Aharon's Jewish
Books and Judaica
600 South Holly Street Suite 103
Denver, Colorado 80246
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The
Israeli Flag: The flag of Israel was
adopted on October 28, 1948, five months after the
country's establishment. It depicts a blue Star of
David on a white background, between two horizontal
blue stripes. The blue color is mandated only as
"dark sky-blue", and varies from flag to flag,
ranging from a hue of pure blue, sometimes shaded
almost as dark as navy blue, to hues about 75%
toward pure cyan and shades as light as very light
blue. The flag was designed for the Zionist
Movement in 1891. The basic design recalls the
Tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl, which is white with
blue stripes. The hexagram in the centre is the Magen David ("shield of David"). It became a Jewish
symbol starting in late medieval Prague, and was
adopted by the First Zionist Congress in 1897.
