Debka

Mizrach means east - this will hang on the eastern-facing wall in my sukkah (temporary hut) for a Jewish holiday this fall.

Quilter7x

Can you tell us more about the quilt? It's very pretty, but I would like to understand it better. :)

Edit: I just asked a friend here at work who is Jewish and he said it might represent the tree of life. Is that right?

UglyCook

That is really cool!

Debka

The tree has pomegranates hanging from the branches; full of seeds, they are a symbol of new life for the coming new year (the Jewish calendar begins again in the fall). A sukkah is a temporary structure, where one traditionally eats meals for a 7 day holiday, and can be decorated to make it festive. Each year, I try to add a quilted wallhanging to our sukkah. The 4 items under the sun are hebrew letters, spelling out the Hebrew word for east - mizrach. It is put on the eastern wall of a house, to show the direction of prayer - east toward Jerusalem. (Of course, that is for us in the Western Hemisphere - it could be different depending on where you live in the world!) This is my humble version of one - there are amazing ones by artists - painted, needlework, metal, anything!

littlehud

It is beautiful. And I learned something today. Thanks for sharing.

bezzie58

your quilt is so pretty and i love learning new things about how others worship thanks for the mini lesson

Lady Shivesa

That is very interesting and your work is beautiful. :)

Jim's Gem

Very nice!

Quilter7x

I love the reasoning behind the quilt and now understand it much better. You really put a lot of thought into this and it's beautiful.

amma

Your quilt is beautiful! Thank you for explaining the meaning behind it :D:D:D