Scenes from Israel...the Israeli Flag

In honor of Yom HaAtzmaut, I thought I would do a showcase of the Israeli flag.

"The flag was designed to be reminiscent of the tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl, which is white with blue fringes and stripes. The Star of David in the center first became a Jewish symbol in late medieval Prague and was adopted by the First Zionist Congress in 1871."  (from today's Jerusalem Post)

A flag flying from a balcony, on my walk home from school (a really beautiful picture, don't you think?)

One of the many cars with a flag flying from its window.

The flags flying at a rehearsal for a Yom HaZikaron ceremony at a school near by my house.

Flags flying from each level of an apartment building in Jerusalem.

The flags of Jerusalem and Israel fly proudly in Kikar Safra.

Another flag flying from a car.

I posted a similar picture yesterday. This is the flag that sits in the corner of every grave in Her Herzl.

A flag flies in the entrance way to a home.

A balloon shows its Israeli pride, at the Yom HaAtzmaut celebration in downtown Jerusalem.

One of many teenagers wearing the flag on their backs, last night at the Yom HaAtzmaut celebration. These flags were given out free in last Friday's newspaper.