Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Church Door, Boston

Photo of this beautiful composition of six pointed stars from a church door in Boston MA, (US) is courtesy of "pollenymph" who published it on Flickr. 

organizations involved with Israel

There’s a lot of Stars of David in logos of organizations involved with Israel:

Maoz, Messianic Jews fellowship, has a blue Star of David in its logo

Christian Friends of Israel have a Menorah in the shape of a Star of David in its logo

Hope for Israel, for reconciliation between Jew and Palestinian, have a Star of David and a dove on its colorful logo.

Christian Friends of Israeli Communities have an azure Star of David on a blue background.

Why Israel Canada has a white Star of David on a blue background

Yashanet has a yellow and brown Star of David on a white background

Messianic Jewish Net has a shadow of a Star of David under its name www.messianicjewish.net

Judaism 101 FAQ has an azure triangle interlaced with a blue and black triangle

Jewish Community has a white Star of David on a blue contour.

Ebenezer Fund has a white Star of David on a globe between two hands

Shavei Israel has a Star of David composed of blue triangle on a gray one

Victor Mordecai has a yellow Star of David on a red globe

Jewish music has a red music note on a white Star of David

Shalom Peace has one big blue Star of David with a fish in the middle and many small ones on the margins

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a white and blue composition of a Star of David with white arrows.

My-Israel has a gold Star of David on a blue background. 

Chufut-Kale

Stars of David Karaite Photo of Stars of David in the Karaite Synagogue at Moshav Matzliach is courtesy of Neria Haroeh who published it in Wikipedia - until I saw it I didn't know that Kareites use this symbol along with the Menorah symbol.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Knife with a Star of David

I got this from my daughter and I use it constantly. It is hard to find me a present that I really like - this one is an exception.

Leonard Cohen

CC Picture by reinvented from Flickr

Leonard Cohen's logo is a love-version of the Star of David, in which each triangle is in the shape of the heart.
The result is two interlaced hearts.

Kashmir Museum

In the open-air gallery of the S.P.S. Museum, Srinagar, Kashmir, there is a 85-cm stone slab  with an engraving of a six-cornered star inside a circle, with a small circle in its center. Similar symbols are found in different parts of Kashmir.
See: Bleazby. G.B; List of Coins & Medals in the S.P.S. Museum, Srinagar, Kashmir, pp. 1-3
This 85-cm stone slab seems antique but I couldn't find its dating.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Longexposure art

Photo is courtesty of World Through A Blind Man's Eyes who published it on Flickr and explained to me how he did it:

I focus locked my camera, set it up on the tripod, set the shutter to 15 seconds, and drew an imaginary star of David!