Photo is courtesy of Ben Piven who shot it a few weeks ago in Kerala. The lantern looks like three dimensional Star of David at first sight, but actually it is eight pointed.Copyright: Ben Piven 2008.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Lantern and Star
Photo is courtesy of Ben Piven who shot it a few weeks ago in Kerala. The lantern looks like three dimensional Star of David at first sight, but actually it is eight pointed.Copyright: Ben Piven 2008.
JNF's 50th Anniversary
Stamp with Star of David in the center issued for JNF's 50th anniversary is courtesy of Hayim Shtayer and is part of his collection. The design fits Herzl’s suggestion for the Zionist Congress.
My book in Google
I was very surprised to find out this morning that my book is the first result in Google for the keywords:books about the Star of David
out of 5,390,000 other results. Since the question was in English and my book is in Hebrew, I wonder if it will actually influence people to buy my book…
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Dohany Synagogue
Star of David on Israeli and Hungarian stamps issued in 2000. The stamps depict the Dohany Synagogue. Dina and Tzvika designed the Israeli stamp. Danile Kertesz designed the Hungarian stamp.
Define: Hexagram
There’s a cool feature in Google for defining terms: you just write “Define:” and enter your term… Click ENTER and get your answers; like this: Define: Hexagram
A charge formed of two interlaced triangles, one of them inverted; also known as the star of David or the seal of Soloman.
Six-pointed star or six-sided figure used in Talismanic Magick.etc.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Herzl’s Tomb
JNF stamp with a Star of David on bottom left depicting Herzl's tomb in Vienna is courtesy of Hayim Shtayer and part of his collection. Around the tomb are arranged the symbols of the twelve tribes.
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