Israel is the center of the Jewish world. It is a tree of life for all of the Jewish communities around the world. See above Our poster tries to convey how each country is connected to Israel in some way, showing how important such a small country is to world affairs. We used marker for everything, green represents the grassy areas, tan is the desert, and white is snow. Blue represents the ocean. All lines go to the same place, which is Israel. If you look closely, you will see they all connect to major Jewish communities. As you can see in the middle, a giant tree represents the tree of life which sprouts from Israel. Judaic studies