Aurelia Rajaver
Estonian Jewish Education Center
1st grade
Estonia
On my poster you can see the waters of mikva. With my mother I have seen the mikva place in my Synagogue and love it's beautiful view and the story about family unity and sacred purity. You can also see the moon and the moonlight. Its very beautiful sign, it reminds me about the Jewish calendar and the first commandment to calculate days and to do the calendar the Jewish Nation received from Hashem after the exit from Egypt. The reflection in the water reminds that the moon reflects the light of the sun. The Land of Israel reflects the light of its Creator, and the Creator warms its Nations by it careful light. What values does Israel represent today? The elements on my poster help me to understand that Israel is representing so important values as the value of time, and this value was given exactly after the exit from Egypt to the free People. because when people are free it means they can decide what to do each minute. In Israel nature seasoning we can see how it is important to live with the time. Also the value of the importance of the family and family unity and sacred purity, because when there are families, there is the World. Each day on the sky we can see the sun and the moon coming in a harmony way one after another. And in Israel we can see this beautiful nature dance, and at the same time people in Israel can see that everything grows and the rain falls by the blessing from the Creator, hidden in the nature. And it is the great value to notice for everybody. The moon is pure reflected in the water and the years are truly reflecting in the timeline sea, and this dance of nature and hidden Divinity we can truly and always watch in Israel. This reflection connects our Nations, generations, families through all the times. Like the water connects the land and the sky, Israel connects the material and spiritual, mikva in my Synagogue, in Israel and all over the World. "Thank you for this competition which really inspires both teachers and students to learn more about Israel and to find more Israel inside us. Thank you for the Poster Gallery - https://education-en.nli.org.il/posters-gallery. Our art teacher Aleksandra Norkevich have printed several works from it to children to inspire and to express their thoughts.