Avraham Borshevsky was born in 1970 in Korosten, Ukraine, and grew up in Leningrad (now St.Petersburg) Russia. He received his artistic education from the Department of Architecture of the Leningrad Civil Engineering Institute. Mr. Borshevsky became an expert in Judaic sacred texts and a master of canonic Hebrew calligraphy at Jerusalemite Shvut Ami Yeshiva. Complying with the Halakhic law, he creatively extends the Jewish ceremonial art tradition. Mr. Borshevsky has devoted himself to creating original parchment manuscripts on the basis of sacred Hebrew Scriptures from the immense three-thousand three-hundred-year-old spiritual heritage of the Jewish people. Avraham Borshevsky′s illuminated manuscripts have been displayed at exhibitions in Jerusalem (Israel), Moscow (Russia), Boca Raton (Florida, USA) and Bratislava (Slovakia). In 2004, Mr. Borshevsky wrote the unique Mezuzah parchment, recognized as a masterpiece of Hebrew sacred calligraphy. Due to its giant dimensions, this kosher Mezuzah was documented by the Guinness World Records and made the master world-famous. Avraham Borshevsky permanently lives and works in Jerusalem. He makes a living as a freelance Hebrew scribe and Judaic artist. The master′s works have been used as prestigious custom-designed gifts and are located in twenty-sixcountries around the world.
"Not all the civilizations have the luxury of calligraphy. The society may appreciate this elitist art only in favorable conditions of the developed culture and the certain level of wealth. The growing interest in calligraphy in modern world is an irresistible proof of the traditional cultural values revival".