Netanya Egdes
ETZ CHAIM
Size Framed: 595 x 595mm
Medium: Laser cut board
In this artwork, the artist draws on one of the verses said for good omens on Rosh Hashana “May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that our merits increase as [the seeds of] a pomegranate.” In Jewish tradition the pomegranate is the fruit revered for its symbolism of fertility, love and abundance, and its seeds are said to number 613, corresponding to the 613 Mitzvot derived from the Torah. Just like the myriad of jewel-like seeds found in this symbolic fruit, so too does one wish that our lives shall be filled with abundant good in the year to come.