Our team focused our poster on a tree, inspired by Etz Chaim, the Tree of Life. We incorporated several aspects of Israeli and Jewish culture and community as the leaves. For instance, two boxes feature very different people in very different communities, reaching out to each other nonetheless. Another square has the word חי on it surrounded by nature to show Israel has a beautiful environment and agriculture. As displayed in the poster through the Judaica and the sea shore, there are many different types of Judaism that you can celebrate either in the spiritual beauty of nature or the holy feeling of entering a Synagogue. In the modern Jewish world, Israel plays a key role in shaping our Jewish history and in our daily lives.

Every day, we wish and think about Israel and the return of the hostages, praying for their safe return. On the positive side, every day we think about all of the great memories we have had in Israel throughout our lives. Israel represents peace, love, community, and above all, hope. Everybody in Israel has always been connected through a sense of community, and since October 7, that sense of strength has only grown.In our poster, we hoped to convey the message of how a community can be both close and diverse. The words “close” and “diverse” are not dialectics, but whether in the good times or the bad, Israel has flourished due to the worldwide admiration of the beloved country.

While searching for inspiration for the poster in the National Library of Israel, we found numerous photos of Shuls from all over the world, inspiring us to include at least one Shul in our poster. In addition, while searching through past official Yom Haatzmaut posters, we saw a poster with different boxes with various Israel-related objects, inspiring us to do the boxes as the leaves for the trees.