Israel

This ancient Canaanite sarcophagus from the Late Bronze Age, 14th–13th century BCE, evidences an Egyptian influence. For more information, see www.imj.org.il/imagine/galleries/viewItemE.asp?case=2&itemNum=198016 . IMG 5355

Tel Aviv, Israel AIMG 4155

Tel Aviv, Israel AIMG 4162

Tel Aviv, Israel AIMG 4170

The Ilana Goor Museum in Jaffa, Israel is both a museum and private home of the artist. AIMG 4201

The Ilana Goor Museum in Jaffa, Israel is both a museum and private home of the artist. AIMG 4202

The Ilana Goor Museum in Jaffa, Israel is both a museum and private home of the artist. AIMG 4206

Yemenite Art, Jaffa, Israel AIMG 4221

Yemenite Art, Jaffa, Israel "A mezuzah (Hebrew: מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: מְזוּזוֹת mezuzot) is a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21[1]). These verses consist of the Jewish prayer Shema Yisrael, beginning with the phrase: "Hear, O Israel, the Lord (is) our God, the Lord is One". In mainstream Rabbinic Judaism, a mezuzah is affixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes to fulfill the mitzvah (Biblical commandment) to "write the words of God on the gates and doorposts of your house" (Deuteronomy 6:9). Some interpret Jewish law to require a mezuzah in every doorway in the home except bathrooms (which is not a living space), laundry rooms and closets, if they are too small to qualify as rooms." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezuzah AIMG 4222