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BELOVED LAND Next Year in Jerusalem papercut English and Hebrew
This papercut puts together harmoniously elements of architecture, history, flora and fauna and symbols of Israel. At top right, a mountain-goat stands on an ancient wall. A palm tree grows to its left and just below it, a branch from a pomegranate tree, as it appears on a Shekel coin circa 66-70 CE. Palm and pomegranate are among the Seven Species that characterize the local landscape. A golden painted harp, an instruments played by King David and the Levites at the Temple, plays gently in the breeze and to its right, stands the well known Menorah. The words at the bottom, in Hebrew and English, read: Next Year in Jerusalem. They are highlighted by a gold background. This is a prayer, which is recited at the conclusion of Yom Kippur and at the end of the Passover Seder. It expressed the importance of Jerusalem and the age-long longing, hopes and aspirations for its redemption.
Click here for a Hebrew only Next Year in Jerusalem papercut. |
