist-in-Residence of The Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York City.