Picture of a hexagram on a 14 century C.E. brick pavement tile from “Luxembourg House” (Piata Mica nr. 16), in Sibiu, is courtesy of Daniel Tellman who published it on Flickr. This tile measures about 25 x 25cm, and it is 5,5 cm thick. Pay attention also to the Lily symbol above the hexagram.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Star of David on a Cross
Picture of a hexagram on a 14 century C.E. brick pavement tile from “Luxembourg House” (Piata Mica nr. 16), in Sibiu, is courtesy of Daniel Tellman who published it on Flickr. This tile measures about 25 x 25cm, and it is 5,5 cm thick. Pay attention also to the Lily symbol above the hexagram.
Book cover

Six hexagons surround a seventh hexagon and in each one of them there's a Star of David on a book cover made by the hands of" blackeyebunky" who published this photo on Flickr and wrote in the caption:
I carved the boards with a pocket knife whilst burning in the sun of the North Carolina mountains. Oh, and there's a couple layers of milk paint and shoe polish on the cherry boards.
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Jacob's Blessing to Dan

Jacob's Blessing to Dan At Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Tomb in Tyberias. The Hebrew letters are from Gen 49:16
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way...
Sunday, October 15, 2006
It's Just a Pincushion
Picture is courtesy of ringwormone who published it on Flickr. It's just a pincushion but it makes me feel as if the pins are hurting me. In other words IMHO this symbol doesn't deserve this usage. Nevertheless it looks great, and the photo is super artistic, colorful and innocent...
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Beyond the Star
Picture is courtesy of "spoedman" from Flickr who wrote to meI'm afraid I can't tell you where exactly it was, except that it was in East Berlin, somewhere between the Vitra Design Museum and the Mauer Park. I saw it when walking that stretch, and was inspired by the graphical aspect, only to grasp the symbology and metarphorical part of it when I saw the picture
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Gold Star of David
Gold Star of David Copyright: "Sarah Feingold and Feingold Jewelry 2006" Copied from Flickr
Sarah wrote to me:
This unique and contempoary Jewish star pendant took me over 3 years to design, and I think the time I spent on it was worth every minute. The pendant is around 7/8 inches (2.2 cm) long and weighs around 2.75 grams each.
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Saturday, October 14, 2006
Jacob's Blessing to Reuben
Star of David on a painted window and in it Jacob's Blessing to Reuben at Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Tomb in Tyberias. The Hebrew letters are from Gen 49:3:Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength.
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