Wow, interesting...thanks. It seems strange that there is a red cross and crescent but no Jewish representation...
BTW - how many branches should a Menorah have? I've only seen the Chanukah type (which has 9, I believe). Regards, Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:05 PM Subject: Re: Should we rename CF-Talk? > AFAIK it was a symbol favored and worn by King David, so > called the Mogen David (Star of David). In fact, > the "Red Cross" in Israel is <unofficially> called the > Red Mogen David of Israel. > > Yes, it's also called the Jewish Star. Don't know which > is more "correct". Judith or Mikey?? > > Note: This is in spite of the fact that the > International Committee of the Red Cross in Switzerland > refuses to acknowledge anything but the Red Cross or the > Red Crescent (Islamic) as official symbols of aid > groups, and won't let Israel be a member. > > BTW it may be the Jewish Star, but it's not the > principal symbol of Judaism - that's the Menorah. > (Further nit picking: the candelabra used at Hanukkah > for the festival of lights isn't truly a "Menorah" as it > has more branches - it's a "Hanukkiah".) > > -Ben > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
