Posted on July 2, 2020Jewish synagogue mosaic emphasizing the symbology of the Temple. Two menorahs flank a curtained “ark” in the center (likely the cupboard for Torah scrolls), around which float rams’ horns, incense shovels, palm fronds and citron. 4th century CE, Hamat Tiberias, Israel. CupboardmosaicsynagoguetempleSource: i.redd.it
Posted on June 29, 2020Ossuary (bone box) in the family tomb of Nicanor, a Jewish door-maker. The Talmud claims he ended a storm by casting a door into the sea; it then washed up at his destination. Because of this miracle, his bronze gate on the Temple Mount was retained when others were gilded. 1st century CE, Jerusalem BoneboxdoorfamilyseastormTombSource: i.redd.it
Posted on May 10, 2020The Cave of the Lone Sarcophagus at Beit She’arim, a Jewish spiritual center of ancient Israel, 220-351 CE. After Sanhedrin (assembly) leader Rabbi Yehudah Hanassi died, the site became a holy necropolis. This rock-hewn courtyard was meant to hold coffins. Burial niches and arcades were made later. ancient historyarcharchaeological sitearchitecturecavehistoric sitehistoryRabbirockstone carvingTombSource: i.redd.it
Posted on March 8, 2020Rules are made to be purroken architecturebuildingconcretefloorflooringfurnitureinterior designlobbytabletileSource: i.imgur.com
Posted on September 28, 2019It’s always winter in Tel Aviv. Dizengoff, February 2017. [4000 x 4000] winterSource: flickr.com
Posted on September 7, 2019Sleeping with the settlers. African migrant, Tel Aviv. [6000 x 4000] Source: flickr.com
Posted on September 3, 2019Rosh Hanikra bouldercoastcoastal and oceanic landformsformationnatural archpromontoryrockRosh HanikraseawaterwatercourseSource: i.redd.it
Posted on August 31, 2019Matching suit and flag. Tel Aviv, August 2016 [4000 x 4000] flagsuitSource: flickr.com
Posted on August 4, 2019Sunrise over Jaffa (OC) 5724 x 3816. citydaytimehuman settlementlandmarkmetropolitan areaskyskylinesunriseurban areawaterwaterwaySource: i.redd.it
