Episode 161 The Blue and White Flag
The Zionist movement rallies around a blue and white flag adorned with the Star of David.
Supplemental Materials:
- Click here to see an image of the flag of Jerusalem.
- Click here to read Gershom Scholem’s essay in Commentary about how the Star of David became an iconic Jewish symbol.
- Click here to watch a speech by Rabbi Soloveichik about the meaning of tekhelet.
- Click here to see an image of the different mock-ups of the Zionist flag.
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