Some representative symbols are uniquely Jewish. The menorah is the classic example. That’s not true for the Star of David, which is not mentioned in the Torah, in other parts of the Hebrew bible, or in the Talmud. Because it’s such a simple geometric figure, the Star of David has been used as a design motif by religions and cultures all over the world for thousands of years. So if the Star of David isn’t uniquely Jewish, how did it end up as probably the best-known visual symbolic representation of Judaism today?
Listen to today’s episode of Recognizably Jewish to find out.
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Sources and sites:
https://embassies.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Israelat50/Pages/The%20Flag%20and%20the%20Emblem.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_David
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_Solomon
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Magen-David-Avraham-Trugman/dp/9659171617
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tGNWdYLUaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_2JUp90fPA
https://zeevgoldmann.blogspot.com/2008/08/special-star-of-david-artifacts.html
https://www.mayimachronim.com/secrets-of-the-star-of-david/
https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10257-magen-dawid
https://catalog.archives.gov.il/en/chapter/flag/
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