Each one of us is a Star of David

My wife's drawing on some fruit pod, maybe Erythrina Caffra.

Translation of the Hebrew words:
Each one of us is a Star of David.
In Hebrew the sentence is made from six words so that each point of the six-pointed star aims at one of them.

Christmas and Hanukkah

Photo is courtesy of Travis Bigrigg who wrote to me:

The picture is a Star of David that my daughter made at her preschool. My family does not celebrate the religious aspects of any faith. We do celebrate the cultural celebration of Christmas and Hanukkah although we do place more importance on the traditions of Hanukkah.

For most Israelis the appearance of their national emblem in a Christian context might come as a surprise, but not to me... I already knew about it a year ago and looked for the right photo in order to share this with my readers.

Toledo, Spain

Photo of Star of David on the statue of Samuel Halevi is courtesy of Joel Washing who published it on Flickr. He wrote to me that:
"Halevi built the Sinogoga del Transito in Toledo, Spain [in the 14 century]. The statue was created by a woman named Rosa Hildalgo, who lives in Toledo, Spain. The statue sits very near the synagogue. It is a recent work, I would say within the last 20 years".

Star of David Chanukiyah-3

Photo shot by Haifa designer Hayim Shtayer.

Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007.

Star of David Chanukiyah-2

Star of David Chanukiyah from Hayim Shtayer’s collection.

Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007.

Yellow badges Sold in an Auction in Israel

Reuven Weiss wrote today on ynetnews an article about two yellow badges that were sold Sunday at the "Ben Ami Anders" Auction House in Tel Aviv for $240. I heard a few times about people who bought Yellow badges abroad, but this is the first time I read about the termination of such a transaction in Israel, without objection of the Jewish audience - and this is what I call news…

Ridges to the Horizon

Haifa designer Hayim Shtayer shot this Magen David photo of a JNF sticker, and the sticker is part of his collection. The sticker was issued to celebrate 30 years of Israeli Independence. I liked the top triangle with the ridges to the horizon – very original!

Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007