Here's Matt's letter to me.
Anyone who knows the answer is invited to send me an Email to zeevveez at gmail dot com
Hello,
My name is Matt -- I find symbols and variations really interesting, particularly when I can't figure them out (and my sources can't either).
I came across this depiction of a Star of David recently. I haven't been taught Hebrew but I can tell that "Zion" is in the center. However, I cannot figure out or find other examples with the 12 other letters around the outside. I thought the 12 tribes would have been an obvious explanation, but I can only make some of them fit, 9 or so, by the first letters of their names. There's definitely no "Asher" in there as far as I can tell (but again, novice here!)
In my searches for an explanation I came across your blog and figured you may be just the person to ask. Do you perhaps know the significance of this depiction? It is a commercially-produced object, as far as I can tell. Some of my Jewish friends are stumped...
Thanks so much,
Matt
