Star of David

This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Traditional Interpretations of the Six Points

I read that the six points of the Star of David symbolize the future powers of the Messiah: · Wisdom · Understanding · ...

Mini Israel

Today we put a stand with our twirling Israeli flag in the gift shop of Mini-Israel and took a map of the park home... M ini Israel is a m...

Jewish Identity

J odi Werner wrote about the original private meaning she relates to the Star of David : · The open space at the center represen...

Friday, April 14, 2006

Flower Cells

Dr. Rina Kamenetsky a researcher at Israel's Volcani Institute, discovered that the Nurit flower bulb cells look under a microscope as ...

Memorial Monument to the Jewish Soldiers in the Shape of a Star of David

Created by Bernie Fink; Sculptor; born 1942, Johannesburg, South Africa; made aliya in l962; lives in Kibbutz Yizrael. Today I visited with ...

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Cookies

Photo courtesy of Luke from Flickr who wrote to me why did he shot it: My friend's mother made these for our annual Chrismukkah gift e...

Daffodil

Capitol Hill, Seattle. Courtesy of "disappearinjon" from Flickr who wrote to me the following: As to why I took it, I can't s...

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