The Pomegranate has always been a symbol of beauty. It’s unique shape was a favorite design element appearing on the priestly garments and on the pillars at the entrance to the Temple in Jerusalem. At its crown, the Pomegranate has a six part star and is the only place the Magen David / Star of David appears in nature. According to Jewish teachings, the numerous seeds in the Pomegranate represent the 613 commandments of the Torah and on the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, Jews say a special prayer over the beautiful fruit, “May our good deeds multiply like the seeds of a Pomegranate.”
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Israeli artist Yair Emanuel has created a gorgeous solution to the problem of what to do with an open box of Matzah. Perfectly sized to hold a box of Matzah in style, or for storing anything in your home!
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Strawberries grow in a desert? Only in Israel. This video shows the miraculous cultivation of agriculture and blessings fulfilled in the Holy Land.
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Christian citizens of Israel demonstrated outside the EU delegation in Tel Aviv against "the ethnic cleansing of Christians" throughout Arab countries in the Middle East.
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Michael Shmidt's beautiful photo of a ripe pomegranate ("rimon" in Hebrew) in the Golan Heights, northern Israel.
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Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Murray Sanders of Rochester, New York. Toda raba!
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