Mizrach
Watercolor
27"x 34"

FOR SALE: $1,300.00

(East in Hebrew) comes from the root "to cast forth rays" as the sun does each morning.   From Biblical times to the present, Jews have faced Jerusalem when they pray.   As Jews moved westward, away from Israel, east came to symbolize Jerusalem, the source of Jewish faith and national memory.   Mizrach is an acronym for "me tzad ze ruach hachaym" (from this direction comes the spirit of life).  The lion is the symbol for the jewish people.   The "shofar" (ram's horn) will be blown to announce redemption for which we pray everyday.